Something You May Not Know Yet, but Will Soon

The first thing that comes to mind for most people when they see, QR, are the seventeenth and eighteenth letters of the alphabet. In a couple of years for sure, they will mean something completely different for the majority of people. QR are the initials for quick response, as in quick response codes. So what does that mean to you? A great deal. QR codes are tiny UPC looking pictures that many people haven't noticed yet. They are used for driver's licenses, coupons, bills, websites, your local Best Buy store, tattoos, or basically any information that you want someone to see.

So how do you get all this information out of a tiny UPC looking photo? Very easily. With more and more people using smartphones - iPhones, Blackberrys, Drodis, etc, people can download these QR scanning apps for free. Since I own an iPhone, I did a lot of research and spoke to many people to find the best one. The two best one I came across are called i-nigma (or i-nigma qr datamatrix barcode reader for you guys that don't like to shorten things) and QR app. The i-nigma one is more sensitive at scanning but doesn't display websites as well as the QR app. So if you have an iPhone, please go to the app store now and go to search and enter i-nigma. After you download that one, enter QR app and download that one as well. I normally use the QR app because it is so good at displaying websites. But if there iss an issue with scanning, I will use the i-nigma one.

If someone is driving by a home I have for sale and they happen to stop in front of the FOR SALE sign, they can pick up a brochure and scan the QR code. When they do this, they will be taken to a website with many more photos of the home, schools in the neighborhood, demographics, the ability to schedule an appointment to view the home, my contact information, any other comments the person would like to leave me, plus many other things. By having the QR code, I will be able to do my little part in trying to help the environment by saving on paper, as well as help consumers get instant access to information they are probably interested in.

If you were able to download the QR app I talked about above or you already have a QR scanning app on your phone, please scan the QR code below.

Amit Bhuta
Real Estate Helper
Kendall Village Homes
www.DadeCountyMLS.com
www.google.com/profiles/avbhuta