Real Easy – Review

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On September 30, 2008

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Real Easy – Review

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By: David Shafter

Version #: 1.0

Date Released: 2008-09-06

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Price: 0.00

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I do a lot of traveling. When I am in a new place I often find myself wondering how much it would cost to live there. Now, thanks to Real Easy, I don’t need to wonder.

Real Easy lets you check the real estate prices in the location of your choosing.  It tells you the number of bedrooms, bathrooms, and price of real estate currently available. It uses the mapping feature to pinpoint available properties and help distinguish one property from another.  If you click on the arrow associated with a property, the app brings you to the property information page.  It also provides the address and ability to get directions to the property.

Real Easy also gives you the ability to add this property to your bookmarks.  But for some reason, the developer choose to copy the price, bed, and bath information instead of the address into the bookmark.  Not sure where the thinking is behind that one.  Also, it lets you create a new contact from the information, but once again it uses the price, bed, and bath info as the Name.  If it wasn’t for the odd decision to cripple these 2 features (bookmarks, and contacts), they might actually be of some use.

I gave this app a 3 out of 5 because it works well. I’ve tried it in a few different states (NJ, NY, PA, KY), and each time it did a good job satisfying my need to know the values of properties in any area I’m traveling in.

It would be nice if I could get an image of the home or maybe interior (if of course its available in the listing)?  Or how about a phone number of which agent to contact if I’m interested?  I think a few simple changes / fixes would make this app a much more useful one to keep on my iPhone.

Quick Take

Value:  Medium.
Would I Buy Again:  With the mentioned changes above, yes.
Learning Curve: Low.
Who is it for:  Anyone who wants to find out the property values around the area they are currently traveling in.
What I like: Works as advertised, quick and responsive
What I Don’t: Very lite on the feature list, and non-logical implementation of the features that are added.
Final Statement: This is a great concept that I think with a little work would become a great app.
 

Read the Developer's Notes:
Fast and light real estate search tool that leverages the iPhone's built-in Maps app! Real Easy pinpoints homes for sale surrounding your current location... or any location that interests you.

Features:-Display nearby homes for sale on iPhone Maps with one tap-Tap on any pin for price and number of bedrooms and baths-Route from your current location to a listed property
-Add Maps bookmarks to save property locations-Quickly scroll through search results in the Maps list-Focus your search with upper and lower price limits

Notes:Your results will be as focused as you would like them to be. For example, searching from your current location or a typed address or street name will provide very focused results. Or you can try searching with a community name plus zip code, just a zip code, or a city and state for broader but less complete results.O U R   T A K E  .  .  .
 

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