The REALTOR® Safety Pledge is supported by the following REALTOR® associations

Because I owe it to myself, my family, my colleagues, and my clients to implement safe showing practices,

I pledge not to show any home to a stranger without first meeting them at the office or a public place and asking them to submit identification.

Pledge!
Pledges

1091

Kim Jarnagin

PROmetro Realty

Chuck Blair

RE/MAX Precision Jonston, Ia

Dallas Wood

Realty ONE Group Impact

Christa Mooi

LPT Realty

Ben Nichols

eXp Realty

Dominique Smith

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Innovations

Ben Nichols

EXP

Jessica Sanchez

Exp Realty

Jessica Kamerman

Keller Williams Greater Des Moines

Jeanne Glaser

Keller Williams Greater Des Moines

Karen Bobst

Century 21 Signature Real Estate

Mia Lottie

RE/MAX cONCEPTS

Gavin Gardner

eXp Realty

Megan Hurd

Remax Revolution

Dawn Conover

NextHome Tri State

Tyshiuna Coleman

Real People Realty

Jill Brierly

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Innovations

Cindy Miller

Keller Williams Greater Des Moines

Cindy Miller

Jeanne Glaser

Wendy Eilander

1 Percent Lists - Dream Street

Deb McGhee

Iowa Realty Mills Crossing

Paul Barnes

Iowa Realty

Shondra Beach

Bridgeview Real Estate

Donna Gean Rackley

Collier&Associates

Alisha Austin

Homes in Heels

Jeanne Glaser

Keller Williams Greater Des Moines

Gina Fowler

Fowler Texas Realty

Elyse Berman

LoKation

Rosemary Del cid

Main Event Real Estate Group

Leslee Dirk

ERAFreeman & Associates

Carl Carter, Jr.

Beverly Carter Foundation

Brenda Harris

Anderson Realty Group

Ginger King

REAL TALL REAL ESTATE

Ginger King

Real Tall Real Estate

Eric Machau

Keller Williams. Greater Des Moines

kayla mccormick

weichert, realtors - the 515 agency

Bill McCormick

Weichert, Realtors - The 515 Agency

Lindsay Prothero

Home Source Realty

Sirivalli Kudupudi

Remax Concepts

Logan Scheuermann

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices First Realty

Stacy Crockett-Person

Keller Williams Greater Des Moines

Tina Q Luong

eXp Realty, LLC

Emily Nguyen

EXP Realty

Emily Nguyen

Exp Realty

Trinh

Realty One Group Impact

CH Tan

RE/MAX Concepts

Kent Lehs

Iowa Realty

Jennifer Barber

Century 21

Niki Brown

Coldwell Banker Mid-America

Tina Le

Iowa realty

John Dunn

Iowa Realty

Jessica Pike

Fathom Realty IA LLC

Jessica Kamerman

Keller Williams Greater Des Moines

Jo Jenkins

REMAX Concepts

Ryan Rivera

Zealty Home Advisors

Michele McKibben

Entrust Real Estate

Taylor Beeler

Iowa Realty

Natalie Swanson

Remax Precision

LaNaisa Lee

ART Property Management

Amanda Welch

remax/concepts

Mary Van Wyk

Home Realty Inc.

Natalie Lyons

Realty One Group Impact

Denise Hanson

Weichert Realtors- Saxon Clark

Tamara Stark

Johnson Real Estate

Annette

Brocktonsbrokerage@gmail.com

Terri Williams

RE/MAX Preferred Properties - Sevierville,TN.

Kurt Steckel

Keller Williams Realty Nashville/Franklin

Lauren Clark

EXIT Realty Downhome

Melissa Frazier

eXp

Ginger King

Greater Chattanooga Keller Williams

Justin Thompson

REMAX Precision

Andrew Mays

Century 21 Signature Real Estate

Denise Gregory

Home Realty

Mary Van Wyk

Home Realty Inc

Mary Van Wyk

Home Realty Inc

Mary Van Wyk

Home Realty Inc

Mary Van Wyk

Home Realty Inc

Mallory Ringgenberg

RE/Max Concepts

Jenny Jiao

Keller Williams Greater DSM office

Erika Herrera

Kw Siouxland

Jessica Hodges

REMAX Concepts Waukee

Gregory K Chase

Platinum Realty LLC

Josh Foley

Keller Williams Greater Des Moines

Kathy Millikan

Coldwell Banker

Corah Webber

REMAX Concepts

Hannah Vander Veer

Sundance Realty

Stacia Adkins

Charter House Real Estate

Lane Milner

Berkshire Hathaway Home Services

Kelsey Jones

Century21 Signature Real Estate

Roger Severson

Iowa Realty

Amanda Van Zante

Century21 Signature Real Estate

Cara Kelly

Re/Max Precision

Teresa M Hirt

NP DODGE REAL ESTATE

shari good

keller williams

Markie Pinnell

Iowa Realty

Taylor Schwartz

DRH Realty

John Goede

Century 21 Prolink

LORRAINE CORRILL

HEARTLAND PROPERTIES

Bruce Powell

Better Homes and Gardens

April Porter

RE/MAX Revolution

The REALTOR® Safety Pledge is supported by the following Brokerages

Identified Prospects

REALTORS® understand an "identified" prospect to be someone who you know personally, was referred to you by someone you know and trust, has been pre-qualified by a lender, or has provided you a copy of a government issued photo identification

Recommended Practices

Showings

  • Unless the request comes from a personal acquaintance, or someone referred to you directly from somebody you trust, we should never meet a stranger at a home for a showing unless we have first met them at our office (during office hours) or at a public place (if no one is at the office).
  • We should request Identification from all prospective buyers, and provide copies of identification to our offices in accordance with our respective office policies.
  • We should use the buddy system whenever we are unsure about a showing, and should make ourselves available to our colleagues if they should ever feel the need to take someone with them or feel unsafe.
  • We should always follow our intuition, and never step into situations that we feel uneasy about.
  • During showings, park your car in front of the property rather than in the driveway or in the garage, so that you avoid having your car blocked in.
  • Let the prospect walk in front of you. Don't lead them, but rather direct them from a position slightly behind them. You can gesture for them to go ahead of you and say, for example, "The master suite is in the back of the house."
  • Don't get cornered. Stand near an exit whenever possible. Make sure all deadbolt locks are unlocked for easy access to the outside.

Open Houses

  • Consider having someone join you for the open house, whether a fellow agent, a friend, or family member.
  • Implement an Identification system for Opens that allows you to take a snapshot of visitors ID’s before allowing them access to the home.
  • Always let someone who is not at the open house know what hours you are conducting your open house and have them check in on you from time to time.
  • When the open house has ended, call your friend and let them know all is well.

General

  • We should all consider the nature of our personal marketing and be aware that our advertising may place us at increased risk of being profiled by potential perpetrators.
  • We should respect and abide by the request from sellers who have selected the “Safe Showing” option for their property and only show these listings to properly “identified” buyers.