Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
SAFETY… When I think of safety for REALTORS®, I think of physical safety while showing property or holding open houses. In real estate, we do everything our parents taught us not to do: we put strangers in our cars and we meet people in vacant houses.
I got my first car phone after being stranded in a bad neighborhood at twilight at a freeway entrance. Fortunately, I was able to walk to a service station for help. However, I bought my car phone the next day for $800. My, how things have changed!
If you pay any attention at all to your safety as a REALTOR®, you know to meet new clients at the office. If you work alone or from your house, meet a new client at the title company. REALTORS® often get into dangerous situations the same way anyone does – by not paying attention to their surroundings and by not listening to their gut. Think of the 10-second rule:
- Two seconds when you get to your destination, to look at activity on the street and make sure you are not blocked in,
- Two seconds after you step out of your car,
- Two seconds as you walk toward your destination, to look for obstacles or hiding places or anyone loitering,
- Two seconds at the door to make sure no one is following you,
- Two seconds as you enter the destination, to see if anything seems out of place.
(Thanks to Linda Justus, Sacramento REALTOR® and former police officer, for this handy 10-second rule.)
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