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Ambassador
2,073,399
Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
Home is where the hearth is.

Sep 24, 2019 05:53 PM
Ambassador
3,141,452
Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
St. George Utah Area Residential Sales Agent

I am old school and use an Abacus when necessary.

Sep 24, 2019 06:18 PM
Rainmaker
4,584,146
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

A brain. Maybe some paper and a writing instrument. Perhaps a calculator. 

Sep 24, 2019 05:03 PM
Rainmaker
1,506,923
Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

Calculator.  Slide Rule.  Fingers and toes.

Sep 24, 2019 08:52 PM
Rainmaker
1,153,794
Kevin J. May
Florida Supreme Realty - Hobe Sound, FL
Serving the Treasure & Paradise Coasts of Florida

Pencil & paper and I am not being facetious.

Sep 24, 2019 06:57 PM
Rainmaker
2,402,637
Bob "RealMan" Timm
Ward County Notary Services - Minot, ND
Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker

A simple calculator is all I've ever used Kenya Monterrosas 

Sep 24, 2019 06:34 PM
Rainmaker
679,404
Diana Dahlberg
1 Month Realty - Pleasant Prairie, WI
Real Estate in Kenosha, WI since 1994 262-308-3563

Pencil and paper ... HP Calculator ... and calc on my cell phone

Sep 24, 2019 06:23 PM
Rainmaker
1,208,838
Peter Mohylsky, Destin BeachPro
PMI. Destin - Miramar Beach, FL
Call me at 850-517-7098

Sharp pencil, and a calculator. What type of problems are you doing?  I also use excel spreadsheets to develop various options.

Sep 24, 2019 05:58 PM
Ambassador
6,424,502
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Spreadsheets and calculators.

Sep 24, 2019 05:27 PM
Ambassador
3,176,171
Liz and Bill Spear
Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH
Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

1. My gray matter

2.  Calculator

3.  Excel

Sep 24, 2019 04:56 PM
Rainmaker
5,116,403
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

The best tool I have to do basic math problems is my head... I can add, subtract, multiply and divide just using my head. If that fails, there's always pencil and paper and/or a calculator.

Sep 25, 2019 04:17 AM
Rainmaker
4,906,660
Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
REALTOR®, Broker

Calculator on my phone.

Sep 25, 2019 04:10 AM
Ambassador
5,258,239
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

Calculator, Excel/Numbers formulas

Sep 24, 2019 10:37 PM
Rainer
431,032
J.R. Schloemer
Kentucky Select Properties - Louisville, KY

Depends on the problem. Sometimes a basic calculator can work, sometimes you need a business calculator with Time Value Money functions on it.

Sep 24, 2019 08:30 PM
Rainmaker
511,064
Joseph Domino 480-390-6011
HomeSmart - Scottsdale, AZ
Real Estate Made Easy

Fingers and toes.

Sep 24, 2019 06:51 PM
Rainmaker
759,935
Peter Testa
Nationwide Homes - Danbury, CT
PETER TESTA

A calculator. 

Sep 25, 2019 04:44 AM
Rainmaker
4,967,016
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

I would have to say my lender!

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Sep 24, 2019 09:04 PM
Rainmaker
5,583,328
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

Grey Matter....

Sep 25, 2019 05:31 AM
Rainmaker
5,245,334
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Although their is a basic calculator on your mobile phone, old fashioned me still uses a financial calculator! Some calculations are quicker in my head.

Sep 25, 2019 04:53 AM
Rainmaker
1,202,572
Doug Dawes
Keller Williams Evolution - 447 Boston Street, Suite #5, Topsfield, MA - Topsfield, MA
Your Personal Realtor®

Calculator or pencil and paper

Sep 25, 2019 08:27 AM
Rainmaker
2,785,456
Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

knowing that 43560 sq ft makes an acre serves agents all the days of their life

Sep 25, 2019 07:59 AM
Ambassador
5,063,155
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

My brain, and when really serious my calculator on my phone.

Sep 25, 2019 07:54 AM
Rainer
381,637
Don Baker
Lane Realty - Eatonton, GA
Lake Sinclair Specialist

a lender.

Sep 25, 2019 07:34 AM
Rainmaker
921,504
Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041
ReMax Realtec Group - Palm Harbor, FL
Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ

Like all problems, you Google it!

99% of all math problems can be completed with a 4 banger.

1% of math problems are encountered by those agents who have achieved the status of transaction architect.  Very often their calculations involve bigger data sets.

Sep 25, 2019 05:07 AM
Rainmaker
7,870,810
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

A financial calculator plus your pen and paper.

Sep 25, 2019 12:35 PM
Ambassador
3,350,549
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

Mind. Brain. Pen. Paper. Pencil. Paper. Calculator. 

Various software such as excel and others. 

Sep 25, 2019 08:39 AM
Rainmaker
962,983
Mel Ahrens, MBA, Kelly Right Real Estate
Kelly Right Real Estate - Hood River, OR
Customized Choices for your Real Estate Needs

A financial calculator is more than enough with an Excel spreadsheet if I need to document something. 

I still have the HP12C financial calculator that I used in grad school decades ago.  Carry it around in my backpack but seldom pull it ut as my phone has an app with the same capability.

Sep 25, 2019 11:58 PM
Rainmaker
2,071,025
Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
SIB Realty - Sunny Isles Beach, FL

Ha ha ha, Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can! 

:)

Sep 25, 2019 10:34 PM
Rainmaker
1,598,452
Valeria Mola
SIB Realty - Miami, Sunny Isles Beach - Sunny Isles Beach, FL
305-607-0709 SIB Realty Condos for Sale and Rent

? What math problems?

Sep 25, 2019 09:57 PM
Rainmaker
5,773,228
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Kenya,

The calculator function on my phone or computer or an adding machine. A

Sep 25, 2019 08:29 PM
Rainer
341,300
Adam Feinberg
Elegran - Manhattan, NY
NYC Condo, Co-op, and Townhouse Advisor

Either a calculator or spreadsheet- depends on what I am working on

Apr 06, 2021 11:17 PM
Rainmaker
2,222,275
Anthony Acosta - ALLATLANTAcondos.com
Harry Norman, REALTORS® - Atlanta, GA
Associate Broker

Best of luck with your studies

 

Dec 03, 2019 07:56 PM
Rainmaker
5,879,125
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Calculator

Oct 08, 2019 08:47 AM
Rainmaker
712,823
Sharon & Bruce Walter
Keller Williams Realty Lafayette, IN - Lafayette, IN
West Lafayette homes for sale

Mostly a calculator but there are many opportunities to use math when figuring square footage, acreage, calculating commissions, prorated taxes, and some algebra when calculating HUD counter offers.

Sep 29, 2019 07:12 AM
Rainmaker
1,325,924
John Juarez
The Medford Real Estate Team - Fremont, CA
ePRO, SRES, GRI, PMN

Math problems are not difficult in our business.

Sep 27, 2019 01:36 PM
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