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Realtors Need to Practice Real Estate Self Defense
Since the National Association of REALTORS® named the week of September 10-16, Realtor Safety Week, I thought I would take the time to encourage any Realtors who frequent this site to implement basic safety measures. From my recent article on REALTOR Safety, which is posted in its entirety on RealtyTimes.com:
Real Estate Self Defense: Protecting Yourself in the Field
by Ralph R. Roberts, CRS, GRIHeadlines across the country prove that a career in real estate can be hazardous to your health. A tragic story is the most recent wake-up call to agents to protect ourselves in the field.
Agents are even more vulnerable to random acts of violence than any resident who happens to live alone. Residents can lock their doors to potential intruders, and they usually have a phone in their house or apartment to call for help. Neighbors are often on the lookout for suspicious activity.
Agents, on the other hand, often drive strangers around for hours looking at homes. By the nature of our business, we willing enter homes to show those strangers around the premises. In an empty house with nobody else within earshot, a violent criminal has almost complete freedom to act on any disturbing impulse that his mind can imagine.
All the police can do is show up after the crime has been committed and investigate, and for the victim, it can be too late.
Click here to read the rest of my article on REALTOR safety, which includes 10 tips for staying safe.
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