As the world says goodbye to paper record-keeping, digital technology is making life easier for stakeholders across the real estate spectrum.
More tools and software platforms seem to be released each month but if you choose carefully you and your team can use them to streamline almost every area of your rent roll and real estate sales business.
As well as reducing paperwork, the following tools can help you deal with strata administration, make inspections more efficient and nurture leads at the right time.
Take a look at the following and chat with your team about the services and tools which may be useful for them:
InspectRealEstate
InspectRealEstate, known as IRE, is an Australian-based software company which creates quality, customised solutions for clients, property seekers and property owners.
This platform’s products address the day-to-day frustrations encountered in the property industry and are designed to help users save time and be more productive.
The IRE platform performs many functions, including providing customised, tailored responses 24/7 to enquiries from all major portals.
IRE can also track multiple sets of keys for each property, ensuring they are always in the right place at the right time. Its software keeps track of everything there is to know about your keys such as who has a key and when it is due back.
Visit https://www.inspectrealestate.com.au/
Our Property
This online platform has functions for PMs, property owners, tenants and tradies. It is designed to reduce the cost of property management, free up PMs’ time, reduce rental arrears and remove the bottlenecks of property management.
Users of this platform say it increases profits, improves client experience and lowers stress.
Visit: https://www.ourproperty.com.au/
Local Agent Finder
This platform brings Australian agents together in one place so property sellers and investors can connect with the right agents.
Register your details and information will automatically be presented to homeowners who are relevant to you.
Visit: https://www.localagentfinder.com.au/
Real Time Agent
The sales process is faster, better and cheaper with Real Time Agent.
You can use the software to:
Never miss a signature or a field on a contract again
Automatically send a copy to the vendor, agent and office all at the click of a button
Automatically calculate the 10% range and the commission rates
You can also digitise the contract process whilst ensuring compliance.
Once you have a sales result, it will:
Automate reporting to major media publications
Auto generate clearance rates
Instantly notify your team at the fall of the hammer
Start leveraging your bid data
Visit: https://www.realtimeagent.com.au/
Managed App
Managed App gives a more connected management experience for managers and renters, and better investor outcomes for owners. It’s pitched as the first and only fully-automated payment platform for property management.
With this tool, PMs use an ‘Action Centre’, with smart filtering and priority management so it is easy to stay on top of jobs.
Visit: https://managedapp.com.au/
Sorted
This handy app lets tenants pay all their different bills from the one place. Investment or holiday property owners can use it for the same purpose.
With Sorted, end users like tenants and investors don’t have to remember account numbers or passwords for multiple accounts. All their details are safe, with a record of everything so they never have to repeat themselves or look up information.
As an agency, you can partner with Sorted to improve your client experiences.
Visit: https://www.sortedservices.com/rea
Strata Vote
StrataVote allows strata managers to create meetings and issue agendas, allow virtual voting, manage legislatively compliant meetings and more.
Users can access templates to create agendas and minutes, reducing the need for printed documents and postage.
Visit: https://stratavote.com/
ActivePipe
Effortlessly automate tailored emails to stay in touch with every contact and unlock the opportunities in your database with ActivePipe.
Set it up once and ActivePipe will nurture your prospects along the funnel, connecting you with the best leads every day so you can spend more time selling and less time marketing.
Visit: https://activepipe.com/
Aire
Aire uses a digital assistant called ‘RiTA’ to help agents make hyper-personalised and relevant connections with the people in their community.
Use this product to manage relationships at scale and create highly targeted prospect communications.
Visit: https://getaire.com.au/
VaultRE
This platform gives you a ‘bottomless’ CRM solution which is purpose designed for real estate businesses.
Salespeople can access the cloud-based app when they are on the go, administration will use the platform for the ease of settling a property and the business owner can rely on VaultRE to customise their own reporting.
Repetitive tasks are automated through an inbuilt workflow solution, and actions are triggered to run automatically based on different events occuring.
Visit: https://www.vaultre.com.au/
Bidtracker
Bidtracker is a captures meaningful property data in real-time.
It can:
Capture auction bids and sales results in real time
Record critical auction and private sale data
Report sales results instantly
Use this platform to:
Enhance the sales team communication loop
Cut out onerous inter office SMS and phone communication for reporting purposes
Store auction bid sheets electronically, ensuring compliance
Visit: http://bidtracker.com.au/
iAgree
Skip the hassle of manually signing documents then scanning and storing them with this e-signature app.
Feedback for this tool claims “Leases are prepared, sent and signed by all parties within an hour, no matter where the parties are located. Constant email alerts keep you up-to-date along the way.”
iAgree streamlines the lease signing process, while saving time, deals and paper.
Visit: https://iagree.com.au/
Many of these platforms offer low-cost subscriptions which can save your agency thousands of dollars by increasing efficiency and communications. Take a look at the reviews and talk to the vendor about a free trial to determine if they are right for you.
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