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Mobile Appraiser

Remember the last time you called a real estate company and were greeted with an automated attendant and given the option to dial by name to find the  agent you were looking for?  Not only is this extremely easy to set up, it is fairly inexpensive to do. (image by Library of Virginia)
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Most real estate appraisers probably carry a flashlight with them.  You might need a flashlight when doing a head and shoulders inspection of an attic or crawl space and definitely need a flashlight when appraising a bank owned property that does not have the power turned on.
You might not need your flashlight anymore if you [...]

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With the release of iOS 4, AT&T finally allows internet tethering on the iPhone.  This lets you share your iPhone’s internet connection so you can surf the web wherever you have a cell phone signal.  This will definitely be useful for any mobile real estate professionals that need internet access but are not close to [...]

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Mobile real estate professionals are constantly on the road.  Whether on the way to a real estate appraisal, home inspection, or open house it is important to drive safely.  Photo by BryanMcDee.
Here are ten useful smartphone applications to help real estate professionals drive safely, be productive, and save gas:
1) DriveSafe.ly
DriveSafe.ly™ is a mobile application [...]

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Starbucks announced that starting July 1 it will begin offering unlimited free Wi-Fi.  The best part is that no registration is required.
At Starbucks, we love to give you more of what you’ve asked for. So soon you’ll be able to enjoy Wi-Fi at Starbucks in a way that goes beyond what we currently offer.  Starting [...]

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MapQuest has released a route planner that will optimize a route for up to 25 addresses.  You can even view and edit your map on your iPhone.
Need directions for a trip with multiple stops or are you simply looking for the ideal road trip planner? You have found it with the MapQuest Route Planner, which [...]

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Google has unveiled their Google Cloud Print that will enable you to print to ANY printer that is connected to the internet from ANY computer.
Our goal is to build a printing experience that enables any app (web, desktop, or mobile) on any device to print to any printer anywhere in the world.

According to Google, the cloud [...]

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AT&T has announced a new pricing plan for the iPhone that includes the ability to tether. Above photo by BryanMcDee.
What does this mean for the mobile real estate professional?  It means you might not ever be without an internet connection.
There are two pricing plans, a DataPro plan that gives you 2GB of data and a [...]

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It is becoming increasingly important to be able to access your data and files from anywhere.  One solution is to sync all of you files to all of your devices (desktop, laptops, smartphone, tablet, and even an iPad.  Unfortunately all of these devices have a limited amount of internal storage.
ZumoDrive can help solve this problem.
Zumodrive [...]

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MapQuest released a FREE iPhone app that includes voice navigation.  Not only does the app work extremely well, but it also includes features such as auto reroute and the ability to map multiple addresses.
MapQuest® 4 Mobile brings over a decade of digital mapping experience to your iPhone® with unique features to help you get where [...]

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