What tech tools do you love?

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As an investor, lender, agent, broker....what are the technology tools (websites, apps, etc) that you have found make life easier/more profitable/more productive?

Daniel Hyman · Answer

Evernote - Notes

Insightly  - Project Management

QBO - Accounting

TextExpander - Automation

Cody Lewis · Answer

What a great question. I'm excited to see what everyone in the thread says. Here are some of my favorites:

Pocasting and Zoom Calls: Camo Studio, Elgato Wave 3 Mic, Elgato Stream Deck, Podbean, CalDitit Thunderbolt 3 dockTask and Project Management: Things 3, Trello, ActiveCampaignAutomation: Zapier, Hazel, ActiveCampaign, TextExpander, Keyboard Maestro

Nkosi Groover · Answer

Hey, I love to use the apps below, have used them in the commercial real estate industry throughout Canada, UK, NYC, SF, LA. Helps me plan and budget accordingly to the projects I'm working on.

• Notion.so (Note Taking)Airtable (Project Management & Project Schedule)Asana (Project Management, Task List)
• Expensify (Expense & Budget Management)Google Workspace (Email, Phone)Dealcheck.io (Deal Calculator)

Lien Vuong · Answer

Task Management: Asana

Communication: G Suite

Prospecting: Vulcan

Property Management: Yardi Breeze

Matt C. · Answer

Good question, as an investor I'm always looking for better apps and technology to acquire better information and then make better decisions, that net me more profit.  I also want the tech to do most of the work if possible. That's why my phone is probably my most valuable tool. I use all the real estate websites like Zillow, Redfin, trulia, and realtor.com because they all tell me different pieces of information, for instance realtor.com gives me an idea on neighborhood noise and crime. Rentometer.com is critical because along with the above websites I get a sense of the rental estimates of a neighborhood. Then the BP calculators or a spreadsheet to make sure I'm making a good buy. I also search Homedepot.com to make sure contractors material estimates are making sense.

All of this to say I'm using a few simple tools right now, to make sure I'm buying right. As my rehabs and deal finding become more complex I'll upgrade to Propstream and project management software, but I'm not at that level yet. I hope this is useful for you.

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