Small dogs that come out of nowhere and alarm systems that I can not disarm fast enough are occupational hazards.
I have set off quite a few alarms in homes over the years. I am not proud of it and I do the best I can to deactivate the alarm but just finding the keypad fast enough can be a challenge. If I can find the keypad I only find it fast enough about half the time.
Even if I find the keypad as hard as I try I don’t always press the right buttons fast enough. Last time I messed up because there were actually two keypads and I found the wrong one. Go figure. It used to worry about setting off alarms now I don’t let if bother me. The noise can be painful but it is all just part of the job and I suck it up.
When I trip the alarm the noise may prevent my buyers from staying in the home long enough to really have a good look. Setting off a home security system almost never results in anyone investigating why the alarm was tripped.
I guess I don’t understand the point of security systems. Buyers get the message that the neighborhood is so unsafe that the home can never be left without the security system set even though the security system doesn’t do anything except make a lot of noise.
