How Much Technology Is Too Much?
- By Kurt Lynn
- Published 07/21/2008
Kurt Lynn
Kurt directs the marketing and communications activities at RealtySoft. He has a long, successful track record in the hi-tech industry and frequently is a prolific freelance writer both in and out of the real estate marketplace.
I have a friend who is a long-standing real estate agent in my neighborhood. This fellow is completely wired! And I mean literally. He has a notebook, a blackberry, a Boingo! account (wireless anywhere), a fax-to-email service, and 3 different websites. He can type 120 wpm and he can thumb text faster than my 18-year old daughter!
As far as real estate goes, he seems to be doing OK (we haven't really talked numbers) -- I mean, he's been an agent now for more than 10 years, so something must be working, he takes a good vacation to a beach spot each year, and he drives an A4 (but it's his only car).
But the question I have for him (and you readers) is this: Does all the electronics really pay off? And how do you know it pays off better than other alternatives?
Let's hear some feedback on this -- I'm really interested in YOUR experience on this.
As far as real estate goes, he seems to be doing OK (we haven't really talked numbers) -- I mean, he's been an agent now for more than 10 years, so something must be working, he takes a good vacation to a beach spot each year, and he drives an A4 (but it's his only car).
But the question I have for him (and you readers) is this: Does all the electronics really pay off? And how do you know it pays off better than other alternatives?
Let's hear some feedback on this -- I'm really interested in YOUR experience on this.
