Use strong body language
- Walk with confidence, keep your head up, pay attention to what's going on around you, instead of your phone or papers
Attend member open houses
- Become familiar with properties prior to showing them
- Become familiar with neighbourhoods prior to showing homes there
- Be aware of locations of Police Stations
- Know where you can find help if needed
Be in the habit of always planning an escape route
Control your surroundings
- Be cautious when doing "favours" for colleagues that may put you in an unfamiliar situation i.e. Opening an unfamiliar home for a final walk through in a strange house/neighbourhood
Immediately leave a property and contact police if you believe a crime has/is being committed (theft, vandalism, grow op, squatters, etc.)
Do not confront anyone you believe is in the process of a crime unless you or someone else is in immediate danger
Carry a high intensity, tactical flashlight
Please Note: Information purposes only and is not legal advice or a substitute for legal counsel.