Agents, how are you protecting yourself in the field? Do you ever wish you had a good back-up plan for those situations where an open house or showing doesn’t feel 100% safe?
We were absolutely blown away this year at NAR 2012 in Orlando when we saw a demo of a new safety app for real estate agents called Agents Armor. Currently available for the iOS/iPhone platform, Agents Armor has an impressive array of features to protect you on the job.
Highlights include:
1. Check-in times can be set up for you whether you are showing properties to a client, going on a listing appointment, or working an open house.
2. Notifications of selected contacts via SMS/Text and email if you fail to check in, initiate your Emergency/911 button, or enter your duress code. Includes social network notifications on Facebook, Twitter, and Linked In. Date and time of your alert and your GPS coordinates automatically maps your location via Google Maps.
3. Automatic image capture & backup of “insurance” images such as drivers licenses, vehicles, etc.
4. Repeating “duress messages” broadcast silently when you tell the app to signal you’re in trouble.
5. One-touch 911 dialing.
If you’re serious about your safety, we definitely recommend you check out the Agents Armor website for videos on how the app works, as well as affordable sign-ups for individual agents (or whole brokerages!):
