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DO SMART DEVICES REALLY HELP?

ASK ALEXA AND FIND OUT!

by Jane Whitten websites that give you data on homes for
sale, open houses, and estimates of home
lexa has become the go-to device values, but many times this material is not
for a lot of things these days. always up to date or completely accurate
AAccording to TechCrunch.com, therefore we are always looking for better
16% or 39 Million Americans now own a resources.
smart speaking device. If you already have We live in an information society,
ALLISON VAN WIG one, you know how handy they can be by with 24-hour news channels, Facebook,
Instagram, and Twitter to name just a few,
just saying …
CA DRE #00985700 so much so that we have become inodiated
• “Alexa, put bread on my grocery list” or … with information, so when something
CINDY HINDERBERGER • “Alexa, wake me up at 6:30 am” or … simple and unique comes along we are
CA DRE #01902607 • “Alexa, will it rain tomorrow?” or … not always eager to jump on board and
• “Alexa, remind me to make an appointment start using it, or find it too intrusive or by simply enabling an Alexa skill, you can
Another way these devices are useful is
complicated.
for a haircut.”
562-754-8802 Tools are valuable only when you have do a variety of things such as, you can get
Have one of those “Smart” doorbells? control over them. That is why all the a report for what homes are selling for in
WWW.SUPERBROKER.COM You can see who is at the front door Alexa skills are so exceptional, you enable your neighborhood and get an up-to-date
ALLISON@SUPERBROKER.COM without going to the door. By tapping into the skill and then put it to work. Turn Market Report only when you ask “Alexa,
Wikipedia, you can get information on any on the lights, lock the front door, set the what’s my Flash Report?”
subject or anyone that we used to get from thermostat. Keep in mind that all the Even if you are just curious and are not
a bookcase full of encyclopedias. above-mentioned skills are helpful as long selling for a few years, or just want to know
As to access to information, when it as you have a smart bulb, a smart lock or how much that house you drove by might
comes to Real Estate there are several thermostat, etc. cost. Want to hear or see a list of featured
open houses on Friday? Ask Alexa!
When it comes to technology Van Wig
& Associates strives to stay ahead of the
curve with cutting edge techniques and
services. Now available is their Alexa skill
on Amazon.com which can be found by
visiting LBupdates.com.
Over the last 30 years, Van Wig &
Associates has implemented many
innovative tools to serve buyers and sell
homes, that is why they are now offering
an Alexa Skill that can do many things
to market homes. If you would like to
see more things that their Alexa skill can
do, just let Cindy Hinderberger know by
reaching out to her; she will be happy to
tell you how it works ~ 562.754.8802.

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