{"id":9974,"date":"2009-10-06T23:03:12","date_gmt":"2009-10-07T06:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=9974"},"modified":"2009-10-08T17:45:08","modified_gmt":"2009-10-09T00:45:08","slug":"want-buyers-to-think-your-better-than-sliced-bread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/9974\/want-buyers-to-think-your-better-than-sliced-bread\/","title":{"rendered":"Want buyers to think you are better than sliced bread?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Were ready for step two of the series on how to effectively use a tablet PC to run your day to day real estate tasks.\u00a0 I&#8217;m including a screencast to actually give you some visualization on how I actually use my tablet PC for working with buyers in the field. <strong>Warning: Please turn down volume on screencast prior to starting.<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href='http:\/\/screenr.com\/Content\/assets\/screenr_0817090731.swf'>Using a tablet PC when out in the field<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The basic premise of what I do with buyers out in the field is extremely simple but very effective for organization, having a go-to information source, and being looked to at a whole new light in your clients eyes.<\/p>\n<p>What I do when working with buyers using my tablet PC:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fire up my MLS and find the homes that I will be showing to my buyer<\/li>\n<li>Go to File Print and select the Print labeled &#8220;One Note 2007&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Once the spec sheet is in One Note I move it into a pre-created notebook for my specific client for organizational reasons<\/li>\n<li>You can also print specific tax bills or anything relevant to that specific house you can think of that maybe handy and impressive to show in-front buyers.\u00a0 The most relevant thing that I have added into my showings is the listing history\/price change sheet.\u00a0 (We all know they ask they questions almost every time no more fumbling, time to be the expert we really are!)<\/li>\n<li>Next I go show the house and take notes on each property that we see so I can give relevant feedback to the listing agent.\u00a0 Taking notes on every house is also a great way to remind buyers about the prior homes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As you can see what I&#8217;m presenting here is really simple and should not intimidate anyone that is afraid of technology.\u00a0 It&#8217;s as simple as Print\/Move to a Notebook this is a good start of what we will be building in on future posts.<br \/>\nThe real reason I&#8217;ve decided to take on this Tablet PC for Real Estate blog journey is to communicate with other people who share similiar interest&#8217;s and can share new ways of working with a tablet PC to become more efficient <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/9974\/want-buyers-to-think-your-better-than-sliced-bread\/#more-9974\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Were ready for step two of the series on how to effectively use a tablet PC to run your day to day real estate tasks.\u00a0 I&#8217;m including a screencast to actually give you some visualization on how I actually use my tablet PC for working with buyers in the field. 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