| How to prevent crimes against real estate agents. | | | | Meet with potential buyers at the office first. Before |
| ? | | | | you go out in the field to meet with potential buyers |
| | | | | have them come to the office and collect their |
| Real estate agents are particularly vulnerable to crime. | | | | personal information, like their driver’s license. An |
| Many agents are so focused on making sales that | | | | individual will be less likely to try anything if they |
| they often fail to take the time to think about | | | | know their personal information is on file at your |
| safety. Here are some very important tips that can | | | | office. Plus, your co-workers will be able to give a |
| help keep agents safe while pursuing career success. | | | | description to the police if a crime occurs. |
| First and foremost,be aware. Some times the mere | | | | Keep your cell phone with you at all times. Many |
| act of simply being aware of your surroundings, other | | | | times you might all alone in a house with no working |
| people and your daily routine can cause you to notice | | | | phone. Having your cell phone handy is like a life line |
| things that you would ordinarily ignore. Learn to trust | | | | to the out side world. Keep in charged up and and |
| your instincts,your guts. If you sense that something | | | | with you at all times. |
| is wrong about a certain situation or person,you are | | | | Carry mace! In the event that some one tries to |
| probably right. | | | | attack you, mace is a very effective deterrent. A |
| Criminals target real estate agents because they | | | | blast of mace to the face can temporarily immobilize |
| know that the nature of this business requires agents | | | | an attacker, allowing you time to escape. Of |
| to sometime be alone when doing an open house or | | | | course,mace will do you no good if you leave it in the |
| show off a property. So it is necessary that you as a | | | | car,so be sure to take it with your where ever you |
| real estate agent take your personal security as | | | | go. |
| seriously as you pursue a sale. | | | | These are just a few simple,basic tips that can |
| Take along a friend. If at all possible, have a friend | | | | greatly reduce the chances of you becoming a victim |
| come along with you when you do an open house or | | | | of crime while you are out there pursuing your career |
| meet with potential buyers. This will greatly decrease | | | | success. Be aware and take pro-active steps to keep |
| the possibility of some one trying to rob or assault | | | | your self safe. |
| you. | | | | |