Spring has sprung and like many real estate sales
professionals you must be happy to be coming into what should be one of the
busier seasons of the year. Many people wait out the winter and list their
homes for sale in spring so things definitely pick up during the spring months.
The real estate industry can be feast or famine with ebbs and flows, and while
things can slow down in the winter, this is often offset by a strong spring
season.
Priming up to be ready for those primo spring months can
mean that you will maximize your potential for profitability during this time.
This means a strong plan for marketing and also to process the business you
land quickly.
The beauty of mobile apps and mobile technology is that they
have made real estate sales professionals far more agile and able to do much
more on the go. Simply looking at apps that help you reach more prospects and
also work while out on the road can significantly increase your efficiency and
profitability.
Now, no one wants to clutter up their smartphones with too
many apps so it pays to spend some time to ensure that you are adding apps that
enable you to do the most. Here is a list of the key apps that you would need:
Communication apps – so that you can see what is
happening in your social networks as not to miss out on opportunity and also
that connect you to suppliers, colleagues and other professionals you do
business with.
Prospecting apps – apps that enable you to prospect
properties for your clients, access information about a particular
neighbourhood, etc…
Back office apps – apps that enable you to prepare
and electronically sign documents and research other information.
- ViMO is an example of a real estate specific app that you may use to connect with other colleagues who use ViMO, promote listings, manage and market to contact bases, research properties and neighbourhoods, source listings, prepare and sign documents, etc. all from an iPad.
- What’sApp – this is a great app for marketing. You can actually use this app to send out broadcast messages of listings, for free, to anyone you are connected to: http://www.wikihow.com/Send-a-Broadcast-Message-on-WhatsApp.
- Facebook Page Manager App is an app that anyone with an active Facebook business page will find adds significant value by immediately making you aware of comments, reviews, messages and other activity on your Facebook page.
Investigating and looking at apps now will mean that you are
ready and waiting for the next burst of business to really do more with far
less!
For more about the best real estate apps that let you do
more, including ViMO, please visit www.myvimo.ca.
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