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MEMBER BENEFITS
New Safety Tool for You
Newest Member Perk designed to help
you operate more safely and securely
When it comes to safety, there’s no such thing as too safe. Your
safety is our priority. As REALTORS ® , you face safety risks every
day: meeting new clients, touring vacant properties and hosting
open houses and showings.
With the ability to easily search and locate properties online, you’re
being contacted by more unknown buyers now, than ever. With
your safety in mind, we’re thrilled to introduce our newest member
benefit, FOREWARN, designed to help you operate more safely
and securely.
FOREWARN is a proactive safety and intelligence app that can
provide you instant knowledge about a prospective client before you
ever meet face-to-face. The app, complimentary to our primary and
secondary members, gives you important information, including:
• Identity verification
• Criminal record check
• Bankruptcy, lien and judgement histories
• Address history
• Property records
Best of all, this wealth of information is in one place — the
FOREWARN app. FOREWARN works to take away some of the
unknown, providing important information about your clients
identities and empowering you to run more due diligence, so you
can safely plan for your business with confidence.
Through the FOREWARN app, you can get instant mobile identity
verification and search public records for over 98% of the adult
population in the U.S. Most people can be searched and verified
from their phone number alone.
A FEW KEY TIPS:
• Keep in mind: if you are unable to find someone in the app
through their phone number, this doesn’t necessarily mean
they are trying to defraud you. You can gather further details
and use the additional search functionality (such as the
“Search by name” menu) to verify your prospect.
• When searching by name, if there are more than 100 results for
your query, FOREWARN will display “Too many records found”
and prompt you to re-run your search using additional criteria.
• If you search missed calls from telemarketing companies, you
will get the result “Record not found” because that phone
number has never been owned by, or associated with, a person.
• Please note that you must limit your FOREWARN searches
to professional uses only.* FOREWARN activity is actively
monitored (search terms and volume) to ensure proper use
by our Subscribers as outlined in the Subscriber Agreement
and the FOREWARN Terms and Conditions. FOREWARN
is a powerful tool intended only for the increased safety
and efficiency of your business. Proper use of the service by
real estate professionals ensures that we can continue to
provide this valuable tool to the industry.
GETTING STARTED
Setting up your complimentary FOREWARN account is quick
and easy!
1. Visit ChicagoREALTOR.com/Forewarn and click on the link to
sign up. Enter your email address when prompted to do so.
Please be sure to use an active email address, as this will
serve as your FOREWARN ‘Username.’"
2. Once you enter your email and your membership is verified,
you will receive an activation email from FOREWARN. Open it
and click the link as instructed. If you do not see the email,
please check your junk/spam folder.
3. You’ll be directed to a page where you will enter the last 4
digits of your cell phone number.
a. If the first 6 digits of the number displayed are not
related to your cell phone number, please contact
FOREWARN Support at 561.757.4551 to update them
with your correct cell phone number.
4. You will be prompted to enter the confirmation code texted
to that phone number. Upon confirmation, you will be
prompted to create an account password.
5. Now you are ready to download the FOREWARN app from
the app store.
6. After activating your account, you can also log into your
FOREWARN account from any web browser via the
FOREWARN.com homepage (click ‘Sign In’ at top-right) or
https://app.forewarn.com/.
If you experience any difficulty setting up your pa–ssword or logging into FOREWARN,
please reach out to FOREWARN support at 561.757.4551 or support@forewarn.com
(Monday – Friday; 8AM-4PM CST).
*You understand that the Services contain sensitive information governed by certain local, state, and federal laws, including the
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) and The Driver’s Privacy Protection Act (DPPA) and the Cook County Human Rights Ordinance, as
amended by the Just Housing Amendment, all of which You certify to comply. You certify that YOU will request, access, and use
the Services solely for the specific uses listed below and pursuant to all applicable laws, including the aforementioned laws.
Access FOREWARN and other
REALTOR ® Safety Tools.
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