iAssist Property Inventory Software - Innovation in Inventories

In this document PC, Tablet, Tablet PC, Laptop are used interchangeable as a PC Platform.

The changing dynamics of the property market requires lettings agents, clerks and landlords to keep their focus on the ball. Maintaining a qualitative service and competitive edge is of the up most importance as well keeping costs down.

The past decade has shown the Inventory niche explode into a lucrative industry because of the Tenant Deposit Scheme aimed at protecting the Tenants.

Accurate reports in concise formats with a higher level of quality and detail are needed. On top of this Inventory Clerks are expected to deliver the reports at a quicker turnaround.

Now is the time to make the transition from manual, audio and PDA based systems to tablet, and laptop based solutions. None of the others can really compete with the power of the PC platforms. With the latest technology on tablet PCs weighing less than half a kilogram the property inventory software applications of today deliver great performance. Screen sizes are larger, the software is faster and the data is centralised on your PC.

This article key focus is on iAssist.

Advantages

iAssist is a Property Inventory Software website platform which has been develop with the expert in the property inventory market using the most streamlined process for completing an inventory ensuring that anyone completing inventories can increase productivity while maintaining quality.

Free Software

iAssist is FREE - it comes with a FREE invoice, client and property manager. Is that all? No, it also comes with a FREE book keeping tool. Anything else? It also has a FREE diary tool. WOW, essentially iAssist is a one stop shop (mind you - a FREE shop) for inventory clerks or anyone wanting to do inventories. However, the only cost to the users are on a 'report production basis' and these are highly competitive and I'd like to say even cheaper than costs charged by property inventory software on PDAs. FREE Property Inventory Software.

Increasing speed with templates

Imagine entering a property and knowing certain details before even entering that property. It has 4 bedrooms, semi detached with modern decor and furnishings - iAssist can automatically generate a property with modern decor, furnishings and bathroom, bedrooms, kitchen, etc even before you've entered the property. What's that? You want to customise these templates... Well iAssist comes with a library of templates to speed things up, but of course they're all customisable.

Easy to use and Intuitive

The human eye picks up and recognises colours and images faster than text. The user interface has been designed to be intuitive to the eye as a result every item in the library (e.g. handle, toilet, lock, etc) has an icon with specific colours to represent them.

Reports

The report shows as much relevant info per screen as necessary so that you don't have to jump from one step to the next - as is common in PDA based software. PDAs have a lack of screen space which limits the information they can provide the user with. Through streamlining the inventory process, clerks can complete inventories up to 50% faster when compared to manual inventory services. Once an inventory is completed, any follow on jobs on that property can be completed 50% faster than the initial job carried out.

Unique Customisable Report Templates

iAssist has the newest report standard and sets the new benchmark for inventory reports. It has eliminated the need for appendices, with a row of photo's shown and referenced coherently beside each photo. Reading the report doesn't require page turning any more it's simply clearer and insightful. The report is customisable; allowing you to control branding, colour, font and textual decoration. You can control or customise your disclaimer, license, and terms & conditions agreements and enable and disable certain aspects like key information according to your template specification. With iAssist you have full control over the software.

Control your own data

One of the problems with other property inventory software providers is that the user doesn't have control over the inventory data. iAssist saves all your data on your PC, so you are 100% in control. Be in control!

Team based and powerful web portal

iAssist has been designed for inventory groups, allowing multiple tablet pcs to operate under a single iAssist account. This allows groups to share various reports with controlled allocated to the account manager.

Conclusion

iAssist is simply cutting edge and if nothing else go to their website www.iassist-online.co.uk and try it out - after all it's free software. iAssist is designed to streamline your business assist you in performance and productivity. Lastly, iAssist is user driven, the web portal has a development section which allows you to suggest and vote for iAssist updates. The software is developed with the user in mind and user consultation. So take advantage of this new innovative FREE software.

Landlord Property Inventory

Landlord Property Inventory Part 1

The secret to a good inventory is accuracy and adopting a thorough and methodical process. Most landlords undertake their own inventories and likewise manage their own properties. For those that choose to have their properties managed, the agents will organise or instruct property inventory clerks to carry this out on their behalf.

Allocating ample amount of time to a property (the bigger the property, of course the more time is needed to complete the task) is imperative. Rushing through things will lead to silly mistakes and sometimes gross errors. Remember that this report is a crucial part of a tenancy especially in cases where it is relied upon as evidence in legal proceedings.

Having a comprehensive well set out form goes a long way. It will avoid you missing out points or remind you of things that you may not have thought of.

Investing in a management system or inventory system is ideal. These systems will normally have all the forms that you will ever need and also has the capability of storing the data you input for when the check in or check outs are done then the inventory can simply be referred to at a click of a button. This is also a great idea when doing the inventory again and again per tenancy. You can simply update or amend the original inventory after every tenancy.

Benefits of doing a property inventory yourself:

• Minimal cost


• Takes less time as the Landlord knows the property contents and condition of items/furnishings/property itself.


• Amendments will be minimal but if there are any, this can be done immediately to the report.


• There is no need to make arrangements, stick to appointments and liaise with agents/tenants

Benefits of getting a property inventory outsourced:

• The report will be impartial.


• No conflict of interest should the report be relied on as evidence during legal proceedings.


• Less hassle as the work will be done on your behalf


• The report should be more qualified as professional clerks would have undertaken it.

To be Continued...