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Debbie Laity
Cedaredge Land Company - Cedaredge, CO
Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County, CO

I have pads to prevent scratches. I will try to hang it on a door, but that's not always possible. If I don't hang it in an obvious place, then I make sure to put it's location in the agent showing instructions. 

Feb 14, 2016 10:31 AM
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Melissa Jackson REALTOR
Trinity Premier Properties - Azle, TX
Helping You Make The Right Move

The front door if they have a screen to cover from street. Railing on porch. I always make it known to the agent.  Have not thought of a pad behind for scratches.  Good idea.

Feb 14, 2016 09:54 AM
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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

Wherever it makes most sense. Often it is on the gas meter on the side of a house - out of sight ... and I always indicate in the MLS where the LB is placed. 

Feb 14, 2016 07:33 AM
Rainmaker
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Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Front door.

Feb 14, 2016 08:38 PM
Rainmaker
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
REALTOR®, Broker

Front door if possible; otherwise many of the options you listed.

Feb 14, 2016 08:31 PM
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Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

The fornt door is the most convenient!

Feb 14, 2016 07:47 PM
Rainmaker
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TeamCHI - Complete Home Inspections, Inc.
Complete Home Inspections, Inc. - Brentwood, TN
Home Inspectons - Nashville, TN area - 615.661.029

 Good morning Fred Griffin . For the most part, I see it on the front door. However I have seen them in places you would not imagine.

Feb 14, 2016 05:15 PM
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Joe Petrowsky
Mortgage Consultant, Right Trac Financial Group, Inc. NMLS # 2709 - Manchester, CT
Your Mortgage Consultant for Life

Good morning Fred. On all the homes we flip, the door closest to the driveway.

Feb 14, 2016 04:31 PM
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Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
Andover, MA: Andover Luxury Homes For Sale

If it is possible, usually on the front door know Fred Griffin .

Feb 14, 2016 03:11 PM
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Patricia Kennedy
RLAH@Properties - Washington, DC
Home in the Capital

I try to hang it on a fence or a front porch spindle.  It's not totally obvious but easy for an agent to find.

Feb 14, 2016 02:11 PM
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Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS
Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA
South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

front door with pad

Feb 14, 2016 01:23 PM
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Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

try to always get it on the front door.

Feb 14, 2016 12:34 PM
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Sam Shueh
(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA
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Pipes in the bushes.... Door knob is problematic and too visiable from front.

Feb 14, 2016 12:24 PM
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Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

it totally depends on if the house is occupied or not.  Not occupied generally the door, but not always if it's occupied.

Feb 14, 2016 11:48 AM
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Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

Our Supras are rubber so they shouldn't scratch.  I'll typically put them on a water pipe, front door as a backup.

Feb 14, 2016 11:24 AM
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Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

I hang it on the doorknob or a porch rail near the front door. Never have I hung it on a gas meter, gate or faucet.

Feb 14, 2016 09:05 AM
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Joan Dickie
Keller Williams Premier Realty - La Crosse, WI
Keller Williams Premier Realty

Ideally on the front door with a pad.  If not possible, as close to the front door as possible

Feb 14, 2016 08:23 AM
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Candice A. Donofrio
Next Wave RE Investments LLC Bullhead City AZ Commercial RE Broker - Fort Mohave, AZ
928-201-4BHC (4242) call/text

I want it somewhere easy to find for an agent but not visible to a crook. Usually a hose bib.

Feb 14, 2016 08:07 AM
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Jeff Pearl
RE/MAX Distinctive / LIC in VA - Lovettsville, VA
Full Service Full Time Realtor

It varies, but mostly on front door. I have one now on shutter hinge on a covered front porch. Sometimes sellers want it so it's not visible from the street.

Feb 14, 2016 07:41 AM
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Troy Erickson AZ Realtor (602) 295-6807
HomeSmart - Chandler, AZ
Your Chandler, Ahwatukee, and East Valley Realtor

Fred - Our Supra lockboxes are typically hung on the front door if they can be. Secondly, they will be hung on the gas meter, or a hose bib on the side of the home.

Feb 16, 2016 12:04 PM
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David Gibson CNE, 719-304-4684 ~ Colorado Springs Relocation
Colorado Real Estate Advisers LLC - Colorado Springs, CO
Relocation, Luxury & Lifestyle residential

Fred,
I prefer a rail or bench. Faucet is my last choice.

Feb 16, 2016 11:15 AM
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Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

90% of the time it is on the front door.  Some door handles do not allow this, and on occasion I have to find a different location.  Sometimes on the gas meter, railings or the light.

Feb 16, 2016 09:06 AM
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Jeffrey Jones
AZ Home Seekers - San Tan Valley, AZ
AZ Home Seekers, azhomeseekers.com

we never put them on the front door usually the gas meter or hose bib on side of house.

Feb 15, 2016 08:29 AM
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

It depends.   

Sometimes have a pad.  Sometimes not.  

Feb 15, 2016 01:26 AM
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Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

I try to place it not on a door knob to facilitate entry to the home.  Hose bibb, etc works fine

Feb 15, 2016 01:19 AM
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Raymond E. Camp
Ontario, NY

where it is visible and will not do damage!

Feb 14, 2016 11:10 PM
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Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Fred Griffin Front door when possible.

Feb 14, 2016 10:33 PM
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

Anywhere & everywhere. Mostly front door inside the storm door.

Water pipe, gas meter, tree in front of house hidden with leaves.

Feb 14, 2016 10:28 PM
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Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

Front door

Feb 14, 2016 09:56 PM
Rainmaker
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Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

I put it in the door we are going to enter. I do not put it on a faucet as i have seen them ripped out. All my boxes have pads

Feb 14, 2016 09:21 PM
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Always on the front door unless it doesn't fit somehow. Whether I pad it depend on the door. There is nothing worse than having to tromp around a property (sometimes in muddy situations) looking for a lock box and then tromping back to open a door. For my listings, my thought is always to make it as convenient as possible for a showing agent and her/her clients to enter a home and look at the home instead of futzing around looking for a key box.

Feb 14, 2016 09:15 PM
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Peter Mohylsky, Beach Expert
PMI. Destin - Miramar Beach, FL
Call me at 850-517-7098

A secure location is important. I try to cause no further harm to a property. Sometimes it is tough to find a good spot.

Feb 14, 2016 08:22 PM
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Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC Calabasas CA

Most of the times it is a water/gas pipe for a single house and designated space for communities. 

Feb 14, 2016 03:51 PM
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Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
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I do wish they would find a better place for them than the door; very hard on the knuckles and the door

Feb 14, 2016 01:43 PM
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Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

I try to stay away from the door knob because it makes it harder to open but that beats an exposed area where in bad weather it discourages showings.

Feb 14, 2016 11:52 AM
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Allie Angeloni
Long Realty - Oro Valley, AZ

The first choice for a Lock Box is a door knob or screen/security door, with choice number two being a gas meter Fred Griffin.  If the location is out-of-the-way, meaning not easy or typical to find, we will leave a comment in 'Agent Only Remarks'.   

Feb 14, 2016 11:19 AM
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Michael J. Perry
KW Elite - Lancaster, PA
Lancaster, PA Relo Specialist

I often hang it on the garage service door (if there is one ).

Feb 14, 2016 11:11 AM
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Silvia Dukes PA, Broker Associate, CRS, CIPS, SRES
Tropic Shores Realty - Ich spreche Deutsch! - Spring Hill, FL
Florida Waterfront and Country Club Living

Fred, this is quite reminiscent of Dr. Seuss!  I usually hang mine on the front door or close by on a railing.  If that doesn't work, it'll be a side garage door, a faucet would be my last choice. 

Feb 14, 2016 09:16 AM
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Linda Guess
Keller Williams Tri-Lakes Branson, MO - Branson, MO
Branson area real estate sales.

I place it near the door.  I do not put it on the door knob.

Feb 14, 2016 08:25 AM
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Sybil Campbell
Fernandina Beach, FL
Referral Agent Amelia Island Florida

I hang it on the door and do use a pad to stop scratches unless I use two lockboxes, then I use a Bicycle chain to hang the both either on a knob or around a picket in the front porch.

Feb 14, 2016 08:08 AM
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Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Usually the gas meter, a common spot in our area. 

Feb 14, 2016 07:22 AM