REA Archive

REA correct data entry!

Correct data entry is important in REA or for that matter, in any database. Because you are entering many addresses you want to follow the correct format. REA expects standard USPS guidelines for data entry so here are the guidelines:
Correct
N, S, NE, NW                                 not: North, So
or
Apartment, Floor                         not: Apt, Fl
or
# 55                                          not: #55  (no space [...]

 
As a result of the economic crisis, many people are finding themselves in a credit crunch: credit card interest rates have increased, spending limits have decreased and some accounts have been closed altogether. Here are a few principals of “Credit Card Management 101” to keep in mind when reviewing new cards.
Tip No. 1: Check your credit limit.
Many [...]

REA synchronizes with Outlook 2003 or 2007. From there, you have to synchronize to your smart phone, be it Treo, BlackBerry or whatever. Exchange server has tools that your IT department can activate-if you have an IT department. If you do not have an IT department, you can use install software on your computer and [...]

Warren Buffet speaks

       “The financial world is a mess, both in the US and abroad.  Its problems, moreover, have been leaking into the
        general economy, and the leaks are now turning into a gusher.  In the near term, unemployment will rise, business
        activity will falter and headlines will continue to be scary.  So . . [...]

Personal Websites for Agents

While your company has a website for itself, and you appear as an agent or associate, it is not sufficient exposure for an agent. You must have your own web site to generate business. Period. The next question is how to do it. You can go cheap with the high school kid and expect the [...]

We at REA are aware of the challenges brokers are facing regarding the commercial finance market. How we got here and and the likely way out are well explained in the article linked here.
These are the times when you can upgrade your skill set with REA and we provide daily training sessions to all our [...]

Organizing your database

Tim Creagh spoke at a conference for commercial real estate brokers and the topic was Organizing Your Database.  Many of the ideas for his talk came from his training sessions with the office and teams he had trained to use REA over the years. These tips were meant for anyone regardless of what database they were using but you’ll see that [...]

Importing Data into REA 9

Many of our clients, in fact most, have customer, prospect and property data saved in other programs. Because of that, we offer a weekly web-based training session on how to execute an import. Check our website for details of this session. Customers are welcome to attend multiple times if needed.
REA can import data from any [...]

Export to Microsoft Excel

REA can print labels and envelopes but there may be times where you want to send a postcard to 5000 investors and you prefer to use a mailing house to send the cards.

Create a query of the contacts.
Press F5 to go to the List view of your contacts.
Open the Fields drop down in the upper [...]

Remote Access for REA

 
REA is not web based but it can be accessed via the web in several ways.
Single User
If you are using REA as a single user in your office and want to access REA from home you have several options:

Create a www.logmein.com or www.gotmypc.comaccount on your office PC. Leave the computer running when you leave [...]