Episode 136: Team Success Series | The Must Have Real Estate Apps

In Episode 136 of the Wandering But Not Lost Podcast, co-hosts, Jan O’Brien, Matt Emerson continues their series on Team Successes.   Today, Jan shares her favorite must-have apps for real estate.

MLS TOUCH https://prospects.com/en/us/mls-touch/
(or applicable mobile version for your MLS)

The MLS-Touch app works hand in hand with Matrix MLS® system and Prospects CRM. Contacts saved searches and your client's possibilities are all synced together. Other features include search the MLS by map or search criteria, live market stats, instant comparables, members directory, hot sheet (new listings, solds, and price reductions), post your listings to Facebook. Instaview feature lets you point your device toward a nearby property and get the full listing information.

Brand and Share your MLS CLIENT app
Create and brand your own MLS mobile app. Share it with potential clients to generate more leads and to collaborate with them all in one place.  

SENTRIKEY https://www.sentrilock.com/sentrikey-real-estate/

Open lockboxes, get property details for showings, assign lockboxes, grant temporary access codes

SHOWING TIME https://www.showingtime.com/mobile-app/

Access Listing Activity, Schedule and Confirm Showings, Sync Showings to Your Mobile Calendar

RPR MOBILE https://www.narrpr.com/ 

Easily search properties, create and send branded reports, and view local market statistics, anytime, anyplace. Use your phone’s location to view nearby sales activity, or take a deeper dive into any property and view tax, mortgage, historical and distressed data, flood zones, dynamic mapping, and more.

DIGITAL SIGNATURES

• DOCUSIGN ($10 per mth for 5 docs / $20 NAR benefit regular price is $25)
• Use esignature in Paperless System (Skyslope, Dotloop, Transaction Desk)
• HelloSign in Dropbox (Free for 3 documents/month with one user; from $13/month for Pro plan with unlimited documents)

YOUR CRM - Mobile App

• O’Brien Morabbi Team uses kvCORE Mobile for contact and task management, dialer,  emails, access to listings

OPEN HOUSE APP

• CORE Open House comes with kvCORE
• Open Home Pro https://www.openhomepro.com/  ($25/month)

TITLE COMPANY APPS

Fidelity One https://fidelityagent.com/  Closing Costs

Fidelity Total Farm (contact marketing rep)

MyFirstAM https://www.firstam.com/myfirstam/index.html 

Create buyer cost estimates and seller net sheets to send to your clients.  Variety of financial calculators.  Property searches and farming reports and data.

CLOUD STORAGE

• Google Drive
• Dropbox
• iCloud

Manage and keep your own backup of your transaction files.  TIP: Name your files with the name of the document first then the property address.  PurchaseAgreement_123ElmSt

Collaborate with and share documents with team members, administrators

PREMIUM APPS

ZOOM https://zoom.us/

Web video conferencing

CANVA https://www.canva.com/app/

Create graphics, flyers, and more easily!  

BOMBBOMB https://bombbomb.com/

Video email service - the app lets you send a video from your library or record one on your phone and send it.

BOX BROWNIE https://www.boxbrownie.com/ 

Professional photo editing, virtual staging, floor plan rendering

MY KCM - Keeping Current Matters https://www.keepingcurrentmatters.com/

Daily blog posts to share on social media and your blog.  Infographics and social media posts,  Videos weekly to share. Monthly national housing reports.

DOCUMENT SCANNING

• Evernote https://evernote.com/products/scannable 
• Cam Scanner https://www.camscanner.com/ 
• Scanner Pro https://apps.apple.com/xk/app/scanner-pro-pdf-scanner-app/id333710667 
• Turbo Scan Pro https://apps.apple.com/us/app/turboscan-document-scanner/id1017559099