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Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

I keep them on the phone until I have time to upload them. I do very little printing these days of anything, Fred. (Happy New Year!)

Jan 05, 2021 08:03 AM
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Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

I use gVoice, all may texts are saved by Google

 

Jan 05, 2021 08:10 AM
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Shayne Stone
HomeSmart - Fulshear, TX
"Your Rock Solid Choice Realtor" RETIRED

Once I have completed any transaction, I remove the text messages from phone and upload into my CRM per that contact...

Jan 05, 2021 08:31 AM
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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

Yes. 

1. saved on my phone

4. save as pdf file and file/store in my transaction communication file

Jan 05, 2021 08:21 AM
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
St. George Utah Area Residential Sales Agent

1. & 2. Leave them on the phone and they are uploaded to the iCloud.

Jan 05, 2021 08:14 AM
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

I screen print them & save them to the actual file if there are problems. Put them into Transaction Room/Docusign.  I have them backed up on my phone every week for 2 years which I think is good enough. 

App is SMS Backup & restore. 

Recent I had a need for a 'you said' .... which I resended to a particular loan officer.

Jan 05, 2021 09:02 AM
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Fred,

We save the pertinent ones to the cloud.  Happy New Year to you and yours. A

Jan 05, 2021 08:55 AM
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Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA
Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

I leave them in the phone and if I feel they will become needed, take screen shots of them and save them as pictures in the electronic file in question.

Jan 05, 2021 09:15 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 save most all texts regardless of who they are from. It's surprising how often I do refer back.

Jan 05, 2021 08:57 AM
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Beth Atalay
Cam Realty and Property Management - Clermont, FL
Cam Realty of Clermont FL

I leave them on the phone, then upload them to iCloud.

Jan 05, 2021 08:32 AM
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
HomeSmart Real Estate - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

Save in phone.  If there has been an issues I will back up on efile for the transaction.

Jan 05, 2021 09:21 AM
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John Juarez
The Medford Real Estate Team - Fremont, CA
ePRO, SRES, GRI, PMN

They remain on my phone at this point. I am thinking about a way to get them off and save them. I have not done much investigation as to how I will do that.

Jan 05, 2021 09:19 AM
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Doug Dawes
Keller Williams Evolution - 447 Boston Street, Suite #5, Topsfield, MA - Topsfield, MA
Your Personal Realtor®

I'm lazy about that Fred. I keep them on the phone until I delete well after the transaction

Jan 05, 2021 09:54 AM
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Peter Mohylsky, Destin BeachPro
PMI. Destin - Miramar Beach, FL
Call me at 850-517-7098

yes, option 1  

Jan 05, 2021 09:02 AM
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Steve Higgins
RE/MAX Kelowna - Kelowna, BC

I save all text messages. Most stay on my phone others are uploaded to the cloud. You never know when you have to revert to one. 

Jan 05, 2021 06:31 PM
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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

I have never deleted a text or email between agents or clients...I keep my evidence.😉

Jan 05, 2021 05:57 PM
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Greg Large
ERA Real Solutions - Grove City, OH
A Tradition of Trust

same as Bob Crane, I use Google Voice for all business texts, so stored automagically for reference if needed.

Jan 05, 2021 10:57 AM
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Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

I do not save them.

Jan 05, 2021 10:52 AM
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Ray Henson
eXp Realty of California, Inc. (lic. #01878277) - Elk Grove, CA
Realtor

I usually keep them on my phone.  I delete very few of the texts that I receive.  This brings up a question for me.  Do the texts stay forever on your phone or do they get removed automatically after a certain amount of time?

Jan 05, 2021 10:26 AM
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

I print them to .pdf and save them to the respective clients' files. Takes about 5 seconds!

Jan 05, 2021 08:05 PM
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Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

I delete spam and advertising.  Everything else stays.  I have threads with people who have been dead for years.

Jan 05, 2021 06:57 PM
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Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

Can people hoard? Yes. Can they hoard messages? Yes....When I'm done bye-bye and if you hold on to anything, you are not done is my take

Jan 05, 2021 02:29 PM
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Candice A. Donofrio
Next Wave RE Investments LLC Bullhead City AZ Commercial RE Broker - Fort Mohave, AZ
928-201-4BHC (4242) call/text

Save, convert to PDF, goes in the file.

Jan 05, 2021 01:57 PM
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Brenda Mayette
Miranda Real Estate Group, Inc. - Glenville, NY
Getting results w/ knowledge & know-how!

Yes.

1. until the transaction is completed, save what I might need for future issues, and then I usually need a good road trip or flight where I use the time to clean out my phone (2020 was not good for this practice!!). 

Jan 06, 2021 05:08 AM
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Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Being retired, I delete most text messages. If still active I would have to save them.

Jan 06, 2021 04:26 AM
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KAREN FUNK
1st Choice Realty & Associates - Elk Grove, CA
Realtor Elk Grove Sacramento Seller Buyer Investor

Yes. When I switched brokerages, I was unable to access my closed transaction files on Skyslope and text messages were the only proof of communication I had, My iphone automatically backs them up to iCloud.

Jan 06, 2021 12:24 AM
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Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

All texts are saved to iCloud

Jan 06, 2021 02:44 PM
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Caroline Gerardo
Licensed in 20 states - Newport Beach, CA
C. G. Barbeau the Loan Lady nmls 324982

As a Lender everything I say, email or call is recorded in a conversation log and saved on my own server. I only use text for simple time frame such as: I am driving to meet you and "I am parking outside the coffee shop." Everything in writing including text is used in a court of law. I never text about rates or complex solutions.  For one file I typically have two thousand communication pieces, it would be too difficult to decide what is necessary in the long run, so every thing is saved. Ken Jones makes a good point - if I decided not to keep the texts about xyz it would end up being the time line piece that makes everything clear. In 30 years I've been in one lawsuit where the seller cancelled the deal on a buyer and immediately sold for 30% more. Buyer was exact on schedule with the contract and won a big settlement without having to go to trial with the report I printed out. Be ready, be kind...

Jan 06, 2021 07:52 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 keep EVERYTHING.

They are saved to the account file in my CRM.  When or should it become necessary to re-create the narrative, it's as simple as a ...well, clicking print.
HINT: Data provided by 3rd pary sources have greater credibility than data stored on ones personal puter.

Jan 06, 2021 05:45 AM
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