IPad....More than just for playing games;)

This Christmas I was fortunate enough to get an IPad as one of my gifts. I had heard all these great things about it and had wanted one so I was super psyched to get it. For all the reason's that I had to get it the biggest one is the one no one wants to admit when they get/buy something expensive, it's cool!

I read article after article about the usefulness for real estate agents when doing presentations and getting information on the go. I have enjoyed making use of my IPad for these reasons and have now found others as well.

It's extremely common for me to be in a hurry and not have been able to do the proper preparation when showing homes to clients (surprise, surprise!). So as I try and frantically gather information to print off but instead I was able to use the Internet on my IPad and saved information sheets, photos, get directions, etc. to use in a very short amount of time. I was able to get PDF's on my IPad, JPEG's and others using the DropBox app which syncs up to 2 GB of whatever from your computer to your IPad wirelessly for free! You can do more for a fee but lets face it, who wants to pay for anything!!!

I've enjoyed very much this new digital tool for me to use as a real estate practitioner and I know that there are so many uses for the same kind of people like me but in different professions as well.

Happy "App"ing!

Feeling like a Real Estate........ Mogul?

Greetings one and all!

Now that Christmas is over and the New Year is no longer new, I have struggled to get back in the mix of things. Real Estate in the Lincoln area has seen a temporary slow down mainly because of the constant snow that we seem to be getting. November and December were great months for the local real estate market however as Lincoln enjoyed a large boost in home sales. In my quest to continue riding that boost I have found myself wanting more......

I have always tried to think of different areas of real estate that I would like to take advantage of in this economic climate. Rentals? Land Development? New Construction? I see great potential in each different area but also potential for great loss as well. So I pose the question to you out there.......What do you think? What, if any of these areas, have you tried out? What was your experience? I have had some hands on experience in each of these but haven't really gone...."full steam ahead" with any either. SO......let me know what you think......what your rich Uncle thinks......