Ten Reasons for all Real Estate Agents to use an IPhone

Of the many tools that Real Estate agents have at their disposal, none is more valuable than the mobile cell phone. These devices have gotten to be even more valuable lately with the advent of the smartphones, Blackberry's, Treo's and IPhones. I would like to recommend the Apple IPhone and the soon to be released (July 11^th) 3G IPhone. I will outline what I consider the top ten reasons to purchase one of these devices and how I believe that it can make us all more productive agents.

10) If you are not currently an A T & T user, the new IPhone 3G will only cost you $199 plus tax etc., considerably less than the previous price of $399.

9)  The Iphone uses Safari to surf the internet and it is very handy to have your entire database of contacts accessible anywhere...we use Top Producer and it works fine.

8)  You can access your local Government website to see tax records and plats at any property that you are showing (provided that you have cell coverage).

7)  The new 3G IPhone uses 3 different ways to access the internet. Edge Technology (A T & T's slowest), 3G (A T & T's newest and much faster technology, and of course Wi-Fi, (the fastest) that is now even available in all Starbucks.

6)  YouTube is included on all IPhones and YouTube even allows Real Estate advertising videos!

5)  Intellicast is a web based weather site that shows live radar maps of your location.

4)  Local MLS websites are available to you without having to go into your office or having to bother office staff. CMA's on the spot!

3)  You can pull up your own company website and look up info, pictures and prices on in-house properties.

2)  The 2 meg camera takes beautiful pictures which you can email anywhere at the touch of a button.

 1)  The built-in mapping program is now even better with GPS. You can have the phone locate you on a Google map, search for an address of a property, and it will map out a turn by turn list of list of directions from wherever you are at any location.

  Once again, a lot of technology for $199. If everyone on your team has one, then you can all talk to each other for free using mobile to mobile minutes!

Check it out!!!