Song: The Safety Dance
August is winding to an end, and tomorrow is officially the start of REALTOR® Safety Month! Are you as excited as I am? Why am I excited, you may be asking? Of course, I hope that we’re all being safe all year around, but Safety Month is the chance for us all to refresh our memories on the resources we have available to us and how we should be thinking of safety day to day, because it is such an important issue for REALTORS®.
I know that being alone in a vacant house with some people you’ve maybe only met once or twice might seem scary. That’s why it’s important to take certain precautions, like using the Lifeline Response app, checking clients out before you show them a listing and following your gut when it comes to your safety. We want you to be as safe as you possibly can. To help keep you safe, we have a few upcoming classes at KCRAR that you should consider taking.
Safety Matters – Sept. 20 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
This is a three hour CE course taught by Jeff Carson. It comes straight from the National Association of REALTORS® and covers important aspects of safety that you may not have thought of before, like risk considerations, safety systems and tools, safety protocol for showing properties and listing appointments, physical and instinctual response to threats or attacks, conceal and carry considerations and data security for your business and your clients.
REALTOR® Safety: A Self-Defense Class – Sept. 24 from 1 to 3 p.m.
For this class, attendees will be joining Master Bronson Ko, who has over 30 years of martial arts experience, as he shares simple techniques and tactics to escape various situations. Bronson is the founder and owner of Ko Martial Arts in Overland Park and Olathe, Kan., and he has been teaching for 20 years, so I really think you’ll learn a lot in this class.
Small Firm Broker Forum – Sept. 11 from 1 to 4 p.m.
This course is exclusively for managing brokers, and Tracey Hawkins will be sharing some safety practices and procedures for brokerage offices.
I sincerely hope that you can find a class that works with your schedule, because, as I’ve mentioned and will continue to mention, safety is so important! But if you can’t make it in to a class, I hope you’ll take advantage of the amazing safety app that KCRAR offers as a free member benefit, and that’s Lifeline Response. Basically, it’s an app that contacts the authorities for you exactly when you would need them. You can download it for free in the App Store or Google Play.
And, if you’re interested, I’ll be talking even more about safety on KC Live on Sept. 25, so don’t miss it! Be sure to like the KCRAR Facebook page for more details on that when it gets closer.
Stay Safe REALTORS®!
