Managing real estate involves juggling a lot of balls, often while on the move. While this used to require reliance on other people to do the things you needed to get done, smartphone and tablet apps for real estate management now let your portable devices shoulder some of the burden.
AppFolio is a product from Citrix, whose GoToMeeting and GoToMyPC are well-received in the business community. Their software is web-based, while apps for iPhone, iPad and Android make accessing important information on the go easy. They also provide training for an unlimited number of users, as well as software support. If you run a larger property management company, AppFolio can provide a single solution that can be used by the entire company.
For do-it-yourself property management, spreadsheets still have their adherents. For smartphone and tablet access to this type of management system, remote access programs such as Splashtop Remote Desktop allow you to directly control a desktop computer through your smartphone or tablet. File storage apps like Dropbox allow you to store files on the cloud, making them accessible to you anywhere, and Quickoffice allows you to manipulate those files at any location.
In addition to the apps for actively managing real estate, informative apps such as Trulia and Zillow can be great additions to the mobile real estate manager, allowing you to track recent sales, property taxes, histories and even other nearby properties.
