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How does it work?
The RealGuard Personal Alarm System is a
wireless personal security alarm system designed for real
estate professionals. RealGuard includes three alarm units
which work together to create a sudden and impactful event
to drive attackers away from agents and minimize the risk of
serious injury to agents. The units communicate with each other through remote, wireless
transmitters and receivers:
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A Personal Unit, which you keep with
you to use in case of an emergency.
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An Auto Unit, which is installed on
your automobile.
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A Home Unit, which is placed in the
home you are showing.
The Personal Unit is the source of the alarm
signal. You can carry it in your hand, keep it in your
pocket or handbag, or attach it to your belt. In an
emergency, you press the panic button and the unit sounds an
ear-piercing siren. It also transmits an emergency signal to
the Auto Unit, which sends the signal on to the Home Unit.
All three units sound an audible alarm.
The Auto Unit is installed in your
automobile; it is the control unit for each RealGuard
system. A unique coded signal set up for your system ensures
that only your Personal Unit can activate your Auto Unit.
The Auto Unit passes the signal on to the Home Unit, which
also emits a sound.
The Home Unit is plugged into an electrical
outlet in the listed home, before the home is shown to
potential buyers. While each Personal Unit must be
accompanied by its own Auto Unit, the alarm on the Home Unit
operates for any agent who is using a RealGuard system.
Ideally the listing agent will arm the property with a
RealGuard Home Unit and indicate its presence with the
provided sticker on the lock box.
You can manually switch the Home Unit to
receive its activation signal directly from a Personal Unit,
in case you do not have your vehicle on the premises or the
Auto Unit has not yet been installed.
How far does the signal
reach?
The RealGuard system is designed primarily
for use in residential areas. It has a wireless design range of 100
meters (330 feet) between each of the components, which is
sufficient for most rural and urban uses. The range is,
however, dependent upon the structure of the building.
The audible signal release from the products is extremely
loud and heard from great distances.
Does the system call the
authorities and send help?
Not today. But our Auto Unit has an
interface build into it that will allow us to connect to
other ancillary devices just for this feature. However,
most vehicles today that are equipped with products such
as On-Star do not provide an interface for this. We will
introduce at a later time a device that interfaces to our
unit that will provide a call to a call center that we will
staff. This call center will notify police of your location
in the event of an alarm.
One item to remember is that the agent will
be mobile. Currently mobile phone technology is not the
most reliable means of communications in many residential
areas. Yet, a mobile reporting capability will have to rely
on cellular. Our future add-on device will have a good
communications channel in order to report the incident, but
it is our belief that our product today creates a sudden and
impactful event that will disorient an attacker, helping
them understand that they are no longer in control of the
situation and that they need to move on. This quick event
will, in most instances, mitigate the damage to an agent
long before any dispatch system can get emergency personnel
on the scene. It is our belief that notification of police
is a secondary response, not primary. Much like a home on
fire, you remove yourself from harms way, then notify fire
personnel.
Can any agent’s system
activate the home unit?
Yes. This system is designed to work in a
very similar manner to lock boxes where any agent’s system
can activate the Home Alarm Unit. Our unique patent-pending
technologies allows agents to work together to create a
community wide network of alarms they can rely on.
How will I know
if the listing agent has equipped a home with a RealGuard
Home Unit?
We are supplying stickers to be placed on the
lockbox to indicate to agents that a RealGuard Home Alarm
Unit is inside. We are also providing a rider that can be
placed on the For Sale sign that will indicate that the home
is Marketed with RealGuard. Additionally, pressing the
“Test” button on your Personal Alarm Unit as you enter the
home will cause the Home Unit to “chirp” letting you know
that it has been placed in the home and is ready. We
encourage agents to place a remark within their MLS listing
that the home has a RealGuard unit inside.
What if my car is
not in the area? Will it still work?
The Personal Alarm Unit will ALWAYS activate
when the panic button is depressed. The Home Unit has
two modes of operation. In “remote” mode (the default mode)
the agent’s car must be in the vicinity to activate the
Home Unit. In “local” mode the Home Unit is activated
directly from the Personal Unit. If an agent knows their
car will be gone during a showing than the agent can easily
set the home unit to “local” mode. Having the mode set to
“remote” ensures that a lost or stolen personal unit can not
be used to set off Home Units.
Does the
installation of the auto unit void my car warrantee?
No. We have trained installers
to do the
installation to ensure that the proper installation process
is adhered to. It is a very simple installation; much
easier than a car alarm or new stereo system.
Do I have to
look at the auto unit in my car?
No. The unit is installed out of sight
underneath the dash board.
Do I have to
have a Home Unit in each of my listings?
Ideally any home that is being shown should
have a Home Unit placed in it. However, if you are showing
a development with many home available together you could
possibly get by with a Home Unit in every other, or every
third home. Pressing the panic button will activate all
Home Units within range of the Auto Unit (or Personal Unit
if set in “local” mode). It is not a requirement that
homes have a Home Unit, and the Personal Unit and Auto Unit
will work independently without a Home Unit.
Will my RealGuard
system protect me in the shopping mall?
The Personal Alarm unit will ALWAYS activate
whenever and wherever the panic button is pressed. You must
be within range of your car (less than 330 feet) for it to
activate the Auto Alarm Unit. On the far side of the mall
away from your car your Auto Unit would probably not
activate, but in the parking lot as you approach your car it
most likely would. Your RealGuard will work in many
instances beyond your typical duties while selling homes.
How do I turn it off?
Although there is a cancel button that
appears as if it should turn off the alarm, in actuality
there is a sequence of 4 button pushes required to
de-activate the alarm. The actual sequence is selected
during the setup process and should be remembered by the
agent carrying the Personal Alarm Unit. The Personal Alarm
Unit is required to deactivate all three components.
How much does it cost?
The RealGuard Personal Alarm System, which
includes one Personal Alarm Unit, one Auto Alarm Unit and
one Home Alarm Unit has a list price of $199.00. You can
purchase the system at a great discount through our network
of local real
estate associations.
Can I buy the
components separately?
Yes. However the Personal unit and the Auto
unit are designed to work together, so having one without
the other is not optimum but does provide some safety
features. We do anticipate situations
where a second Personal unit or second Auto unit would be
useful. We also expect to see the Home Alarm Units
purchased in quantity by listing agents, just as they
purchase lock boxes for their listings. List price for the
Personal Alarm Unit is $54.00, the Auto Alarm Unit is $119.00, and
the Home Alarm Unit is $39.00. In addition, a 3 pack of Home
Alarm Units is available at a list price of $106.00.
My Real Estate
Association is not selling RealGuard yet. How do I purchase
the product?
Although your real estate
Association is the best place to buy RealGuard because of
the discounts they are able to provide to you or you can
order through any of
the other associations that sells the product, or you can
order direct from
RealGuard by clicking here. Contact
info@realguard.com
or call us to get a list of the associations. Also, be sure
to tell your local Association officers that you have an
interest in their offering RealGuard to you and your peers
in the local real
estate community.
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