As a Real Estate Broker with nearly 30 years experience I have seen allot of changes in the Real Estate technology arena. When i first started practicing we didn't have fax machines, cell phones, PC's, digital camera, and personal 3-1 printers.
We used Xerox machines, carbon paper, pay phones and you took your film to to be developed and waited several days or paid a premium for a 24 hour photo development.
That was the early 80's and this is the 21st century. Technology and the tools we use to practice real estate change weekly if not daily. What used to take years now can be done in a few days. Don't get me wrong I love technology and the changes it has brought to the industry. My question is; Is all this texting getting out of hand?
I see teenagers and many not so young walking in crowds, with know one watching as they walk. Everyone looking at their phone texting or e-mailing. For a non-scientific study I decided as I was heading to an appointment yesterday to watch everyone and try to make eye contact with other drivers. I wanted to see how many people were texting. I only saw a few people who weren't using their phones to text or checking their e-mail.
When I meet a new client I always what is their preference on how they would like to stay in contact. More and more it is through texting. These days I have a separate text only phone. I like the quickness and convenient and the response time. It is also true that most text are still actually read and most e-mail is never opened.
But now the local pizzeria, repairs shop and the local market sends you a text. You can scan a QR code and receive a text with the information back. You can receive a tweet or a Facebook status update via text. It will probably be soon where many will start ignoring their text or unsubscribe many of their would be text'r.
For now I'm enjoying the ability to communicate quickly and easily without allot of time wasted. Although I think I'm starting to think Old School. Maybe I will start picking up the phone and call if it's more then a few words. maybe the phone will come back in fashion.
...Oh no my text phone just went dead.
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