Spark vs Quicksource hands free MLS imports?

[cashcatz]

It's like what Steve Jobs said about Dropbox.

Dropbox is now worth 8 billon dollars. Box, Inc. 4 billion.

We have Alamode users who still use Appraisal Inbox because the TOTAL Office which has been around for a while now is just not very good.

Basically what I'm getting at is there's not a one size fits all solution and why there's room for speciality products.

 

[Joe Flacco]

Dropbox is now worth 8 billon dollars. Box, Inc. 4 billion.

We have Alamode users who still use Appraisal Inbox because the TOTAL Office which has been around for a while now is just not very good.

Basically what I'm getting at is there's not a one size fits all solution and why there's room for speciality products.

Eh. Being a feature doesn't mean it doesn't have value. Dropbox main reason for existing is they came first. Google Drive has 2+ billion users compared to 700m for Dropbox who had a five year head start.

 

[ZZGAMAZZ]

They are going to get cut out. There is no reason why the form software won't have data import built in. It's like what Steve Jobs said about Dropbox. The service is a feature, not a product.

I love Spark, but the ACI tutorial on its new "Workbench" platform appears to reveal that is designed to replace Spark. I'm unfamiliar with Dropbox but will reseach that concept. Thanks.

 

[cashcatz]

I love Spark, but the ACI tutorial on its new "Workbench" platform appears to reveal that is designed to replace Spark. I'm unfamiliar with Dropbox but will reseach that concept. Thanks.

Dropbox is a dead simple way to sync your files to the cloud and other devices (i.e., backup to the cloud). They were the first but there's also Microsoft OneDrive, Box.com and others. When your files are synced with these, space aliens could steal your computer and all you'd have to do is run down to Best Buy, purchase a new computer, install Dropbox etc, log in, and like magic - all your files are back.

 

[lineofdefense]

I'm grandfathered in with alamode.

Here is my before and after grid with MLS export. I customized it how I wanted it. The verification, fee simple, heating cooling is setup up to automatically get filled in and is not from the MLS.

Spark, I'm not sure if you can customize it like alamode. Spark also uses the deed, I prefer to use the apn.

As Joe stated, you still have to check the data. In my opinion, checking with realist is not good enough. You are just checking the data from the same source.

Other software also imports the prior sales, owners name, apn, etc.

Overall, it's a time saver.

Thankyou for that. First answer I have read in several posts that was on topic. I ended up using quicksource, but which appeared to see sometime on the MLS export/total import data mapping. However, still has bugs like anything new. Doing 2-4 unit now; but from what I understand I have to do another custom export/total import data map for this? Product coaching call monday to walk me thru. May try spark if this is gonna be needed on every 1025, vacant land, 2055, etc report (yes I know uad changes all). I use 3 diff MLS systems, so that is alot odd bugs to iron out short term ; only for it possibly all to change.

Regardless, thankyou for your feedback.

 

[ZZGAMAZZ]

Dropbox is a dead simple way to sync your files to the cloud and other devices (i.e., backup to the cloud). They were the first but there's also Microsoft OneDrive, Box.com and others. When your files are synced with these, space aliens could steal your computer and all you'd have to do is run down to Best Buy, purchase a new computer, install Dropbox etc, log in, and like magic - all your files are back.

I'm using MS for the first time in years. But it seems like OneDrive is the default save location for any new MS item. If so, are new items being saved just there? Is OneDrive a cloud location?

 

[ZZGAMAZZ]

Dropbox is a dead simple way to sync your files to the cloud and other devices (i.e., backup to the cloud). They were the first but there's also Microsoft OneDrive, Box.com and others. When your files are synced with these, space aliens could steal your computer and all you'd have to do is run down to Best Buy, purchase a new computer, install Dropbox etc, log in, and like magic - all your files are back.

Curious: Would the Dropbox application on a replacemen computer retrieve "operating systems" such as ACI, or just the completed reports with .ACI extensions???

 

[cashcatz]

Curious: Would the Dropbox application on a replacemen computer retrieve "operating systems" such as ACI, or just the completed reports with .ACI extensions???

Just the .ACI files or any other files that are set to sync, not the applications. You'd have to reinstall all applications but that's not really a biggie.

 

[cashcatz]

I'm using MS for the first time in years. But it seems like OneDrive is the default save location for any new MS item. If so, are new items being saved just there? Is OneDrive a cloud location?

Yeah, haven't used it myself, but OneDrive is totally adequate cloud storage.

 

[ZZGAMAZZ]

Just the .ACI files or any other files that are set to sync, not the applications. You'd have to reinstall all applications but that's not really a biggie.

but if I understand the protocol correctly, cloud storage is a back-up for files maintained on the hard drive. But if OneDrive is the primary save-as location, are files also being saved locally?