We have a vacant listing. It is a nice listing, clean, neat, 4 bedroom two story
home that I showed last Saturday. It was a changed house when I showed it
again on Monday. We had record setting low temperatures here over last
weekend and the batteries failed in the thermostat.
NO HEAT!
Frozen pipes.
Needless to say, I sprinted to the store, bought batteries, and got the furnace
going again. I also turned off the water to try and eliminate as much damage
as possible. When the house warmed up, sure enough, a water pipe broke
between the kitchen ceiling and the upstairs bathroom, according to the
plumber.
So, the morale of the story is: If you have a vacant home listed,
change the batteries in that thermostat---don't take chances! Even a
weekend trip could put your home in danger!
This story has a fairly decent ending, we have 2 offers on the home
and the sellers insurance company will cover the majority of the repairs.
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