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As a REALTOR^®, it is important to have a personal safety protocol in place that you use every day with every client; especially when meeting with new clients or sharing information online. In an effort to help you get started, or if you're looking to simply update your current safety protocol, we have listed a variety of tools below related to smartphone apps and other safety products

Price: $149. KATANA Safety app with $9.99 monthly subscription to the 24/7 call center.

Mace Alert 911: You’ll have peace of mind knowing help is available in any emergency situation. This hand-held device offers two-way voice communications directly to 911. No phone is needed and there are no monthly charges. With just a touch of a button, you will be connected to a 911 emergency dispatcher whenever you need assistance.
Price: $199.99

ORA: Personal alert device that saves lives. Alerts are instantly sent to your contacts along with your GPS location. ORA is the only device that can make a backup call to 911. No monthly subscriptions.
Price: $170 to $210. Special Discount Code: enter "NAR" for 10% off!

Prop Lock: A simple and effective way to mitigate the risk posed by closed doors. This safety lock keeps doors propped open and prevents someone from maliciously creating a confined space.
Price: Contact company for additional information.

V.ALRT: An ergonomically designed device that can be carried discreetly in a pocket or a bag, or worn as a bracelet or pendant. When pushed, the V.ALRT button pings your smartphone and sends personalized texts to three emergency contacts. These messages indicate that help is needed and also provide your GPS coordinates.
Price: $59.99

FOREWARN: Allows agents to work safer and smarter by instantly verifying a prospect’s identity and potential risks prior to face-to-face engagement. In seconds, with as little information as a phone number or name, agents can verify a prospect’s identity, criminal records, bankruptcies, liens, judgments, address history and property records, all in one place, leading to safer and more productive interactions. FOREWARN customers can log in and access the service via the FOREWARN mobile app or from a web browser.
Price: $20.00/month with an annual agreement for individual agents. Discounts are available for brokerages and associations purchasing licenses in volume.

NAR's REACH company, Guard Llama, allows you to get police help with just the press of a button. Pressing the button on the device twice sends a Bluetooth signal to the Guard Llama app on your phone, alerting the emergency dispatch center. Guard Llama sends your GPS location, photo, and medical information to the emergency dispatch center. It also alerts anyone you have on your friends and family contact list. Because they have your exact location within nine feet and know what you look like, they can find you up to three times faster than if you’d called 911 directly.
Price: Plans vary. Premium plan is $9.95/month. Save with annual plan.

Homesnap Pro (link is external): Set a safety timer when going to a showing with an unfamiliar client. Prior to a showing, set a timer for how long you expect to be at the location and select your emergency contacts. If the timer expires, a text message will be sent to the emergency contacts that you are in distress. You can also send an instant distress alert to your emergency contacts with just one tap.
Price: Free for REALTORS^®

Kleard (link is external): Kleard, a 2019 NAR REACH® Company, provides smart technology for open houses and showings by verifying buyers in real-time. Features include: automated safety alerts if you don't end a showing, urgent alerts for both showings and open houses, courtesy start/end notifications for emergency contacts, and validated open house sign-in information. Open houses with Kleard are safer and more productive since information is verified on-the-spot with plenty of productivity tools included to help you get closer to your next transaction.
Price: Kleard Lite is free | Kleard Pro is $19.99/month. 

LifeLine Response: The first and only patent-protected personal safety mobile app that utilizes natural human reaction to respond to emergency situations. Through codes and interaction, you can set an alert for emergency contacts that you are in danger. Trigger an extremely loud alarm to deter attackers or use the silent alarm to ask for help. Once an alert is detected, the response verification center will reach out to assess the situation and contact authorities with your GPS location, if necessary.
Price: $9.99 annual subscription. For $19.95 a month, you can perform a background check on prospective clients before you meet them.

PROtect: This app is for iOS and Androids to help improve your personal safety when you are working alone hosting a private showing or open house. PROtect allows you to add your office manager, team members, friends or even family as emergency contacts (or what we call “PROtectors”). The app then monitors your location during your open house or private showing and automatically sends out an SOS to your PROtectors when you haven’t checked in at the pre-scheduled time, or if you indicate you are in an emergency situation. In the event of an SOS, the app provides tools to your PROtectors so they can co-ordinate their actions, locate you, and help get you out of distress, even if they may not know each other personally.
Price: 100% free trial. Unlimited use subscriptions start at $39.99/year. 

Have you ever seen something suspicious, but weren’t sure how to report it? Now you can. Download See Something Send Something and you can inform authorities if you have seen a potential threat. The See Something Send Something system, developed by My Mobile Witness, connects concerned citizens, first responders and law enforcement directly to key intelligence centers throughout the United States. Submitted tips are routed through a network of State Fusion centers run by state police and state offices of Homeland Security & Preparedness. The system routes geotagged suspicious activity reports using a patent-pending methodology for storing law enforcement data and protecting citizens privacy.
Price: Download for free for Apple and Android.

NAR’s REALTOR Benefits^® Program partner SentriLock, a leading electronic lockbox manufacturer and service provider, has expanded their app with an Agent Safety Feature allowing REALTORS^® to alert contacts in the case of an unexpected or potentially dangerous situation. When using the SentriSmart™ app to open a lockbox, the Agent Safety Feature will launch. This feature will automatically alert your designated emergency contacts when you do not or cannot confirm you are safe.
Price: App is free to download. You can purchase SentriLock Lockboxes through your local Association or MLS, who can then issue you a SentriCard^®, and where available, the SentriSmart™ Mobile App.

Trust Stamp: As an NAR REACH Company, Trust Stamp is a quick and simple tool to establish the identity and trustworthiness of a stranger before meeting them and/or providing access to your client’s home or property. This app is available only to members of the National Association of REALTORS^® and is accessed using your NRDS number.

Wearsafe: At the first sign of trouble, pressing the Wearsafe Tag keeps you a step ahead of the situation. It uses the power of your phone to alert friends and family of your location, sends them audio from the scene, and starts a live chat room where they can coordinate a response or call 911. All while keeping your phone—your lifeline—out of sight.
Price: Subscriptions start at $5 per month.