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Real Estate agents often
face more on-the-job risks than many other business professionals, due to
frequent contact with unfamiliar people in isolated locations. Safety
education and preparedness can literally mean the difference between life
and death for REALTORS®.
A recent survey by the
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (NAR) showed that more than half of all
respondents reported that they had experienced safety concerns, incidents or
harassing situations on the job. Personal safety on the job, including
working in the office, at open houses and property showings, client meetings
and traveling to appointments, should be a constant priority for every
REALTOR®.
Safety Tips
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Always keep a mobile phone at your side; program emergency numbers into
speed dial.
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Meet all new clients at your office; verify their identity.
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Whenever possible, avoid being at the office alone.
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Take a personal safety course.
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Install deadbolts with full one-inch bolts on all entry doors to your
home; install a deadbolt lock inside the door to you home office.
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Even with a regular telephone in your home office, keep a fully charged
mobile phone with you at all times.
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Make sure you know your route to and from each property you visit.
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When you're alone getting into your car, the first thing you should do
is lock the doors.
Safety at Home Handbook
Safety at the Office Handbook
Safety with Clients Handbook
Online Resources
National Association of REALTORS®
REALTOR® Safety Week
NAR Online
Safety Course
Safety Articles
10 Second Rule
(PDF)
Broker-In-Charge - Protect Your
Agents
(PDF)
Cell Phone Safety
(PDF)
Fight or Flight
(PDF)
Identity Theft
(PDF)
Learn From Others
Experience
(PDF)
Local Safety Resources
(PDF)
Open House Safety
(PDF)
Prospect Identification Form
(PDF)
Setting Up A "Distress Code" System
(PDF)
Showing Properties Safety
(PDF)
Safety At Home
(PDF)
Safety At The Office
(PDF)
Safety On The Road
(PDF)
Safety Resources
(PDF)
Self Defense Skills
(PDF)
Sharing Safety Tips with
Clients
(PDF)
Showing And Managing
Commercial Properties
(PDF)
Smart Marketing Skills
(PDF)
These forms are in Adobe Portable Document
Format (PDF). To view them you must have the free Adobe Acrobat Reader
installed on your computer.
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