Common Sense Real Estate Agent Safety

Courtesy of RealtorSafety911.com

As real estate agents, you must always be on guard and thinking. You shouldn’t be afraid to show property but you must be smart when showing property.

If you are going to show property to a new client early in the morning or late in the evening, it is wise to take someone with you.  If you cannot take someone with you, always be prepared for the unexpected.   It is a good practice to meet new clients in your broker office first. Also have a digital came and take a picture of the client’s license plate and even of the client.  Then email this to your broker or your spouse.  That way someone has information on who you are working with. If the client doesn’t like that, then you should take that as a sign to ‘get out’.

Daytona Beach Area Real Estate Market, Data and Updates. By Lisa Hill, “THE SMART CHOICE!” house

I was recently reminded of an incident that happened to a REALTOR® friend of mine, a few years ago. This incident was the type of horror story we all fear.

My friend received a call from a potential buyer who had to catch a flight out of town later that morning and he needed to leave by 9:00 a.m. He was anxious to see a model in a development my REALTOR® friend was representing and the only time he was available was early in the morning. So my friend scheduled an appointment to meet this potential buyer at one of the models at 7:30 a.m.

When she arrived at the model, the buyer was waiting and they proceeded to go inside the house. A few minutes later, another vehicle arrived with a couple in it. The potential buyer told my REALTOR® friend that these were friends of his and they all proceeded to view the house.

Then they got to the master bedroom. At this point, the original potential buyer pulled a gun out of a briefcase, then used garbage bag ties on my REALTOR® friend, and put her in the closet of the master bedroom. Now while my friend was in the closet, she could hear the 3 people  rummaging through the house and talking on what sounded like walkie talkies, but she couldn’t understand what they were saying, nor could she understand what they wanted in a model home.  Read more

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