Probably the greatest thing about an iPad is the direct hand-to-screen interaction it allows you. It’s why I love stumbling across great apps that really take this ability to the next level and allow me to be more productive.
Enter Penultimate, an app built for iPad that essentially gives your finger the same power as pen and paper, with a few more perks.
For instance, you can import photos and images onto your notebook pages, from your photo library or from your iPad’s camera (if you have an iPad 2). You can move, resize and write on the images.
I see a few great uses for this in real estate:
• Take notes while touring properties with your clients. Remember the details that your client’s really liked simply by taking a picture and adding a notation. Careful note taking and observation can often help you better figure out how to help your clients find the home they’ve been looking for, rather than continue to see properties that don’t quite match – wasting your time and theirs.
• Take notes while on broker tour. A picture can capture a home much better than simple notes on a scratch pad. Now imagine being able to take a picture and write down a few details to remember, all in one place.
• Take notes while on inspection. This is a definite potential wow moment for your client too when you come back and show them pictures and notes to help remember details of specific inspection items that need follow-up.
All this and it’s as an organic experience as using pen and paper to capture your thoughts – except that your odds of losing it are much lower.
Penultimate costs $1.99, and can be downloaded from the iTunes app store.
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