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#1620R – Sensible Safety for Real Estate Professionals

Nebraska Real Estate Commission Approved | 3 Hour Continuing Education | Designated Subject Matter (R)

Real estate is one of the few professions where meeting complete strangers, entering vacant properties, and working alone is part of the job. While most transactions occur without incident, personal safety should never be left to chance. Knowing how to recognize potential warning signs and take simple, proactive safety measures can significantly reduce risk for both licensees and their clients.

Course #1620R – Sensible Safety for Real Estate Professionals is a Nebraska Real Estate Commission approved 3 hour continuing education course that provides practical, common sense safety strategies every real estate professional can use in the field. Rather than focusing on fear, this course emphasizes awareness, preparation, and proven habits that help reduce risk while conducting everyday real estate activities.

Taught by Ross Petersen of Peoples Mortgage, this highly practical course draws on real world experiences to help licensees develop safer business practices when meeting new clients, conducting open houses, showing occupied and vacant properties, and working independently. Participants will learn how to recognize potential warning signs, establish safety procedures, and make informed decisions before situations become dangerous.

During this class, you’ll learn:

• Common sense personal safety practices for real estate professionals
• Best practices when meeting new clients for the first time
• Safety strategies for showing occupied and vacant homes
• Open house safety planning and risk reduction
• Warning signs and behaviors that should raise concern
• Safe communication and appointment procedures
• Technology and tools that can improve personal safety
• How to prepare before, during, and after a property showing
• Practical techniques for reducing risk while protecting your clients and yourself
• Real world safety scenarios and lessons learned

Whether you are a new licensee or an experienced real estate professional, this course provides practical information that can be applied immediately. The goal is simple: help you develop safer habits, recognize potential risks before they escalate, and confidently conduct business while protecting yourself, your clients, and the public.

This course fulfills the Nebraska Real Estate Commission’s Designated Subject Matter (R) continuing education requirement for Safety, one of the Commission’s approved designated subject areas. Nebraska Real Estate Commission

Course Number: #1620R
Credit Hours: 3 Hours
Nebraska Real Estate Commission Approved
Designated Subject Matter (R)

Course Instructor: Ross Petersen, Peoples Mortgage
Course Underwritten by: Peoples Mortgage