Ok, I have friend who has developed a pretty decent bare bones system, that is surprisingly powerful.
He can and will develop custom tools, if you feel you need them. It can do more than what I'm using it for.
Happy to!
For customers of Pickle who have expressed interest in certain features or customizations, we work with them to first understand the problem and second implement a solution. We've done this a number of ways by integrating with existing tools, pulling in from other data sources, customizing the dashboard and adding buttons that allow for one click access to powerful integrations.
Out of the box: you can use a number of existing features in Pickle. Using forms allows you to easily capture leads from open houses, prospective buyers and sellers. You can track interest level and other key touch points as metadata. You can use the home buying timeline to help keep a client in the loop during the buying process (video).
A lot of people use the powerful search and data storage features to build lists of contacts that they can then aggregate and take action on. For example, if you're farming in a particular area, you can mark all of those contacts in that area and send them a message or add them to a Mailchimp email campaign. Another example: You can gauge buying/selling interest in leads, keep in contact with them by telling pickle, "Give me a list of all buyers who said they were interested in buying in the next few months" or "Give me a list of all pre-qualified buyers from my database"
There's a lot more that you can do and I'm more than happy to chat further about this! Some of the features aren't enabled by default on new signups. If you'd like access to timelines or other features, please don't hesitate to reach out! There's also a feedback button on the left side that notifies the team, too!
Scanbot is an app that I use every day to help scan contracts, flyers, documents, and receipts. It work well on iOS (not sure if they have an android version) and syncs with my dropbox/iCloud Drive. It does automatic OCR so I can quickly search for content inside of a document if I can't remember the name. Very useful.
If you're looking for a CRM, Pickle CRM is free in beta for realtors. (disclosure: I help build Pickle and spend a lot of time listening to and implementing feedback). The website is: https://picklecrm.com/signup - designed to be simple yet powerful.