PropertyManagementMaven: Wallace S. Gibson CPM * GRI (Gibson Management Group, Ltd.)

The new revolution in computers... the iPad.  But how can this handy device help THE REALTOR?!!  The better question is how can it NOT help you.  There are thousands and thousands of apps to download to help you, I've picked a handful that I think will be the most helpful.  

First, you should get the iPad for a couple reasons.

1. Portability- Ladies, could potentially fit in your handbag depending on what size you carry

2. Lightweight- weighs about 1.5 lbs without a case

 

APPS.  

1.  Bento $4.99

This app is amazing. You can also buy this software for your computer.  It makes organizing your life simple.  There are 25 ready to use database templates, also manage contacts, track projects, plan events and more.  

 

2.  Gmail $0.00

Doesn't get much better than FREE!  Not only is it your email, calendar, but you can label and archive... you will switch your email in an instant.

 

3. Wordpress $0.00

You can keep track of comments, create, edit posts, and pages straight from the iPad.  And you thought blogging couldn't get any easier!

 

4.  Sociable $4.99

Keep your social media sites all updated - Twitter, Facebook, Flickr Reddit,a and Digg... all in one simple app.

 

5.  Beejive IM $5.99

Wowzers-  take all your IM accounts... mobile me, Yahoo, MSN/Windows Live, Google Talk, Facebook, MySpace, ICQ, Jabber... get them all on one.  You can also have your IM's pushed to you when someone needs to contact you... managed all in one single app.

 

6.  Penultimate $2.99

Looking for a pen and paper... just need to scribble a note.  This app is for you!  Just use your finger or get a Pogo Pen and you are set!

 

7.  Analytics HD $6.99

This app works for Google Analytics so you can check out your site's traffic.  Or you could use it to show your client's how THEIR website traffic is doing.

 

8.  Keynote $9.99

Know PowerPoint?  Keynote is Apple's version of PowerPoint.  Its compatible -  you can save your Keynote files as PPT files and vice versa.  Need to give a presentation? Impress your clients with your new technology of the iPad!

 

9. Zillow $0.00

Show more info, see home details, photos side by side with a map by browsing quickly.  Drag and drop favorite homes into 'favorites', set custom filters, refined filters and much more. 

 

10. mobile me $0.00 - app is free, must have mobile me account.  See Apple store for details for cost

Automatically pushes your calendars, emails, calendars, photos and files on the web at me.com.  There's also a cool "find my iPad and/or iPhone" feature if you lose your either one where you can lock the device, send a message and wipe it of its data.

 

This is just a SAMPLING of the thousands of apps that can help you... let me know what others you have used!!

 

                        

Linda

Linda Graves Arnold, ABR, CRS, GRI, e-PRO
Coldwell Banker Gundaker
"Bringing Families Home"

phone:  314-422-2762
email: Linda@lindaandjim.com
website:  www.lindaandjim.com

         

An article on MarketWatch, "Apartment Market Shows Signs of Improvement," seems to indicate some confusion on the part of the writer who can’t seem to grasp the reasons behind the recent increase in the number of renters, ". . . with the job market still struggling, it isn't easy to explain the growing demand." And some apartment owners, following reports of a significant increase in demand over last year seem equally baffled. According to one, “it’s hard to fully explain where the demand is coming from.”

 

Some in the apartment industry seem to be "hypothesizing," inferring that the appearance of an improving economy may have motivated some to sign apartment leases or that renters’ confidence may have been bolstered by seeing others getting jobs. Some even speculated that “parents—finally confident in their own jobs—are co-signing leases for their children.”

 

Almost as an afterthought, the article states, "Continued skittishness about the housing market also may be boosting rentals." HUH? How about the fact that millions have already lost their homes to foreclosure? Might that have had an impact? Is it possible that the thousands being evicted from their homes each week just might increase demand for rentals?

The housing market has collapsed. Millions have already been put on the street, and millions more are on the way. Did I miss something? Home ownership rates are declining. Could that not be the driving factor in the demand for rentals? It’s not rocket science.

 

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