As rare as it is, every so often we hear the tragic news of a Realtor being killed when showing a home to a complete stranger. Now that my wife Stephanie has joined my practice, I can't help but suddenly feeling thrust into safety issues. As a 6 foot tall big guy, I don't normally think of safety issues except when showing homes in high crimes areas, which of course I like to avoid! However, as my business is growing, and I bring on more staff, I will have to take this matter more seriously than when thinking of just myself.
The National Association of Realtors, or NAR normally holds a Realtor safety week in the late summer, but in light of the recent killing of a 71-year-old real estate agent in Jefferson, Wisconsin, I would not be surprised if they move it up to sooner in the year. Ann B. Nelson, of RE/MAX Community Realty, was killed after meeting a man at a vacant property.
Rest in Peace, Ann, I am sorry you had to suffer at the hands of a mad-man, and one, who like most repeat offenders, probably should not have been free on the streets in the first place.
From his past: (The complaint says Hole was imprisoned in the Stateville Correctional Center in Joliet, Ill., from July 11, 1997, to Jan. 13, 2006, for attempting to rape and then stabbing a woman in Chicago Ridge.) Nice guy, huh?
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