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REAL ESTATE SAFETY

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Your safety should always be a priority. Here are some suggestions and tips to staying safe.

SAFETY TIPS

  1. Trust your instincts

  2. ​Take a self defense class

  3. Always know your surroundings

  4. Always share your location

  5. Carefully organize open houses

  6. Careful with personal information, especially on social media

  7. No listing properties as "vacant"

  8. Screen your clients

  9. Ask for identification

  10. Carry pepper spray

  11. Control the keys

  12. Do not drive clients to showings

  13. Establish an office code word

  14. Hold open houses during daylight

  15. Keep client in sight, and that you are behind them

  16. Know your neighbors

  17. Password lock your cell phone

  18. Practice careful car precautions

  19. Use a safety app that is specifically designed to protect agents

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WHAT TO KEEP IN YOUR CAR

Emergency & Roadside Kit

  1. First aid kit

    1. Band-aids​

    2. Antiseptic wipes

    3. Pain relievers

  2. Car essentials

    1. Jumper cables/ jump box​

    2. Spare tire/ lit

    3. Tire iron

    4. Flashlight

    5. Tools (multi-tool, hammer, screwdriver)

  3. Power​

    1. Phone chargers​

    2. Portable power bank

    3. Spare batteries

  4. Survival​

    1. Water bottles​

    2. Non-perishable snacks

    3. Blanket

    4. Emergency poncho/ umbrella

    5. Hand sanitizer

    6. Masks

  5. Visibility​

    1. Road flares or LED safety lights​

    2. High-vis vest

Business & Showing Kit

  1. Cleaning​

    1. Disinfecting wipes​

    2. Paper towels

    3. Broom/ dustpan

    4. Air freshener

    5. Spray cleaner

  2. Tools​

    1. Measuring tape ​

    2. Box cutter

    3. Scissors

    4. Zip ties

    5. Staple gun

    6. Permanent markers

  3. Access​

    1. Spare lockbox keys​

    2. Bolt cutters

  4. Presentation​

    1. Shoe covers​

    2. Spare shoes/ boots (for muddy areas)

    3. Lint roller

    4. Small lead blower

Personal Safety & Preparedness

  1. Self-defence​

    1. Whistle​

    2. Personal alarm

    3. Pepper spray

  2. Tech​

    1. GPS

    2. Security device / app

  3. Personal​

    1. Change of clothes/ shoes​

    2. Toiletries

    3. Emergency cash

KW Franklin

9175 Carothers Parkway,

Suite 110

Franklin, TN 37067

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Office phone: 615.778.1818

Office email:
klrw359@kw.com

KW Nashville Music City

4101 Charlotte Ave.

Suite D160

Nashville, TN 37209

​

Office phone: 615.425-.3600
Office email: klrw493@kw.com

KW Murfreesboro &
Southern Middle 

​450 Saint Andrews Drive
Murfreesboro, TN 37128
 

Office  phone: 615.895.8000
Office email: klrw530@kw.com

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