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✅ Rules & Best Practices for Ending a Showing
- Always End the Showing in the App
- This ensures proper notifications are sent to the listing agent and homeowner.
- It also updates the access log for compliance and security.
- Return the Key Before Ending the Showing
- The app provides an option to reopen the key bin to return the key before you tap Dismiss.
- Do Not Skip the End Showing Step
- If you simply close the app without ending the showing, notifications and logs may not update correctly.
- Follow Association Rules
- Some associations require showings to be logged and ended for audit purposes.
- Failure to end a showing could violate local MLS or association policies.
- Agent Safety Feature
- If enabled, the app will prompt safety checks during and after the showing.
- Do not disable these unless you are in a safe environment.
- When Agent Safety is enabled, the app starts a safety check timer after you open a lockbox.
- The app will prompt you every 90 seconds with a safety check:
- I’m Okay – Snoozes the check for 60 seconds.
- I’m Okay, don’t ask again – Turns off safety checks for the rest of the showing.
- Send Alert – Sends a text/email alert to your designated emergency contacts.
- If you fail to respond to two consecutive safety checks, the app automatically triggers an alert to your emergency contacts.
✅ Agent Compliance Checklist for Showings
Before the Showing
- ✔ Confirm the showing is scheduled and approved in the SentriKey Real Estate App (especially if Access By Appointment Only (ABA) is enabled).
- ✔ Verify your SentriKey credentials are active (green checkmark in the app).
- ✔ Ensure your device settings are ready:
- Bluetooth ON
- Location Services ON
- App updated to latest version
- ✔ Bring your phone (and Apple Watch if using it for lockbox access).
During the Showing
- ✔ Use the SentriKey Real Estate App to open the lockbox.
- ✔ Follow any special instructions (alarm codes, homeowner notes).
- ✔ Keep the key secure and return it to the lockbox before leaving.
Ending the Showing
- ✔ Manually end the showing in the app:
- Tap End Showing in the Showing Agent Carousel.
- Confirm notifications are sent.
- ✔ Return the key to the lockbox before tapping Dismiss.
- ✔ If Agent Safety is enabled, complete safety checks.
Compliance Rules
- ❌ Do NOT skip ending the showing—failure to do so may violate association or MLS rules.
- ❌ Do NOT share your SentriKey credentials.
- ✔ Always follow association policies for property access and reporting.
✅ Agent Safety Timer Details
- When Agent Safety is enabled, the app starts a safety check timer after you open a lockbox.
- The app will prompt you every 90 seconds with a safety check:
- I’m Okay – Snoozes the check for 60 seconds.
- I’m Okay, don’t ask again – Turns off safety checks for the rest of the showing.
- Send Alert – Sends a text/email alert to your designated emergency contacts.
- If you fail to respond to two consecutive safety checks, the app automatically triggers an alert to your emergency contacts.
✅ How to Access “End Showing”
- Open the SentriKey Real Estate App on your mobile device.
- After you open the lockbox and access the property, the app will display the Success Screen.
- From there, you’ll enter the Showing Agent Carousel, which includes:
- Showing Information
- Listing Information
- Listing Agent Contact
- End Showing (persistent button across all carousel screens)
- Tap “End Showing”:
- This concludes the showing.
- Sends notifications to the listing agent and homeowner.
- Gives you the option to Return Key or Dismiss.