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Want to be a SMARTER AGENT? It's all in your CELL PHONE

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Real Estate Agent with REMAX

Smarter AgentI was watching the morning CBS news over the weekend and noticed a little blurb about how internet technology is going to hit consumers by way of CELL PHONE for searching homes for purchase.  This intrigued me, so I stopped to watch and see for myself.

The business is called Smarter Agent http://smarteragent.com  The deal is simply this:

  1. You drive around with your Cell phone with the Smarter Agent app downloaded at $5/month.
  2. You see a home (ANY HOME for sale or not) and stop the car.
  3. The phone will report your exact position to their servers (like a GPS)
  4. You use the phone to inquire about the property and it reports back that it IS or ISN'T for sale
  5. THEN, the phone will tell you its last date of closing and the settlement amount (scary huh??)
  6. The phone will show you similar homes with same features in a 5-mile radius
  7. If want to see these home, It will provide a map and guide you there as you drive.
  8. When you get there, it will give #bedrooms, #baths, price, etc.
  9. If you want to see it, you hit a button and your connected to a pre-screened Smarter Agent Agent.
  10. Smarter Agent receives referral fees for the closings.

Smarter Agent is not yet in our market but I am thinking about giving them a try once they do get here.  I was wondering if anyone here on The RAIN has had experience with these people and is this the way of the future?  Comments are Gladly welcome.

Christopher Smith
TREGO REALTY - Cedar Rapids, IA
Great information and definitely a "work smarter, not harder" tool for all of our real estate belts!
Oct 03, 2006 07:02 AM
Jon Ernest
Spotlight Realty - Brookline, MA

Brutal, I thought "comments are gladly welcome"...

That's flagrant false advertising.

Oct 03, 2006 08:08 AM
DELETE THIS ACCOUNT .
International, IT

This is a very interesting concept.  I'll be interested to see how quickly this grows.

"...#4.  You use the phone to inquire about the property and it reports back that it IS or ISN'T for sale..."

I assume this too will leave out all the FSBO homes since this will undoubtedly be based on the MLS?  If this service really takes off, it won't be long before a homeowner is able to add their home to the "For Sale" listings through this service making their database even more rich and valuable to the consumer than the MLS.

Yes - the way we do business as real estate professionals will certainly be changing in a major way over the next few years.  What will really be interesting is to see all the new ideas come and go and see what actually sticks.

GREAT POST, CHERYL! 

Oct 19, 2006 03:51 PM
Ginger S
Wilkinson & Associates, Wilmington NC - Wilmington, NC
Wilmington NC Real Estate & Relocation~
Fascinating stuff. Thank for the helpful info.
Nov 09, 2006 03:53 PM
Todd Clark - Retired
eXp Realty LLC - Tigard, OR
Principle Broker Oregon

That is some real scary technology, talk about a big brother feel to it!

Mar 27, 2008 05:24 PM
Marjorie Taylor
Florida Homes Realty and Mortgage - Saint Augustine, FL
New Homes in St. Augustine Florida

I've just started marketing Smarter Agent on my Website and plan to initiate a marketing campaign.  There are not many agents that I know who use it.  I think I'll have the edge for sure! 

Jul 29, 2009 06:28 AM