在外要注意安全

Touring homes with new clients can be fun and gratifying. But showings have the potential to turn dangerous, especially if you are unprepared.

比尔乔丹, MetroTex®2021十大正规彩票app经纪人协会2021年主席, teaches the course Real Estate Safety Matters: Safe Business = Smart Business. The Longhorn Real Estate broker offers the following tips for situational awareness during real estate appointments.

仔细想想. 开会前, ask yourself what you would do if someone tries to harm you. 房子的布局是怎样的? 你要如何逃脱?? 你会如何为自己辩护? If someone moves into your blind spot, how would you get them out of there? Thinking ahead yields better results that you can implement quickly.

给办公室打电话. 开会前, 向客户索要带照片的身份证照片, or take a picture of the ID yourself and send it to your brokerage. 在你进屋之前, call the office or leave a voice message—within earshot of the clients—and state the time, address, 在场的人都有存档的照片. It lets your clients know you are thinking about safety. “简单地说， 我不会那样对这些人的 不要让他们不舒服. 但不要有任何例外. Take precautions with everybody, even the people you might know.”

保护好你的六点时间. 不要让任何人在你身后. “You’ve got to keep all of your clients and visitors in front of you or in your peripheral vision,乔丹说。. “你不能让他们离开这个圈子. 如果那意味着你要搬家，那你就得搬家.” It can happen as quickly as someone holding a door open for you.

不要分开. Another common example is touring a home with one person while a second person waits in the car. That could be potentially dangerous because you cannot keep track of both people. 评估形势. 走到车上，和第二个人一起去拜访. Jordan recommends inviting the second person to tour the property with you to give a second opinion. 确保他们的车不会挡住你的车. 如果是，改变停车的情况.

把手机收起来. Phones are distracting, and someone who wants to harm you wants to catch you distracted. 放映期间不要接电话或短信.

别指望有枪. “If you’ve never been in one of those simulations where somebody attacks you from about 15 paces away, you don’t realize that you can’t get your weapon out and do anything with it in the time before they have closed the gap between you. At best, a gun becomes something you can throw at them. 别让那成为你唯一的安全计划.乔丹说。 pepper spray may be a better option in these situations. It can be accessed and used quickly and gives you a chance to run away.

准备好逃跑. Make sure the door is unlocked and you can get to it first. It’s OK to stand by the door and tell clients to explore the home on their own. If you feel threatened, get out of the house as fast as you can and try to get someone’s attention. “不要试图反击. 保持距离.”

相信自己的直觉. Part of situational awareness is accepting the possibility that your client may not be trustworthy and preparing for it. Jordan says it’s hard for some people to observe behavior and figure out if a person is up to no good. But your gut knows if you feel uncomfortable in a situation.

“If you watch people, generally your perception is correct. 如果他们不是认真看房子的话, start backing up toward the door because something’s not right. If they’re just kind of watching you and acting suspicious, keep yourself close to the door.”