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