course description
the typical property management company handles hundreds of thousands of documents and images each year: from leases, to contracts, to loan agreements, to work orders, to invoices. often, these are dealt with through manual processes that require moving paper documents from properties to the corporate office and back again. as property managers find their number of daily tasks ever increasing, and with so much of their job now taking place outside of the office it can be very difficult to keep track of all these pieces of paper. thankfully, new technologies and products are helping make this issue far easier to navigate, with first class solutions available for every type of property management office.
in this course, james scott, lead researcher at mit’s real estate innovation lab will outline various solutions available on the market that can help overcome this complex issue, how to best evaluate new document management solutions for your particular style of office, and also look at some of the more interesting companies providing these solutions.
learning objectives:
- understand what types of document management systems there are,
- evaluate the decision factors involved in choosing the right technology for you,
- understand what the best document management solutions features are, and
- get an insight into the leading companies providing solutions in this area of the market.
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