Patti Bennett

I thought I was a pretty "with it" person-- Keeping up with my children as they grow , trying to remain "hip" so as not to embarass them in any way, I have a college degree, before kids was a fundraiser and supervisor. and then...I started to sell real estate. It has been a great adventure. I learn more and more every year. But recently have realized just how out of touch I have been and how much technology is out there to be used. I had my first "bag" cell phone when I graduated college. Oops , did I date myself? Now I have a "smartphone" that can do just about everything for me-keep up with my appointments, call people, determine mortgage payments, open keyboxes, tell me who has entered a listing with their phone number--simply amazing! I set up a facebook account this week and now activerain. Facebook has been quite an adventure reconnecting with people I haven't seen or talked to for that matter in 20 years. I don't know if it will help my real estate business or not like they say, but it sure has been fun to reconnect with old and new friends. I mentioned that I had just set one up at an Open House this past Sunday and the potential buyer said she had one too. The next thing I know she has asked to be my friend on Facebook. Don't know if she and her husband will actually ever purchase a home through me, but it is a way to stay connected. Then, this week I set up this Active rain account. I am not sure how all of this works, or of all of the benefits yet, but I am impressed with all of the information I can gain through other people in the business for free. If anyone has suggestions on how to make the most of all of this fascinating technology, I am ready to read it.