"Hi Mel, This is Cindy from Safe Haven calling about your recent sale on Edgewood. Please call me at 310-341-4444."

I've heard of A SAFE HAVEN in Illinois but couldn't guess what they had to do with my Edgewood sale. And what's with the California area code?

So I called Cindy.

"Mel, thank you for returning my call. Are you familiar with ADT?"

"The alarm company?"

"Yes. We've found that a property sale is one of the best times to . . . "

Click.