Jennifer Levine

Jay Youmans is a Broker Associate at William Raveis, Smarter Agent's Real Estate Partner in CT, MA and RI. Jay took advantage of the latest in mobile technology by signing up for a personal branded Homes for Sale application for his websites. He continues William Raveis' attitude of having the latest and greatest in technology, and making sure consumers benefit from those tools!

Jay had been keeping me up to date on the happenings with some out of state buyers. Smarter Agent always strives to provide the best user experience possible, so when our efforts prove successful for the agents we work with, we are ecstatic!

Jay sent an email to the Executive Vice President, Kent Hanley, of William Raveis telling how he used his branded mobile application to seal a deal! Kent was nice enough to allow me to share it with all of you.

...'I had an unexpected turn of events with my new "Go mobile" Smarter Agent system. I wrote an offer which was accepted on a home in Sharon, CT. My buyer clients are getting an absolutely incredible deal on a charming well cared for 1780 vintage home. After the inspections, the buyers were concerned about value based upon some issues they felt needed correction. On final decision day I met with the out of state buyers at the house (4^th time) armed only with my Blackberry and knowledge of the current market. After lengthy discussions at the kitchen table I suggested to the buyers that we take a look at what's on the market right now around this house so could see for themselves, one more time, whether or not this was the best value.

I pulled out my phone, brought up my Smarter Agent branded web page, then displayed the current listings surrounding the house in list and map form. There were numerous homes less than 2 miles away with the vast majority of them being priced well in excess of not just my clients accepted price, but also the asking price. Then, with phone and surrounding market data in hand we got into the clients car and I drove them around past the other competitive listings (many of which they had already been through). Along the way we also past some multi-million dollar estates which the phone showed us were less than a mile away.

My clients were literally able to see the value of their purchase right in the palm of their hands. It was powerful. It was subtle. It literally saved my deal. The second deposit was Fed-Exed today. I never anticipated using this system for a situation like this. It was the cornerstone for this particular decision process.'

... 'Turnaround time for my "Go mobile" system set-up was only about 48 hours. That's branded website set-up, testing and all. Jennifer was highly customer service oriented, followed up and followed through. She was even double checking functionality for me this past Saturday moments before my meeting with these clients. I was nervous the application would not work in Sharon, CT - but it did!! She is a great asset to Smarter Agent and to our team.

In closing; Thank you Bill!! Thank you Kent!!! Thank you Joy and the Raveis Team behind the scenes!!! I truly appreciate the tools, the support, and the opportunities.

Jay Youmans

Broker Associate

Litchfield, CT Office

Congratulations Jay on a job well done! I can't wait to see what happens when you start distributing your branded application to your clients, and potential clients, putting yourself and all the listing information in their pockets, anytime anywhere! May your real estate knowledge and expertise, along with your branded Homes For Sale mobile application powered by Smarter Agent, bring you lots of "Call to See" action!

So not only does Smarter Agent provide amazing mobile GPS technology for consumers through our real estate partners (brokers/agents), they also take great care of their employees! I have always been excited to have the opportunity to work for Smarter Agent, informing realtors and consumers alike about our real estate mobile applications, but it doesn't hurt to be given GREAT seats to a Phillies/Marlins game for a job well done! I grew up in New England and will ALWAYS be a Red Sox fan first and foremost, but I enjoy watching the Phillies play.

With all of our traveling, Stormy and I (aka The Smarter Agent Girls) hadn't had the opportunity to attend any games, but that all changed as we joined two other members of the Smarter Agent team for a day game at the Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. The stadium was only built a few years ago and is amazing! You have a great view of the field no matter where you are sitting, but we had great seats! It was an extremely hot and sticky day, there wasn't even a whisper of a breeze, we were directly in the sun, the stadium was packed and it was a BLAST!!! We sat 10th row up from the field between 3rd base and the outfield. Talk about seats requiring awareness of the ball AT ALL TIMES!! 3rd inning...I'm getting food and beer for the group...Phillies are at bat...line drive foul ball RIGHT AT US! Kevin caught the ball!!! I got back to my seat and just couldn't believe the story! Then Kevin's Dad called: "Are you at work? I swear I just saw a guy that looks just like you catch a ball at the Phillies game on TV." AWESOME! Kevin, being the good guy he is, gave the ball to a kid sitting nearby. NOT before we took pictures for proof! This was all caught live, on TV, with us wearing our Smarter Agent T-Shirts. Not a bad form of advertising! We are still trying to get the footage from the game. I'll share it when we do.

So getting to the game had me a bit nervous. Not being really familiar with the area I was thankful to have VZ Navigator on my cell phone. Stormy and I got there without any problems. Now for sports fans, the stadiums in Philadelphia are all located near one another, and it's so convenient. Kevin actually lives within walking distance. I was asking him how much places rented for as I have a friend wanting to move into the area. He'd been there awhile, so he wasn't sure of the current rentals. Never fear! I have Smarter Agent's Apartments for Rent application on my cell phone. During the 7th inning stretch I ran a quick search of 2 bedroom rentals within 3 miles of the stadium and got back my list of results including pictures. I saved the search to share with my friend after the game, the 7th inning began, and I sat back to keep my eye out for any more foul balls!