05Feb 2014 by Byron Underwood
Cartavi: Document Management for Savvy Real Estate Professionals

Cartavi: Document Management for Savvy Real Estate Professionals

Technology
The speed of business today requires professional real estate agents to have a level of mobility and knowledge of technology and products available. Agents have been capable for several years to create transaction documents using many different programs. [caption id="attachment_425" align="aligncenter" width="258"] Cartavi Document Management for Real Estate Professionals[/caption] UELA and ESIGN In the past, agents would write offers and contracts using online programs and then print or email the documents for their clients to sign. In recent years, thanks to the Uniform Electronic Signature Act and the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, signatures given electronically are considered valid. This change in law and improvement in technology has paved the way for paperless transaction management. Initially, the paperless agent received electronically signed documents from clients and then,…
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27Dec 2013 by Byron Underwood
Evernote: A Tool for Mobile Agents

Evernote: A Tool for Mobile Agents

Business, General, Real Estate, Technology
Remember the good ol' days? The ones before cell phones and even way back... before computers? I remember as a kid going for the first time to Walt Disney World in Florida. I couldn't wait to ride Space Mountain. Wow! I believe we made a bee-line to it from the front gate. Even though we endured an hour-plus long wait to get on this futuristic space journey, it was all it was advertised. I loved Space Mountain! What has stuck with me all these years were some of the predictions, or what I thought really... promises, about the coming computer age. "Computers," the voice said as we clicked towards the top of the ride, "will make all of our lives easier." Remember? Oh boy! Remember the prediction of the four…
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11Jul 2012 by Rita

Netiquette and Teliquette

Business, Technology
Telephone etiquette and internet etiquette via e-mail are actually hot topics right now as many believe the use of e-mail and cell phones have brought into the business environment a loss of good manners. E-mailing is as important as live phone conversations in today’s companies and many employers are losing customers, leads and dollars due to poorly handled e-mails. One can have their character, performance and intelligence pre-determined by the way they write, reply and use e-mail communication. Let’s start with the basics of e-mail. There must be a subject line that demonstrates the core meaning of your e-mail message. There should always be a greeting as with any mail correspondence; that is just good manners. There should be a closing so as to not make you sound terse or…
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12Jul 2011 by Rita

QR code = Quick Response Code

Technology
From Wikipedia: a QR code abbreviated from Quick Response code is a specific matrix barcode or two dimensional code that is readable by dedicated QR barcode readers and camera telephones. The code consists of black modules arranged in a square pattern on a white background. The information encoded may be text, URL, or other data. Common in Japan, where it was created by Toyota subsidiary Denso-Wave in 1994, the QR code is the one of the most popular types of two-dimensional barcodes. The QR code was designed to allow its contents to be decoded at high speed. There are two main things that you have to have when you want to use QR codes:  A mobile phone with a camera and internet connectivity  A QR code reader Where do I…
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