Update on the conversion of PWAR, GPARR and NVAR to Sentrilock
In January 2009 Prince William (PWAR), Greater Piedmont (GPAAR) and the Northern Virginia (NVAR) Associations of REALTORS® will be converting from the SUPRA key box system to Sentrilock. FAAR does feel your pain about this complication to your business and has worked with all the Associations to find ways to minimize the transition.
Some FAAR members may decide to carry the additional key and purchase Sentrilock boxes if they do a lot of business in those Associations areas. The dates for the conversion are the following:
NVAR- January 9, 2009
GPAAR- January 16, 2009
PWAR- January 21, 22, 2009
Sentrilock pricing/SUPRA pricing listed
The Associations’ pricing to lease the Sentrilock system is attached. Also on the spreadsheet is pricing for agents who wish to transfer their SUPRA lease to FAAR, the Dulles or Blue Ridge Associations. FAAR will be at PWAR and the Greater Piedmont conversion to facilitate that transfer. A new SUPRA lease will be executed. Sentrilock boxes are estimated to be from $89 to $99.
PWAR/GPAAR offers Sentrilock system at FAAR office in January
In January both Prince William and the Greater Piedmont Associations will send representatives to the FAAR office to offer lease agreements for the Sentrilock system. (NVAR is not going to other Association offices to offer Sentrilock.)This will save FAAR members the trip to either the conversion locations or the Association offices. The dates TBA.
Day Code only from PWAR
In earlier talks with the converting Associations the Day Code feature of the Sentrilock system was going to be offered as an option to SUPRA system keyholders. A FAAR member would call the listing brokerage office and get a code that would open a box on a particular house for a specified number of hours. While that plan is time consuming and not convenient it does allow entry without a Sentrilock key. However, of the three converting Associations PWAR is now the only one who will offer that feature.
Deep discounts on slightly used I-Boxes
FAAR plans to purchase lightly worn SUPRA boxes from one of the converting Associations. The boxes will be available in January at a reduced rate. SUPRA will honor the warranty on the used boxes. Stay tuned for the pricing!
FAAR’s key service in the future
FAAR’s contract with SUPRA expires in 2011. Over the next year or so FAAR will observe the effectiveness of the Sentrilock system. We will also invite both SUPRA and Sentrilock to make presentations to the members. FAAR plans to survey the membership for their input before Leadership makes the decision. SUPRA currently offers, in new contracts, the wireless Activekey what doesn’t need to be placed on a cradle. This is technology that Sentrilock does not offer at the moment.
The final decision will take into account technology, effectiveness and pricing.
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