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The SalesForce building is a symbol of what is coming

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Real Estate Agent with The Virtual Real Estate Team 104556

I was in San Francisco two weekends ago to speak to an investor group and when I was in town I saw an amazing site which turned out to be the new SalesForce building. When completed it will be the tallest building west of Chicago at 1070 feet and it dwarfs the skyline there. I should have taken a picture but I have this public domain picture from the ABC news channel in San Francisco. It was a bit foggy the day I saw it and the top was shrouded which added to it majestic look. 

I have been following the development of artificial intelligence in their platform and if I was running a team this would be my CRM even with the $150 per month charge. Now the AI will even analyze your email inbox to let you know what should be your immediate attention. The AI analyzes email content and makes that decision for you and as this developments it even analyzes your marketing and can adjust for that. Bill Gates was on CBS this morning on Friday and was specifically talking about the importance of AI. When asked about development he gave it 5 years to be perfected.

5 Years!!! I have about 5 years left where I want to keep working at real estate but my fascination with AI just might make me hang around longer. If you are a new agent and plan to practice real estate for the next 20 years you better get on board for this just like many of us recognized the importance of the Web for marketing in the 1990s. I am not saying that AI will replace humans, but I do believe it is the one development where I can use that overused and misplaced word, disruption. This building should tell you something and FYI, I analyzed the stock and it is over performing. I bought it since it is too late for Amazon or Apple. Follow the leader.

William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

I like to see very tall buildings...they use a small land footprint

Sep 24, 2017 12:06 PM
MichelleCherie Carr Crowe .Just Call. 408-252-8900
Get Results Team...Just Call (408) 252-8900! . DRE #00901962 . Licensed to Sell since 1985 . Altas Realty - San Jose, CA
Family Helping Families Buy & Sell Homes 40+ Years

It is amazing to see how many AI developments are happening, even just in the every day research! It likely is in the future but I hope we use it wisely

Sep 24, 2017 01:29 PM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

I was one of those people who hung onto a flip phone longer than some.  I loved the simplicity of it all.  Yet, when I finally purchased my first smartphone, I began to understand what I had been missing.  I often use the microphone to ask Google questions like, "Who did Pete Ranzany fight against?"  Right away, Boom Mancini's name popped up.  That was the guy I was trying to recall.  Both lived here in the Sacramento area during the peak of their boxing years in the 1980s.  There's no need for Encyclopedia Britannica any longer.  The future of AI is what we have now, only on steroids.

Sep 24, 2017 01:45 PM
Hannah Williams
HomeStarr Realty - Philadelphia, PA
Expertise NE Philadelphia & Bucks 215-820-3376

Joe Pryor  I saw a special about AI so amazing . It has come so far . It is almost like the science Fiction books I have read coming to fact . The future shall be so unbelievable -  Great stock tip

Sep 24, 2017 01:45 PM
Susan Haughton
Long and Foster REALTORS (703) 470-4545 - Alexandria, VA
Susan & Mindy Team...Honesty. Integrity. Results.

The future looks fascinating with AI becoming more involved in so many facets of our lives, but as Michelle Carr-Crowe-Top 1% Diamond Certified Real Estate Team Sells Cupertino San Jose Homes-Just Call 408-252-8900 says, I fervently hope we use it wisely

Sep 24, 2017 02:50 PM
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Joe,

It is a question that comes up in conversation with friends, and like Susan Haughton mentioned wisdom is needed to use it well.  A

Sep 24, 2017 03:49 PM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Joe, technology is moving in leaps and bounds what previously took decades became seven to ten years and now five.... half of me wants it the other half I can do without...Endre

Sep 24, 2017 04:43 PM
James Dray
Fathom Realty - Bentonville, AR

Good morning Joe.

I can see that happening.  With so many companies starting up that avenue, I wonder which one I may want to put my money in..  Decisions

Sep 25, 2017 03:17 AM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten
HomeSmart Real Estate - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

Joe very interesting indeed. There is a lot of 'disruption' going on and lots of new ways of doing and being - AI is on the way.

Sep 25, 2017 10:46 AM
Brian England
Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ
MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

I don't think I would want to go to the top of that building, as I am scared of heights, haha.  I would not be able to look out of the window from the top.

Sep 25, 2017 11:11 AM
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

Oh, I find that interesting as well, Joe and hope that in 5 years you take on that AI fascination with a focus on real estate and bring us something spectacular to improve our businesses!

I have heard many wonderful things about SalesForce but, am currently with Brivity but, there's no AI involved in that system. I think I would love the email feature. I'm currently paying for another system to go through emails for me - that can be a real time-suck in our business. This system that I use is helping tremendously though.

Sep 25, 2017 09:10 PM
Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS
Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA
South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

That was a very interesting perspective. Thank you Joe Pryor 

Sep 25, 2017 09:54 PM
Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543
Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 - Downingtown, PA
Selling the Main Line & Chester County

It is amazing what is changing and the speed of change around us as well. My son told his son who is eight, don't worry about learning to drive, all the cars will be self driving by the time you are old enough to drive, he might be right.

Sep 27, 2017 07:55 AM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Thank you very much, Joe, for sharing your experience and your thoughts.

Sep 27, 2017 05:00 PM
Lottie Kendall
Compass - San Francisco, CA
Helping make your real estate dreams a reality

Hi Joe - yes, the Sales Force tower dominates the skyline; it can be seen from almost every neighborhood---and it IS big!

I like your comments about AI - life is changing that's for sure, just like skylines.

Sep 28, 2017 06:08 PM
Lloyd Binen
Certified Realty Services - Saratoga, CA
Silicon Valley Realtor since 1976; 408-373-4411

AI will likely be disruptive technology. 

As a complete aside (but interesting from a RE perspective); the 58-story building next to the Salesforce building--Millennium Towers a luxury condo high rise--has sunk 16 inches and tilted 2" since it opened about 10 years ago.  The drama and lawsuits have been playing out in the local media over the last 3-4 years.  It's a mess.

Sep 28, 2017 06:18 PM
Stavrula "Sam" Crafa, RNC,GRI, CDPE, PSA
Future Home Realty - Seminole, FL
Providing the integrity and service you deserve.

I hope to not be in this business too much longer myself. But it sure will be intersting to see where real estate and this profession in 20 years, God willing I live that long. 

Sep 28, 2017 07:41 PM
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

I haven't been to SFO for a bit so haven't seen this new structure. You do have to consider what Lloyd Binen says about the Millenium Tower and the issues there. And I can just imagine what they have to do to make the building as safe as possible for earthquakes.

As far as AI is concerned, it's impressive what it can do, and how quickly things are changing. Can you imagine 5 years from now?

Jeff

Sep 28, 2017 08:45 PM
Jan Green - Scottsdale, AZ
Value Added Service, 602-620-2699 - Scottsdale, AZ
HomeSmart Elite Group, REALTOR®, EcoBroker, GREEN

I had better pay attention and start understanding AI a lot better.  Best to stay ahead by knowing what's coming!  

Oct 12, 2017 09:58 AM