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When you’re explaining to clients and prospects what you do and why your services are worth it, don’t leave safety out of the conversation. You can use your knowledge of how to protect customers, properties and transactions from physical and cyber harm as a point of differentiation and value. Help buyers and sellers understand why they’re safer in the hands of a well-trained real estate professional, and they could become clients for life. Host Tracey Hawkins talks to two practitioners who have different ways of infusing safety best practices into client consultations.
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Meet the guests:
Carter Martin Jr. is an associate broker with Semonin, REALTORS®, in Louisville, Ky., and serves as the 2024 president of the Greater Louisville Association of REALTORS®. He also serves on NAR’s REALTOR® Safety Advisory Committee and is the Young Professionals Network chair for Kentucky REALTORS®. With a 2nd degree black belt in Taekwondo, Martin Jr. is actively working towards becoming a master instructor. He’s also involved in his community, contributing his time and effort to his church and various local non-profits.
Lydia Hedrick is an associate broker with LIME Realty in Oklahoma City who also serves on NAR’s REALTOR® Safety Advisory Committee. A real estate instructor, Hedrick highlights her commitment to excellence in the diverse roles she serves at her brokerage and in her community, to which she brings a unique blend of enthusiasm and expertise. Additionally, she is an active volunteer with her REALTOR® organizations at the local, state and national levels, showcasing service beyond real estate transactions.
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About the Host
Tracey Hawkins, also known as “Tracey, the Safety Lady,” is a former real estate agent who founded her own safety education program, Safety and Security Source, in 1995. Hawkins is a content creator who teaches 12 interactive safety classes that she wrote herself. She teaches agents to stay safe and build their businesses by protecting the consumer. She teaches brokerages how to reduce liability. Hawkins has written expert safety content for REALTOR® Magazine and other national real estate publications, including RISMedia, Inman and The Close.