FOUR OFFICE PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS THAT ARE IMPROVING EFFICIENCY OF REAL ESTATE PRACTICES
by Ngansop
Category :
Commercial real estate
Real Estate transaction is a time consuming and sensitive activity. How do we balance the highest and best quality of service to our clients and productive? Technology seems to be the solution. Most real estate practitioners are switching to new technologies in order to remain competitive and generate more revenues. In this paper we’ll talk about some of tool been used.
Tool number one: Virtual Assistant
What your time worth is very important. To be more productive, you have to figure out the entire redundant daily tasks and get someone to do them for you at a reasonable cost
because, it’s impossible to do it all yourself. Most of the time I hire independent contractors for a specific jobs. Virtual assistant (VA) is just one of them. This may not sound like technology, but my VA is out of the country and she manages our office using the power of internet. From posting ads on Craig list, sending out emails, making offers online, responding to phone calls and basic email inquiries etc. Virtual assistant is one the tool I’m currently using in my business.
Tool number two: Craigslist Automation with IFTT.COM
The National Association of Realtors stated that in 2013, For Sale By Owners (FSBO) represented about 9% of home sales. 26% of them used online classified
to get a buyer on their homes. In other words, there is a market for FSBO.A good place to find these sellers are Craig’s list and Back page. One of the tools that can help to capture these passive leads is a portal called ITTT.COM..You set up your criteria using key words such as For Sale by Owners, price range, location, number of bed and bath, etc. The moment a property is listed on the classified website, ITTT will capture that listing and put in your inbox for consultation. This saves a lot of time. You only go after the lead you want to pursue.
Tool number three: e-fax
Fax machine has become obsolete. Scan to email and e-Fax are now widely used as alternative. They’re very efficient when combined with Adobe or Docusign., drop box , Google drive etc. No need to print.
Tool Number Four: Global Call Forwarding
Real estate professionals often travel, not only nationally, but to other countries.But how to stay connected to your business from long distance? International toll free seems to be a solution. I’ve been using Toll free forwarding.com.
Conclusion
There’s an abundant tools available that we use to achieve the goal of productivity. Even though they’re helpful for the most part, they do bear some drawbacks that ,sometimes, make their use questionable. But the true is, Technology is here forever. Where do we go from here? Where is the constant innovation in technology is leading us? The future will tell.
References.
http://www.realtor.org/field-guides/field-guide-to-quick-real-estate-statistics
https://ifttt.com/channels: Craigslist Automation with IFTTT.com
http://www.onesuite.com/forwarding/international-numbers-features