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I'm a little confused by this and would like to see if someone knows.

If you must self test your house before being able to rob others, but aren't allowed any items...
Does that mean you must disable your traps that would require items to get past? So you can do it?
Wouldn't this leave your house vulnerable so that anyone can do it without items? I really can't wrap my head around how you set up a live house then.
Thanks,
          Awaken.