Location, location, location – it’s the motto of every real estate agent on the planet. However, any successful agent knows that most valuable piece of property is actually located right on your computer desktop.
Having project management software on your PC puts your listings just a click away and gives you unprecedented power and control over accessing the information, that will help you make the sale.
Clients rely on real estate agents to be organized, knowledgeable and able to communicate details and numbers at the drop of a dime. Otherwise, they could just take on the responsibility of listing their home on their own.
The reason they entrust the listing to a professional agent, is because they are looking for the organized edge that an agent brings to the table. When juggling dozens of listings at a time and facilitating multiple home sales at once, even the most adept of agents would burn out were it not for having the right tools.
Project management software can help a real estate agent to keep track of sale activities, price changes and selling trends in the regions and neighborhoods they work in. An agent must know the area he or she covers inside and out. An agent must available to answer complex, detailed questions about a home’s history, its interior and exterior details, as well as its pricing particulars.
Outdated filing systems prevent a real estate agent from being able to deliver answers quickly and efficiently. However, project management software puts answers right at an agent’s fingertips.
Project management software also helps agents to be more attuned to their individual client’s needs, by letting them set up specific criteria and facts for pleasing clients and knowing what types of homes interest them. As they walk each client through the process of buying or selling a home, staying on track with where they are in the process, from loan applications to closing dates, helps to empower the agent to be available and cooperative in a way that makes every client feel, like they are their only client.
The right project management software truly increases the property value of a real estate agent’s reputation in the industry for being knowledge, organized, and respected.