Powerful Tecnology to Fit Any Budget

Real estate professionals depend on many tools to excell in their respected fields. Technology is crucial in todays market. From digital cameras to Web sites technology is crucial to survive in almost every industry. Although technology can be frightenly expensive, you Return on Investment can be priceless. The Web is one of the greatest tools to utilize in todays market. Most of todays buyers search for listings on the Web. There are many sites that allow users to market listings as well as themselves for little or no cost. ActiveRain, Twitter, and many other Blog sites are usually a free way to utilize the power of the Web. Many of these sites allow professionals to share ideas, tools and even market listings and the only cost is the time you want to put in.

Laptop computers are essential to real estate professionals. Whether accessing email or accessing your MLS laptop computers allow REALTORS® to be mobile. When purchasing a new laptop, it can get confusing with so many brands, hardware technologies, and software packages available. which one to buy? First thing to consider is price. Prices vary on hardware, software as well as branding. When it comes to hardware it is important to know what you need. Well if you are like most real estate professionals you do not need the top shelf laptop. These usually have high-end graphics cards used for video editing and gaming (not something most REALTORS® have time for). RAM (Random Access Memory) is important to consider, most laptops today come with at least 2GB of RAM, this is probably more than enough for most professionals. The other thing to consider is software. Many retailers and manufactures bundle software packages to appeal to the customer. One thing to realize is that many of these bundles are trials and after a month or so the application will not work until you purchase a license not allowing acces to any resources created by the software.

Cell Phones and PDA's are another essential for the mobile agent. Apples iPhone is an excellent tool. With a full featured Web browser and built in tools designed for real estate professionals. Real estate technology company “a la mode” optimized its Agent XSites software for the iPhone, allowing real estate agents to manage website leads directly on their shiny new handset. To put it in other words, the real estate agents equipped with an iPhone will be able to get the complete information for all their leads, set call back reminders, route and assign leads — directly from the iPhone, while on-the-go. Basically, “a la mode” just optimized the existing web interface to suit the large touchscreen of Apple’s handset. Although it costs more than other phones with similar features, it is probably the best tool for the mobile professionals.