Internet or computer tools and services which aren't specifically marketed toward the real estate community, but may be applied to Realtors or realty consumers.
Jott. The name itself is simplistic. Even the slogan says “Get Simple Back”. The more I use Jott, the more I am impressed with what it does.
Jott.com is a service that allows a person to make a phone call from their cell phone and dictate a message. This message is then transcribed and sent automatically in an email. The email contains both the transcribed message as well as an audio file of the message. This in itself is impressive, but Jott has taken their product steps further.
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In the early days of real estate, there were no lockboxes. In some parts of the country, some homes didn’t even have door locks! And why would they. Someone was always home. The best security device was probably named Fido!
FACT - There are an estimated 2,329,9501 annual burglaries nationwide, with an annual loss by victims of approximately $3.1 billion.
FACT - A burglary takes place every 12 seconds and produces an average loss of $1,675 per event.
FACT - This year, one in six homes will be burglarized.1 Burglars will spend no longer than 1 minute to break into a home.
FACT - 60% of residential burglaries occur during the daylight hours.
Here are a few easy-to-follow suggestions to keep yourself and your home or business safe:
Keep the exterior of your home or business brightly lit at night. Burglars will be less likely to approach a well-lit area.
Lock windows and outside doors whenever they’re closed. Don’t do the burglar’s job for him. Ensure that all entries to your home or business are secured.
Burglars will generally try to enter your house unseen, favoring rear doors, and particularly sliding doors that are usually left unlocked. Secure sliding glass doors with a dowel in the inside track.
Never hide a key outside your house. Everyone thinks to look in the same place for a spare key (including the burglar), so don’t leave keys above the door frame or under the doormat.
Prune shrubs to keep them from concealing doors or windows. Stealth is the burglar’s best friend, and the more you do to remove that advantage, the less likely you are to be a victim.
Source: National Crime Prevention Council & FBI 1999 Uniform Crime Reports
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Sometimes you find a little program that makes your business life so much simpler. LogMeIn.com is one of those programs. Imagine that you live several miles from your office. You’ve just driven home and realize that you forgot to copy some files from your office computer to bring home with you. You could jump back in your car, drive back to the office… OR… sit down at your computer at home and go to LogMeIn.com, sign in and log directly on to your office PC. Trip saved… Time Saved… Money Saved! Did I mention that LogMeIn.com is FREE? Read on....
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