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Nathan Gesner, Broker / Property Manager (American West Realty and Management)

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Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
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No, it's not. I refer to it as an electronic jailor and turn if off regularly.

Sep 03, 2017 08:24 AM
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Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® e-Pro CRS RCS-D Vets
Big Block Realty 858.232.8722 - La Jolla, CA
CEO of Vision Drive Realty - Coastal San Diego

No, it's actually off and on the charger in my kitchen until Tuesday.

If there's an urgency, a select few have my bride's cell # and even fewer our home land-line #. But, no client access to me until Tuesday. I take true days off.

Sep 03, 2017 09:07 AM
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Denise Copeland
Home Sales Palm Beach - Jupiter, FL
Jupiter Abacoa Sales & Beach Front Luxury Homes

Unfortunately yes. And my clients expect immediate responses, otherwise they're on to the next agent who will answer them. Tough market in South Florida!

Sep 03, 2017 08:28 AM
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Steve Higgins
RE/MAX Kelowna - Kelowna, BC

Yes, it is. However it is turned off between 10pm - 6am. Unless I am working on a deal.

Sep 03, 2017 04:04 PM
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Are you asking if that's a phone in my pocket or if I'm just excited to see this question?   

Sep 03, 2017 09:54 AM
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Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573
MOOERS REALTY - Houlton, ME
Northern Maine Real Estate-Aroostook County Broker

No, not in a holster, glued to my ear with blue tooth.

Sep 03, 2017 08:42 AM
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Dave Martin (703) 585-4687
Fairfax Realty - Fairfax, VA
Making Realty Dreams a Reality #WeWillGetYouHome

Its not "tied" I have a belt clip for it ;-)

And I do turn my phone OFF or put it on vibrate when I am with a client... its just respectful.

Sep 03, 2017 03:15 PM
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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
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No. Nor is it tied to any other body part.  

Sep 03, 2017 11:58 AM
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Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

No, I keep it in my pocket, where it is in constant use.

Sep 03, 2017 09:39 AM
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Jeff Pearl
RE/MAX Distinctive / LIC in VA - Lovettsville, VA
Full Service Full Time Realtor

I keep it in my pocket. I use it for personal and business.

Sep 03, 2017 09:27 AM
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

No,

And we leave it in the office.  We do not have it around for dinner, lunch or breakfast.  We enjoy living our lives without electronic data.  A

Sep 03, 2017 09:02 AM
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Carol Williams
Although I'm retired, I love sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA
Retired Agent / Broker / Prop. Mgr, Wenatchee, WA

I owned a property management company too, Nathan and, YES it was tied to my hip or a noose around my neck!  

Sep 03, 2017 08:16 AM
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Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

no...it's on vibrate and in my pocketbook when I'm not home.... on my desk at home and in my office.... I DO walk away from it...

Sep 03, 2017 08:15 AM
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Allie Angeloni
Long Realty - Oro Valley, AZ

Yes, it's either in my pocket or my purse, while Roger clips his on his belt - so we both are very 'tied' to our Smartphones Nathan Gesner.  Between texts, e-mails, calls, the calendar, my real estate app, and my Fitbit, it's got it all.  At home it can be anywhere from on the kitchen counter, to the desk in my office, to the nightstand in the bedroom - HA!  

Sep 03, 2017 08:06 AM
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Peter Testa
Nationwide Homes - Danbury, CT
PETER TESTA

Hip, hand, bedstand- yes. 

Sep 04, 2017 04:15 AM
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

Oh, yes, I had a PDA and thought it was the coolest thing ever! Who knew our phones would soon out-smart US?!!

Yes, my phone lives by my side most of the time!

Sep 03, 2017 07:52 PM
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Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

Actually to my wrist with the iWatch.

Sep 03, 2017 03:06 PM
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Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC Calabasas CA

I have my cell around all the time, but not close the my body( unless I use it), it might be not a good idea to carry that device near your vital organs....

Sep 03, 2017 01:36 PM
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Michael Thacker - Re/Max Real Estate Center - Louisville
Re/Max Real Estate Center - The Thacker Group - Louisville, KY
Your best friend who just happens to be a Realtor

Yes, its the way I do business. Smart, fast, and sometimes furious. 

Sep 03, 2017 12:56 PM
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Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

 I got my first cell phone in 1991.  But I know when to turn it off and let it rest.

Sep 03, 2017 12:18 PM
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Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

No, it's often in another part of the house.  Especially after hours.

Sep 03, 2017 11:14 AM
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Lynnea Miller
Bend Premier Real Estate - Bend, OR
Premier Real Estate Service in Central Oregon

In my purse or on my desk - always!!

Sep 03, 2017 10:03 AM
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Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
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Not mine, but Sandy's is!

Sep 03, 2017 09:51 AM
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Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

No. I carry it in my pocket.

Sep 03, 2017 09:40 AM
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Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

It used to be. I am working on my freedom!

Sep 03, 2017 09:09 AM
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Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

More than it should be

Sep 03, 2017 08:43 AM
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Sam Shueh
(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA
mba, cdpe, reopro, pe

A protected case holding it by hand. The clip type on belt is problematic when sitting down....

Sep 03, 2017 08:12 AM
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Les & Sarah Oswald
Realty One Group - Eastvale, CA
Broker, Realtor and Investor

Nope. It is tied to my hand, but sometimes I leave it in my purse.

Sep 04, 2017 12:42 PM
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Wayne Zuhl
Remax First Realty II - Cranford, NJ
The Last Name You'll Ever Need in Real Estate

It's never out of reach.

I know there are many people who find that distasteful and I have often felt that I needed to defend my decision. 

Sep 04, 2017 05:49 AM
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Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

Never. Not. Ever!

Sep 04, 2017 04:01 AM
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Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

I turn it off around 9pm, and back on around 8am, and the rest of the time it's close by.

Sep 04, 2017 03:57 AM
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Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

Not to my hip, Nathan but pretty close by. 

Sep 03, 2017 07:18 PM
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Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
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no

Sep 03, 2017 04:52 PM
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Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
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only during business hours.  Right now I'm not even in the same room with it.

Sep 03, 2017 04:09 PM
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Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

My pocket sized iphone is my office

Sep 03, 2017 09:26 AM
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Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Nathan Gesner I've had one of the first cell phones, a PDA and a few SmartPhones, but they were never tied to my hip.

Sep 03, 2017 08:45 AM
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Valeria Mola
SIB Realty - Miami, Sunny Isles Beach - Sunny Isles Beach, FL
305-607-0709 SIB Realty Condos for Sale and Rent

Never, it is always in my hand. :)

Sep 02, 2018 06:02 PM
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
SIB Realty - Sunny Isles Beach, FL

Nope, in my handbag

Sep 01, 2018 09:14 AM
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Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

My phone is on from 8 am to 8:30 M-Saturday and turn it off overnight.  Sundays are 10-7, unless there is a transaction that needs my attention.

Sep 06, 2017 05:48 AM
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Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

I would have to say yes till 8 pm 

Sep 04, 2017 11:40 AM
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Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041
ReMax Realtec Group - Palm Harbor, FL
Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ

I think future anthropologists may identify the cell-bone as connected to the hip-bone.....and the tune goes on.

Sep 04, 2017 06:28 AM
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Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

It's not tied, but it is close.

Sep 04, 2017 05:41 AM
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Marco Giancola
Beachfront Realty - Miami Beach, FL
Realtor (305)608-1922, Miami Beach Florida

Its always closeby until 10pm then it goes to sleep until about 6am.

Sep 04, 2017 05:26 AM
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Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
Andover, MA: Andover Luxury Homes For Sale

Nathan Gesner - Intentionally, I keep it away from me at lunch, dinner and while I am sleeping...

Sep 03, 2017 10:54 PM
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Patricia Garcia
Remax Dynasty - Whittier, CA
Personal Service

No.

 

Sep 03, 2017 10:14 PM
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William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

Depends, hip, shirt pocket, pant pocket, hand...

Sep 03, 2017 07:28 PM