{"id":77081,"date":"2016-02-26T14:30:12","date_gmt":"2016-02-26T21:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/renewsblog\/?p=77081"},"modified":"2021-03-16T11:53:48","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T17:53:48","slug":"2016-02-26-reasons-love-podio-manage-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/2016-02-26-reasons-love-podio-manage-business","title":{"rendered":"3 Reasons I Love Using Podio to Manage My Real Estate Business"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After\u00a0appearing as a guest on Podcast 143<\/a>, the most common question I receive from the BiggerPockets community\u00a0is related to my use of Podio<\/a> to manage my real estate business.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Since the podcast in the fall of 2015, I’ve dug deeper into the power of Podio, and I\u00a0have been overwhelmed by both its simplicity and its breadth of capabilities. I am convinced: Podio is hands down the best tool for me to manage various areas of my real estate business.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

For many, Podio is a new and different kind of software. It’s different in that Podio is not created for one specific industry nor for one specific set of business processes. In fact, the broad scope of potential Podio applications can be intimating to the new user. However, an honest commitment to\u00a0learn the\u00a0product will pay huge dividends in gained efficiency and productivity for your business.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Related:<\/strong> Personal Finance Software: 7 Top-Notch Tools to Help You Grow Wealth<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Podio Crash Course<\/span><\/h2>\n

So what is Podio? In its simplest form, Podio is a relational database application created\u00a0by Citrix. Businesses use Podio to store a huge variety of information. This information can come in the form of customers, leads, properties, projects, deliverables, meetings, files, photos, prospects, etc. These pieces of information are then connected via “references” to enable robust calculation and reporting. Each of these pieces of information is stored in a specific “application” in Podio. These applications can be customized by the user depending on the type of data being stored and the attributes that are important to the specific business. In addition, Podio has an amazing set of collaboration tools, such as chat, task management, contact management and calendars.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A Quick Example of “Properties” and “Mortgages”<\/span><\/h3>\n

Let’s assume you create an\u00a0application called “Properties.” Within this application, you have a field to store the following information:<\/span><\/p>\n