What are your favorite math tools that your use for your real estate business?

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Seana Johnson, Coming back to my roots - renewing RE Lic (AgentProfesor)

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4,906,660

Richard Weeks

Dallas, TX

REALTOR®, Broker

The calculator on my phone.

Dec 29, 2016 09:58 AM

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5

Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC
Michael J. Perry

Lancaster, PA
Debe Maxwell, CRS

Charlotte, NC
Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...

Atlanta, GA
Frank Rubi

Metairie, LA

Rainmaker
2,785,456

Richie Alan Naggar

people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA

agent & author

Seems my phone does it all now a days

Dec 29, 2016 01:39 PM

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3

Richie Alan Naggar

Riverside, CA
Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC
Debe Maxwell, CRS

Charlotte, NC

Ambassador
1,458,269

Susan Emo

Sotheby's International Realty Canada - Brokerage - Kingston, ON

Kingston and the 1000 Islands Area

Grade School Arithmetic!

Dec 29, 2016 12:32 PM

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3

Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC
Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...

Atlanta, GA
Susan Emo

Kingston, ON

Rainmaker
5,583,328

Barbara Todaro

RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA

Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

any tool that multiplies.... sale price x the commission rate= my income!!!

Dec 29, 2016 10:34 AM

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3

Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC
Tony and Suzanne Marri...

Scottsdale, AZ
Carla Freund

Raleigh, NC

Ambassador
3,350,589

Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist

KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA

Probate Real Estate Services

My brain and a basic calculator.

Dec 29, 2016 06:14 PM

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2

Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC
Debe Maxwell, CRS

Charlotte, NC

Rainmaker
4,800,132

Gabe Sanders

Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL

Stuart Florida Real Estate

A calculator does very nicely.

Dec 29, 2016 04:58 PM

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2

Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC
Debe Maxwell, CRS

Charlotte, NC

Rainmaker
4,319,873

Praful Thakkar

LAER Realty Partners - Burlington, MA

Metro Boston Homes For Sale

Seana Johnson - Online Calculator - on my laptop or on my smartphone.

Dec 29, 2016 03:06 PM

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2

Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC
Debe Maxwell, CRS

Charlotte, NC

Rainmaker
7,871,002

Roy Kelley

Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Use a good financial calculator.

Dec 29, 2016 02:15 PM

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2

Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC
Debe Maxwell, CRS

Charlotte, NC

Ambassador
5,063,230

Jeff Dowler, CRS

eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA

The Southern California Relocation Dude

My brain, plus my fingers and calculator on my phone

Dec 29, 2016 01:37 PM

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2

Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC
Debe Maxwell, CRS

Charlotte, NC

Rainmaker
2,222,281

Anthony Acosta - ALLATLANTAcondos.com

Harry Norman, REALTORS® - Atlanta, GA

Associate Broker

Calculator id needed.

Dec 29, 2016 12:58 PM

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2

Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC
Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...

Atlanta, GA

Rainmaker
4,967,166

Will Hamm

Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO

"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Just a basic calculator.

Dec 29, 2016 12:34 PM

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2

Nina Hollander, Broker

Charlotte, NC
Debe Maxwell, CRS

Charlotte, NC

Rainmaker
1,057,554

Candice A. Donofrio

Next Wave RE Investments LLC Bullhead City AZ Commercial RE Broker - Fort Mohave, AZ

928-201-4BHC (4242) call/text

Okay, first I thought I saw 'meth tools' and (in my best Mr Mackey voice) I was like "no no, drugs are bad". 3:)
(Who needs drugs when you have old age to impair you? LOL)

I use the CCIM Excel Financial Calculator practically every single day.

Mmmkay? ;)

Dec 29, 2016 11:18 AM

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2

Candice A. Donofrio

Fort Mohave, AZ
Debe Maxwell, CRS

Charlotte, NC

Rainmaker
1,554,939

Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® e-Pro CRS RCS-D Vets

Big Block Realty 858.232.8722 - La Jolla, CA

CEO of Vision Drive Realty - Coastal San Diego

My brain, my CAP Rate Analysis Excel file and my calculator.

Dec 29, 2016 10:52 AM

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2

Candice A. Donofrio

Fort Mohave, AZ
Debe Maxwell, CRS

Charlotte, NC

Rainmaker
2,195,399

Michael J. Perry

KW Elite - Lancaster, PA

Lancaster, PA Relo Specialist

HP 10B II

Dec 29, 2016 08:45 PM

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1

Michael J. Perry

Lancaster, PA

Rainmaker
3,986,308

William Feela

WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN

Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

Fingers and toes!

Dec 29, 2016 05:48 PM

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1

Debe Maxwell, CRS

Charlotte, NC

Rainmaker
1,157,791

FN LN

Toronto, ON

It depends on what is being calculated.

Dec 29, 2016 01:47 PM

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1

Debe Maxwell, CRS

Charlotte, NC

Rainmaker
1,617,916

Harry F. D'Elia III

WEDO Real Estate and Beyond, LLC - Phoenix, AZ

Investor , Mentor, GRI, Radio, CIPS, REOs, ABR

my calculator

Dec 29, 2016 01:14 PM

Upvote

1

Debe Maxwell, CRS

Charlotte, NC

Rainmaker
1,242,204

Sam Shueh

(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA

mba, cdpe, reopro, pe

Amortization programs that is tied to affordability and current interest rates.

I developed it to give other indepent tools such no one is calling them or spy on their calcuations.

Dec 29, 2016 11:54 AM

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1

Debe Maxwell, CRS

Charlotte, NC

Rainmaker
921,504

Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041

ReMax Realtec Group - Palm Harbor, FL

Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ

I've got a pretty good brain. Can calcuate the tip without much effort.

Sometimes, I use the 4 banger on my phone.

Other times I plug number into a special spread sheet and magic happens.

Too often I calculate to 17 places right of the decimal, when a SWAG was all that was needed.

Oh, but you asked about my FAVORITE. It is still the yellow pad. Howver, OneNote with a stylus is proving to be awesome.

Dec 29, 2016 10:49 AM

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1

Debe Maxwell, CRS

Charlotte, NC

Rainmaker
1,955,962

Sheri Sperry - MCNE®

Coldwell Banker Realty - Sedona, AZ

(928) 274-7355 ~ YOUR Solutions REALTOR®

Two tools - simple math - my iPhone

Complex formulas and scenarios - my husband creates numbers (excel) spreadsheets so no calcs have to be done.

Deductr - for tax purposes. It is a dynamic programs that instantly creates reports for me.

Dec 29, 2016 10:45 AM

Upvote

1

Debe Maxwell, CRS

Charlotte, NC

Rainmaker
1,466,257

Michael Setunsky

Woodbridge, VA

Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Seana Johnson My HP 12c financial calculator.

Dec 29, 2016 10:22 AM

Upvote

1

Candice A. Donofrio

Fort Mohave, AZ

Rainmaker
971,183

Frank Rubi

Frank Rubi Real Estate, LLC - Metairie, LA

FrankRubiRealEstate.com

I use the calculator on my phone. I have a 12hp on my phone as well.

Dec 29, 2016 10:11 AM

Upvote

1

Debe Maxwell, CRS

Charlotte, NC

Rainmaker
1,712,876

Joe Pryor

The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK

REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

Auto-Calulating Excel spreadsheets.

Dec 29, 2016 09:50 AM

Upvote

1

Candice A. Donofrio

Fort Mohave, AZ

Rainmaker
1,506,923

Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA

https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA

Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

Phone calculator & the built in calculatiosn in zipforms

Dec 30, 2016 01:39 PM

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Rainmaker
5,245,501

Wayne Martin

Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL

Real Estate Broker - Retired

Usually the calculator on my phone, sometimes an HP-10B!

Dec 30, 2016 06:54 AM

Upvote

Rainmaker
4,434,177

Gita Bantwal

RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA

REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

others have answered.

Dec 30, 2016 06:37 AM

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Rainmaker
1,728,767

Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI

HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA

Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

My fingers

Dec 30, 2016 06:09 AM

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Rainmaker
991,752

Jennifer Mackay

Counts Real Estate Group, Inc. - Panama City, FL

Your Bay County Florida Realtor 850.774.6582

Calculator and spreadsheet LOL

Dec 30, 2016 05:20 AM

Upvote

Rainmaker
5,116,528

Nina Hollander, Broker

Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC

Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Add, subtract, multiply, and divide... basic math I learned by the time I finished fourth grade. And much of it I can do in my head. If the head doesn't work, the basic calculator on my phone does. Never understood this "fear" of real estate math. Agents should be way more worried about real estate contracts as most don't have legal training or experience.

Dec 30, 2016 04:30 AM

Upvote

Rainmaker
3,071,589

Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers

Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ

Coldwell Banker Realty

Barbara Todaro nailed this one!

Dec 30, 2016 02:48 AM

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Ambassador
3,744,429

Patricia Kennedy

RLAH@properties - Washington, DC

Home in the Capital

The calculator and mortgage app on my iPhone.

Dec 30, 2016 02:11 AM

Upvote

Ambassador
6,425,063

Bob Crane

Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI

Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

spreadsheets and calculators.

Dec 29, 2016 09:39 PM

Upvote

Rainmaker
4,272,984

Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS

Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA

South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

A financial calculator and spreadsheet..

Dec 29, 2016 08:49 PM

Upvote

Ambassador
2,684,769

Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate

Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL

Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

HP 12C calculator.

Dec 29, 2016 08:35 PM

Upvote

Ambassador
5,258,256

Debe Maxwell, CRS

Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC

The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

The calculator on my iPhone!

Dec 29, 2016 08:30 PM

Upvote

Rainer
97,866

Carol Wilson

Your $imple Home - Toronto, ON

Hi Seana,

I answered this for someone else five days ago. You can look at it here. (No, I won't get any SEO.)

Dec 29, 2016 06:33 PM

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Rainmaker
3,988,013

Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties

Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN

The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

I can't say I have a favorite but am proficient in all of them that I need to do business.

Dec 29, 2016 03:29 PM

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Rainmaker
5,773,261

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA

Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

I agree with both Diana Dahlberg and Joe Pryor . A

Dec 29, 2016 09:56 AM

Upvote

Rainmaker
679,404

Diana Dahlberg

1 Month Realty - Pleasant Prairie, WI

Real Estate in Kenosha, WI since 1994 262-308-3563

My HP Calc

Dec 29, 2016 09:51 AM

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any tool that multiplies.... sale price x the commission rate= my income!!!
Seana Johnson - Online Calculator - on my laptop or on my smartphone.
Okay, first I thought I saw 'meth tools' and (in my best Mr Mackey voice) I was like "no no, drugs are bad". 3:)
(Who needs drugs when you have old age to impair you? LOL)

I use the CCIM Excel Financial Calculator practically every single day.

Mmmkay? ;)
My brain, my CAP Rate Analysis Excel file and my calculator.
Amortization programs that is tied to affordability and current interest rates.

I developed it to give other indepent tools such no one is calling them or spy on their calcuations.
I've got a pretty good brain. Can calcuate the tip without much effort.

Sometimes, I use the 4 banger on my phone.

Other times I plug number into a special spread sheet and magic happens.

Too often I calculate to 17 places right of the decimal, when a SWAG was all that was needed.

Oh, but you asked about my FAVORITE. It is still the yellow pad. Howver, OneNote with a stylus is proving to be awesome.
Two tools - simple math - my iPhone

Complex formulas and scenarios - my husband creates numbers (excel) spreadsheets so no calcs have to be done.

Deductr - for tax purposes. It is a dynamic programs that instantly creates reports for me.
I use the calculator on my phone. I have a 12hp on my phone as well.
Add, subtract, multiply, and divide... basic math I learned by the time I finished fourth grade. And much of it I can do in my head. If the head doesn't work, the basic calculator on my phone does. Never understood this "fear" of real estate math. Agents should be way more worried about real estate contracts as most don't have legal training or experience.
Hi Seana,

I answered this for someone else five days ago. You can look at it here. (No, I won't get any SEO.)
I can't say I have a favorite but am proficient in all of them that I need to do business.