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Are You Keeping Up With Change?

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Real Estate Agent with Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com SAL.2002007747

Are You Keeping Up With Change?personal check

Yesterday I wrote a personal check...remember those?  With electronic bill pay, Paypal and other methods, personal checks are getting scarce.  With 30 checks in a book, it now takes us about four months to use one book, something that would have happened in a matter of weeks a couple of decades ago!  If we switched to electronic giving at our church, that four months might go out to eight months!

Real estate continues to change too!  Technology continues to give us new avenues for promoting our clients and our services.  As REALTORs®, part of our job is to continually evaluate the latest offerings, and decide what is cost effective, which just sounds nice but doesn't return anything on our investment, and act accordingly.

Some technologies have a definite impact and are an essential part of our daily tool bag:  smartphones, websites, blogging, wireless capable laptops, high speed Internet access.

Some new methods may turn out to be a false start, since not every technology actually delivers on it's promises or isn't the best choice and will ultimately disappear from our landscape (e.g. 8 track tapes, VCR tapes, cassette tapes).

Are you keeping up with Change?


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Liz and Bill  aka BLiz

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Comments(74)

Liz and Bill Spear
Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH
Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

Claudette, We're on the same page.  Evaluate, weigh the pros and cons, is it worth the time, effort and cash?

Cheryl, We've been noticing your iPAD posts.  We're still running on an old Dell laptop, probable replacement during the winter.

Michael, A two year contract on a phone leaves us perpetually behind on the newest and greatest, but in general, what we have is more than adequate.  The technologists would have you change your laptop and your phone every few months just to keep up with the latest...but is it needed?

Nov 08, 2010 12:20 AM
Gay E. Rosen
Julia B. Fee Sotheby's International Realty - Larchmont, NY
As Real as Real Estate Gets!

Hi Liz and Bill: It is so hard to try and keep up with the new technology...  but a necessity.. (sigh!)... Have a great one. Gay

Nov 08, 2010 12:42 AM
Liz and Bill Spear
Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH
Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

Gay, We don't have to keep up with everything, just the ones that make a positive difference.  Knowing which ones that will be...ahh....there's the rub!

Nov 08, 2010 12:46 AM
Bernadine Hunter, SFR, ACRE
Keller Williams Greater Columbus Realty - Pickerington, OH
"Finding Solution to Your Real Estate Needs"

I've learned so much new technology since being on AR. It really is a great forum for education and advancement.

Nov 08, 2010 01:24 AM
Liz and Bill Spear
Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH
Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

Bernadine, AR is a fantastic source of new information and training.  We've never found a better place than here!

Nov 08, 2010 01:44 AM
The Scott Loper Team Bux-Mont Premier Properties
Keller Williams Real Estate - Montgomeryville - Lansdale, PA

Hi Liz and Bill,

I am with Claudette, we don't go after all new technology.  We only want what will make us more productive and prefer some things that are a little time-tested as the learning curve and aggravation are not always worth it.  Good or bad, we still write plenty of checks.

~Lisa

Nov 08, 2010 02:29 AM
Liz and Bill Spear
Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH
Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

Lisa, I think we're on the same page.  We want improvement in our life and capability, but aren't adverse to trying something new if it shows enough promise.

Nov 08, 2010 02:34 AM
Jim Shaw
Premiere Plus Realty Co. - Naples, FL
Real Estate Sales Associate, Naples Luxury Real Estate

Good post!

I love technology until it breaks down!  Ugh!!

Nov 08, 2010 02:43 AM
Liz and Bill Spear
Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH
Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

Jim, That's certainly the risk with technology.  When it goes south, things get hectic in a hurry!  I don't want to think about how many unexpected hours and late nights spent fixing a tech problem.

Nov 08, 2010 02:46 AM
Karen Feltman
Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, IA KW Legacy Group - Cedar Rapids, IA
Relocation Specialist in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

With all the new technology, we still have to remember that this business is ultimately still high touch.  All the technology helps drive buyers and sellers to us, but in the end it is the service that keeps them coming back and referring the people that they care about.  Keeping up with the change is just making one business decision at a time and implementing it fully.  Great post!

Nov 08, 2010 03:11 AM
Liz and Bill Spear
Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH
Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

Karen, Agreed.  It's that combination of agent with the personal touch and the right technology that should do well.

Nov 08, 2010 03:49 AM
David Lee ~ Orange County, Ca ~ Cash Flow Specialist
United Realty - Garden Grove, CA

I believe change is always a good thing. For instance the change the market has brought us is good for realtors who are targeting short sales and reos. Change is required to survive in this world and I'm for it.

 

David

Nov 08, 2010 04:50 AM
Liz and Bill Spear
Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH
Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

David, We'll disagree a bit.  Not all change is necessarily for the better, but have no problem with changes for the good.  What is good change may be somewhat subjective.

Nov 08, 2010 05:07 AM
Brent Wells
The LivingWell Team - Prosper, TX
Dallas - Fort Worth

BLiz,

There is a great adage: 'Just because you can do something, does not mean you should.' I have always heard of it as an engineers motto and can apply to REALTORs adopting tech quite well. Some technology is extremely effective, but the majority of the new items coming along are not.

-Brent

Nov 08, 2010 05:55 AM
Liz and Bill Spear
Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH
Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

Brent, Hmmm... I'm an engineer! And I agree.  Assess new ideas (and on AR they come straight to you), then decide the likelihood of positive impact, and if positive, enough to justify the expended resources?  Selectively implement those with best chance of helping us.  I don't want the latest gizmo just to have the latest gizmo.  Bill

Nov 08, 2010 06:09 AM
Liz and Bill Spear
Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH
Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

Erica, Our office also has online forms, others Liz and I created for ourselves using Adobe Acrobat.  E signature hasn't caught on here yet.

Nov 08, 2010 07:11 AM
Donna Harris
Donna Homes, powered by JPAR - TexasRealEstateMediationServices.com - Austin, TX
Realtor,Mediator,Ombudsman,Property Tax Arbitrator

I got stuck behind some old lady at the grocery store who was writing a check, and I think the cashier forgot how to process those...

Nov 08, 2010 07:23 AM
Liz and Bill Spear
Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH
Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

Whoa...can't remember the last time I wrote a check at the grocery store!

Nov 08, 2010 07:44 AM
Christine Donovan
Donovan Blatt Realty - Costa Mesa, CA
Broker/Attorney 714-319-9751 DRE01267479 - Costa M

I'm working on it. QR codes are the next thing I need to investigate.

Nov 08, 2010 01:35 PM
Liz and Bill Spear
Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH
Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

Christine, I'm a little skeptical of them taking off in my area, perhaps decent odds in Cincinnati itself, but the further out, the less likely I think it'll have the desired impact.  However, doesn't hurt to check into it and perhaps try a few stickers here and there!

Nov 08, 2010 01:58 PM