http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2012/07/an_urban_myth_a.html
Boston.com
30
July 2012
Boston Real Estate Now
by
Rona Fischman
I developed
a habit because of an urban myth. Since it is not a problem to anyone, I just
keep doing it. The habit: I turn on an overhead light at any pre-closing
walkthrough, even if it is broad daylight.
Why
do I do that? There is a story that I heard at least a half dozen times when I
was new in the business. It always happened to a cousin’s brother-in-law’s
ex-wife’s sister or some such impossible-to-trace source.
A
seller was so unhappy with the outcome of a sale that he removed all the toilet
paper and all the light bulbs from the house before closing. He then scheduled
the closing for 4 PM, leaving the new owners in the dark and without bathroom
material. I also heard it as 4 PM on a Friday of a holiday weekend, when it
would be hard to get light bulbs and toilet paper. [...]
