Broker Bryant is a Broker that rocks his business by being virtual, and utilizes the tools and technology that streamline his activites for the highest productivity on his part. The man has got it going on! Below are some of his MUST HAVE tools. Check it out!
Hi folks, As most of you know I run a virtual real estate office. What this means is that my associates and I all work from our homes. I do most of my business over the Internet. I rarely talk on the phone. And I rarely show properties.
I list Florida properties for sale without ever meeting the Sellers and I sell Florida properties without ever meeting the Buyers. This is my preferred way of handling business. I mostly communicate via email and text messages.
I have found that conducting business like this is very efficient. I am able to spend more time communicating with my customers because I am not wasting time driving around looking at properties and talking on the phone for an hour when an email would deliver the same information.
The other advantage of handling communications via email and text messaging is that there is far less confusion. I rarely have to deal with “he said she said”. All I have to do is pull up the conversation thread and everything we “said” is right there in writing. No confusion. No mistakes.
Here are a few tools I couldn’t live without.
- Gmail. The labeling feature in Gmail is my filing cabinet.
- GoogleDocs. Everything I need online and there when I need it. I can also invite others to edit the same document. And don’t get me started on Google forms. The best thing since sliced bread.
- Picasa and web albums. How would you like it if you asked the listing agent for additional photos and they could connect you with an album online that had dozens of them?
- Scribd.com. What if your Seller can’t receive a 100 page attachment? Just upload the document to Scribd and send the seller a link.
- Skype. Do a lot of International business? $12.95 (or so) a month and I can call anywhere in the world. I can even talk via webcam.
- PDFill.com. Can’t afford Adobe Professional? Try this one for a one time fee of $12.95 (or so). Never use your printer again.
- Google Groups. Need a FREE meeting place for your team? Go check it out
OK. That’s it for now. I have many more tools that I use everyday to make my life easier and less time consuming. My goal for next year is to be able run my entire Florida Real Estate business from my iPhone. How cool would that be?***If you are an experienced agent and want to work for a virtual real estate company then check out my company site at www.TTRealtyNet.com.
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Good resources. I am going to check some of them out.
I must be on the right track I use most of these.
Thank you for sharing this...I missed it first time around. Excellent script!
Thanks for the list -- we use most of those already .
Hi Peggy~ The good thing about most of these tools is that they are very user-friendly and FREE!
Hi Linda~ You are on the right track absolutley:) Being able to be mobile, virtual and effecient really does help you do business from just about anywhere.
Hi Li~ Broker Bryant really keeps on top of the tools & technology..love it!
Hi Bob & Carolin~ My favorites are GoogleDocs and Picasa..use them all the time.
My office went VOW a little over a year ago - I love it! However, lately and more often I'm getting clients asking where my office is located. They still expect a brick & mortar office. When I explain why I don't have "an office" I usually get acceptance but sometimes confused looks.
Laura, thanks for reblogging this. I missed this post and love some of these tools. Don't recall if I've gotten Scribd yet....will check it out. ;-)
Virtual or not, I think that all of the recommended apps can be beneficial for the vast majority of real estate professionals. Thanks for the re-post as I missed the original post.
Thanks for re-posting this Laura. I find his fascinating that Bryant has gone completely virtual.
Using email instead of talking on the phone has to be a huge time saver and would make it soooo easy to keep track of what has been said.
Laura: Thanks for sharing those site. I use most of them but some are new to me! Happy Holidays :)
Thank you Laura. Some of those sites are new to me. To Your Success ~
I'm glad you re-posted this. Such wonderful resources. I utilize a few of them, but will add a few more!