By Sept. 14-20 is National Association of Realtors® Safety Week
How safe are you on the job?
The National Association of Realtors has designated Sept. 14-20 as its sixth annual Realtor® Safety Week.
NAR President Dick Gaylord, a broker with RE/MAX Real Estate Specialists in Long Beach, Calif., says that Realtors® put themselves at risk everyday by welcoming strangers into a home or by getting into a car with someone they just met.
“These everyday occurrences have the potential to turn into a personal nightmare if our members don’t understand and follow the basic tenets of personal, professional and client safety,” Gaylord said.
Realtors® can attend trainings to learn ways to avoid risky situations as part of Safety Week. Plus, the association is offering a 3-D online safety course through Realtor® University and it has safety CDs and DVDs that can be shown during office meetings, safety training seminars and educational programs.
In this month’s issue of REALTOR® Magazine, Christine Vyborny, a broker with Century 21 Country North in Roscoe, Ill., shares some safety tips she learned at a safety course for real estate professionals.
Here are a few:
- Meet potential clients in the office first, rather than at a property.
- Always use your own car when showing a property. If your client insists on driving, then have him or her follow behind you.
- Create a code that you can use to tip off coworkers, family or friends when you feel threatened.
You can find more tips in the full story in the magazine.
See Also
- Intero Real Estate Services- Find Real Estate, Property For Sale, Homes For Sale
Intero Real Estate Services is one of the premier real estate brokerages, with offices in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Nevada and Texas. - National Association of Realtors®
The National Association of Realtors is America’s largest trade association, representing 1.3 million members. - REALTOR® Magazine
REALTOR® Magazine is the official magazine of the National Association of Realtors.
