Question by : What real estate software requirements do you have?
If you are a real estate professional, read on.
What features are you missing in your current real estate software for publishing properties in your portfolio, or what software features would allow you to boost your business or productivity?
What software do you currently use to publish your properties on the internet, and how do you make sure that the correct audience gets informed about your new property?
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Answer by the_unluckiest
If you’re thinking of breaking in to the industry, then you’re up against some very, very stiff competition.
Most web hosting services (Ubertor, MyRealPage) etc have set themselves up for a huge following. There’s different layouts to choose from, functionality varies etc and the prices are tiered and reasonable. If you have the manpower and the advertising dollars to afford to start a new one, go for it!
Each service isn’t perfect. I hate the way photos are displayed on one service. I also hate the way the information is displayed. On the other hand, showing a “walk score” of the building/unit is great for people who want to know what’s around the area for convenience purposes. The most annoying thing is how difficult it is for 90% of programmers/web designers to use the service. In fact, the service has a list of approved vendors it works diligently with. If you’re not one of those vendors or use one, then good luck trying to design the pages without running into major issues. I hired my own designer who I work well with and he could only manage to do 30-40% of the design work because the programming and functionality was limited to those who know the service well and how to work around it – monopoly much?
As for “software”, it’s not called software. It’s not a program you have on your computer. You go to a link, log in to your site and manage your listings from there. If you want, they’re linked to your board number so when your listings pop on MLS, you can download it directly to your site so you’re not manually re-entering stuff. There’s no magic or additional charge etc. Flat rate fee for usage.
There is no way to get your listings or properties to the “correct” audience. If that were the case, we wouldn’t have so many search engines, MLS.com etc and there would be just a magical way to have flyer drops to specific buyers etc – dream on!
Most agents will agree that real estate software is a bunch of mumbo jumbo. People have their own databases managed via Excel or Access or Maximizer etc. Actual software like Top Producer has been, in my opinion, an absolute waste of money and a complete money grab.
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