2. The once-funny statement “there’s an app for
that” is now true much more often than not.
With close to 1 million mobile apps available for
download, it can be an overwhelming task to
sort out the truly useful from those that are
simply entertaining - not to mention those that
are just plain silly.
3. 1. Genius Scan.
What it does: Puts a document scanner in your
pocket. Enables you to use your phone’s camera
to take a picture of a document, then email it to
anyone in PDF or JPEG format.
4. 2. Dictionary of Real Estate Terms.
What it does: Translates the vast universe of real
estate jargon and acronyms into plain English,
putting a decoder at your fingertips for easy
reference any time you need it during your house
hunt or transaction. The Dictionary includes over
3,000 real estate terms, charts and graphs. You can
save your searches and email terms to others. Your
phone does not have to be connected to the
Internet to use the Dictionary, which can be useful
if you need to look up a term on an inspection or
appraisal report while you’re in a home or office
where you don’t have a great connection.
5. 3. House Hunter
What it does: Helps you organize your house-
hunting notes and priorities so you can more easily
remember and compare the homes you’ve seen.
The app also helps you evaluate the homes you’ve
seen by providing a scorecard that weighs features
against what you’ve identified as requirements and
priorities. It includes a mortgage
calculator, photo storage,
and a feature that allows
you to share your notes with
your agent, among other
bells and whistles.
6. 4. SpringPad
What it does: Helps you keep
track of any and every thing
you want to remember in a
digital notebook you can access
from anywhere, on any device.
5. ColorSnap
What it does: Allows you to take
a picture with your phone’s camera
from anything in the world that
inspires you, then discover the
corresponding Sherwin-Williams
paint color.
7. 6. Mindswell Mortgage Calculator
What it does: Calculates mortgage payments using
the principal loan amount, interest and term (and
can solve for any of these
if you input the other
three variables). This
app also gives you a
more precise idea of
what your total monthly
expenses will be on a given
home by factoring in line items other calculators
leave out, like mortgage insurance, homeowners
association dues, property taxes and homeowners’
insurance. You can also see what kind of savings
you might be able to achieve - and how early you
can pay your mortgage off - by running scenarios
that add in extra loan payments.
9. Randy Bett
Investment Realtor/Author/Investor
Real Estate Professionals Inc.
Better Group Real Estate
202-5403 Crowchild Trail NW
Calgary, AB T3B 4Z1
Phone:403-774-7464 Ext:1
Fax:403-208-0082
Toll Free fax:888-711-6801
