“We all know you have to respond to leads quickly,” explains Moore. “When that lead comes in, no matter where I am, I can now generate and send the RVMs from the app on my phone. To be able to send a branded, thorough, analytical report is huge. The worst email you can send is one stating, ‘I’ll get back to you.’ I’ll pull over to the side of the road, fire off a report in a minute, and check it off the to-do list. We spend a lot of time adding appointments and to-dos to our calendars, but if we could just knock things off our calendars, we’d be better off.”
The quantity and accuracy of the data available through RPR is also second to none, adds Moore. “The conglomeration of all the data sources in one spot saves me time and money. It prevents me from having to go to the MLS, to public tax records, to the recorder’s website to look up loan information. REALTORS® owe it to themselves to calculate what they’re worth an hour. Before you make those decisions of what to do with your time—look to leverage it. Time is irreplaceable.”
Building Business while Gaining Balance
“Think about how people use their phones today,” says Reggie Nicolay. “Sometimes your phone is the only thing you have with you. Deals aren’t made in the office anymore. They’re made on the sidewalk or in a restaurant.” By allowing real estate professionals to quickly connect with clients on the go, RPR Mobile not only helps better serve today’s consumers, it helps REALTORS® live their lives.
“The app has helped me maintain a balanced life,” says Nicole Nicolay. “I can be out with the kids, and if someone calls about a listing, I can use RPR Mobile to bring up the property and call the agent. There’s a big difference between being able to handle it right then and putting off that client and saving that type of work for the end of the day.”
By taking full advantage of using the RPR Web application in tandem with RPR Mobile, Nicole Nicolay has been able to work more effectively to build business while in the field. “Not only do the website and mobile versions have the same info, it’s essentially a smart app, storing all the info from recent activity and searches,” she explains. “When preparing for an open house, I’ll run a neighborhood report and property report on my desktop before heading out and set out a copy of each with my listing flyer. The app is one of my go-to resources when I’m meeting people at open houses. It gives me a way to easily collect someone’s info when talking to them and then email them or text them a report from the app. RPR gives me a tool and resource to help educate my clients. I can showcase my knowledge of the area, and back it up with a great tool and resource; I don’t have to sell myself.”
“I can’t impress upon you enough how important time is,” says Tomlinson. “If a client needs something on the fly, a tax roll or a picture, I can get it off to them. Having the ability to get the information immediately is huge, because, in reality, five minutes later may be too late.”
Quality Updates to Enhance Business
RPR has already added many new features to RPR Mobile since its debut, including drawing custom search areas, searching based on school attendance zones, and viewing school information.
“The user interface is excellent,” says Tomlinson. “I’m the biggest fan of RPR and I just mentioned it at a big company get together we had. If you aren’t using RPR, you should be. It’s the tool that you can really impress with.”
According to Moore, “I just taught a class for my office last week and I told the room of about 40 – 50 agents, ‘If you’re not using the RPR Mobile app, you’re crazy. You’re working too hard.’”
For more information, please visit blog.narrpr.com/mobile.
Paige Tepping and Nick Caruso contributed to this article.
