5 Apps to Up Your Game in 2023

BY WILLIAM THOMPSON, DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY

1. Hurdlr

There’s no better time than now to start tracking your mileage and expenses.

Come tax season, we’ll wish we were more organized, and vow to be next year. Get started with Hurdlr and keep your 2023 New Year’s resolution! Hurdlr can link your bank account or credit card to automatically import and categorize your business transactions, and actively track your trips with auto start, making business mileage hassle free. It also estimates your income tax liability for federal and state while accounting for potential tax deductions. Try it now for free at hurdlr.com/real-estate.

2. Photofy

Up your marketing game by quickly and easily personalizing professionally designed templates with Photofy. You’ll find customizable posts with creatives from the National Association of Realtors®, New Jersey Realtors®, and C2EX. Looking for a post to wish your followers a happy holiday? Want to show you’re “Riding with the Brand” in 2023? Why not tout your commitment to Fair Housing? Head to nar.realtor/photofy to claim your free account and start customizing.

3. Earnnest

Paper checks are slow to receive and clear, and wire transfers are rife with security issues, with $6.9 billion in losses due to wire fraud in 2021 alone. It’s time to move into the digital age and take the pain out of moving money with Earnnest. Set up Earnnest money requests in just a few quick steps and let Earnnest safely, securely, and privately confirm identity, link to bank accounts, and send real-time updates to all parties. Earnnest works where you do, integrating with the top

transaction management systems, including NJ Realtors® member benefit and preferred platform, Transactions (zipForm Edition), where you can request and submit Earnnest money deposits right from your transaction in zipForm. Earrnest is free for agents and an $18 flat fee for homebuyers. Learn more at earnnest.com/partners/lonewolf-transactions.

4. RentSpree

Ease the pain of the rental application process while saving time and reducing liability with RentSpree. After a two-minute account setup process, send your personalized link to an online application; potential renters enter personal information securely online and authorize credit and eviction screenings; you’re instantly notified of new applicants and can quickly share access to reports with your landlords. RentSpree, trusted by over 90,000 agents, landlords, and property managers, is a NJ Realtors® Member Perks partner and offers a free account and just $38 per application, paid for either by the applicant or covered by you. Get started at rentspree.com/partner/ njrealtor.

5. RPR® Mobile

Take the power of Realtors® Property Resource with you on the go. RPR® allows you to search for properties displaying detailed listing and market data; view RVM®, RPR®’s proprietary automated valuation model accounting for on- and off-market MLS and publicly recorded data; and generate professional and comprehensive reports on properties, markets, neighborhoods, and more. RPR® is a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Association of Realtors® and is available exclusively to Realtors® at no additional cost. Visit narrpr.com to get started.