7 Essential (and Free) Apps for Property Professionals

Property professionals are continually on the go. So, we've put together a must-have list of the best apps to make your day-to-day tasks so much easier.

As property professionals, you are continually on the go - in meetings, at events, or out showing properties. As such, you need a toolkit of mobile apps for managing digital transactions that enable you to do your job while on the move.

We've put together a must-have list of the best apps (aside from Docusign electronic signatures of course) to make your day-to-day tasks so much easier, for free. All in the care of the cloud.

1Password

Have you ever forgotten a password? Or do you reuse passwords? Of course you do! It's practically impossible to remember all the passwords that you require. But with 1Password, you don't have to. The app creates strong, unique passwords for every site you visit, remembers them all for you, and logs you in with a single tap.

Category: Productivity

Available on: Android, iOS

Website: https://1password.com/

Box

Rid your office of the filing cabinet and securely store, manage and share all your files, photos and documents. If you just need to keep personal and professional documents at your fingertips, Box eliminates the need for them. The company has adopted a freemium business model, and provides up to 10 GB of free storage for personal accounts.

Category: Productivity/Storage

Available on: Android, Blackberry, iOS, Windows

Website: https://app.box.com/

CamCard

If you have a huge pile of business cards on the corner of your desk that you're not sure what to do with then this is the app for you. CamCard is a smart business card scanner that will keep you organised by digitising your paper clutter. Use CamCard to capture all your business cards, and all the contact information can be quickly & accurately read and saved to your smartphone.

Category: Business

Available on: Android, Blackberry, iOS, Windows

Website: https://www.camcard.com/

Evernote

If you're a list-lover like me, you'll appreciate Evernote – the modern workspace that helps you be your most productive self. Take notes, make lists, photograph properties, clip web pages, and save pictures to your account using your smartphone or tablet. Evernote syncs all this data across multiple devices for access anywhere, and allows you to share your work with your fellow Evernoters.

Category: Productivity

Available on: Android, Blackberry, iOS, Windows

Website: https://evernote.com/

Expensify

Expense reporting is one of the most dreaded times of the week/month for a property professional. While traditionally you'd be forced to attach receipts to a sheet of paper and fill out a printed form, Expensify endeavors to make this task more convenient. The app scans your photo of the receipt and excerpts the main elements so you can add it to an expense report. Aspects such as the date, venue name and total spend can be identified as well as timed expenses, mileage, and trips.

Category: Finance/Productivity

Available on: Android, Blackberry, iOS, Windows

Website: https://www.expensify.com/

Rightmove

As a current house hunter, Rightmove is one of my go-to apps. It is optimised to provide the best experience for smartphones. And for agents who are Rightmove members, your property listings are continuously available to searchers. So by using the Rightmove real-time feed you can advertise your properties online instantly.

Category: Lifestyle

Available on: Android, iOS, Windows

Website: http://www.rightmove.co.uk/

Slack

Slack is our new favourite tool here at Docusign. With Slack, property professionals don't need to wait around for the next email or that elusive meeting invite. Real‑time messaging keeps your team humming right along. Slack offers persistent chat rooms organised by topic, as well as private groups and direct messaging.

Category: Business

Available on: Android, iOS

Website: https://slack.com/

BONUS: Digital Property Toolkit

We've also created a toolkit of resources to help property professionals, which includes best practices for digital adoption and demonstrate how you can get the most out of electronic signature technology. Download it here. For those interested in streamlining their contract processes, Docusign's Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) solution can help create, collaborate, and manage contracts more efficiently.