Put your stuff away
I was reading an article on a Real Estate Broker who was suspended for stealing from home owners. He was stealing prescription drugs from the medicine cabinets.
This is not just a problem with Real Estate Agents, in fact I would imagine it is rare, Brokers and agents have quite a bit to lose if caught stealing. This Broker was probably an addict and had many other problems, but anytime you Have people in your home you should "Put your stuff away".
I have always been amazed, when you go into a persons home as a professional you see so many things that are personal and should be hidden from the public view. As a contractor, I would have to access all area's of peoples homes and most of the time, no effort was made by the home owner to take personal Items an put them away. As a Real Estate Broker, The same is true. So often when I would list a property, I would have to make very strong suggestions to the home owner to take their personal Items, and also Items that were of value, away from public view. Common sense, right? Not so much.
Most of the time, leaving personal items in areas that others have access to, only lead to embarrassing situations, not theft, but why even create the opportunity for those who might be pre disposed to theft.
Putting your stuff away should not only be the rule for professional situations, but also social situations. For example, why keep your personal medications in a medicine cabinet that friends, or other people have access to. You should always keep in mind that people are very noisy and love to look in your medicine cabinets. Me personally, I don't want to know, so please, please, I beg you, "PUT YOUR STUFF AWAY"