Sandy,
The iPad, tablets for that matter, are interesting devices because it's something you never knew you needed until you need them! I had the same experience as you Sandy, and the only thing I used my iPad was for the emails and surfing the web! But the more I started to use it, the more I got hooked.
The key things to remember is that tablet devices are portable, connected to the internet and visually amazing.
Your iPad can be seen as an entertainment device or productivity tool. Let me share some ideas on the entertainment side first:
1) Download movies and music and play it during travel time
2) Download books or magazines to read
3) Download games as a substitute for a baby sitter!
How bout for your day to day work life?
1) Email is the number one thing. You can perform work from anywhere
2) Showing apartments. Use the iPad as a way to present to your potential tenants on the fly
3) Note taking. As you walk around, you might need to jot notes about the apartments
4) Using it with existing software provider who may offer a mobile component
5) We've developed an app called Happy Inspector on the iPad to perform inspections. All types of inspections from Move In/Out, periodic, maintenance etc.
Hope this list helps?
Feel free to email me if you have more questions.
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