OPEN HOUSE SAFETY
Thu 21st Aug, 2014 | Seminars by Michael Michetti
A Naples Police Officer’s Take On
OPEN HOUSE SAFETY
DATE: Thursday, August 21, 11:30 am
At the Shula’s Steakhouse / Naples Hilton in Naples!
An Open House can be a great sales tool, but it also exposes realtors to numerous strangers for the first time, with unfettered access to expensive homes. Naples Police Officer, Ian Rudnick, joins us at Shula’s Steakhouse to discuss open house safety and realtor safety in general. Ian is a member of the Naples Police Department and an expert in self-defense. He will provide practical advice to keep you safe while you are out there earning a living…in the meantime, here are some helpful tips:
- Check your cell phone’s strength and signal prior to the open house. Have emergency numbers programmed on speed dial. Carry an extra, fully charged cell phone battery.
- Determine several “escape” routes that you can use in case of an emergency. Make sure all deadbolt locks are unlocked to facilitate a faster escape.
- Turn on the lights and open the curtains. These are not only sound safety procedures, but also great marketing tactics.
- Make sure that if you were to escape by the back door, you could escape from the backyard. Frequently, high fences surround yards that contain swimming pools or hot tubs.
- When prospective buyers begin to arrive, jot down their car descriptions, license numbers and physical descriptions.
- When showing the house, always walk behind the prospect. Direct them; don’t lead them. Say, for example, “The kitchen is on your left,” and gesture for them to go ahead of you.
- Notify a friend or a relative that you will be calling in every hour on the hour. And if you don’t call, they are to notify the police immediately.
- Inform a neighbor that you will be showing the house and ask if he or she would keep an eye and ear open for anything out of the ordinary
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