Act Contact Management Software

[Bhamhomes]

I have been using the Act Contact Management for my business for the last 15 years and have also tried MS Outlook. I'm just wondering if anyone else has purchased either of the newer versions of Act with the 2007 or 2008. I'm trying to decide on whether to upgrade to one of the newer Act versions or do a major switch over to Outlook. I know all the pluses and minuses of Outlook, so what I'm hoping to hear are comments on the newer versions of Act.

I read through some of the older threads on this subject, but instead of commenting and asking the questions there...I just thought Id start this new thread. Any Act users feel free to comment please.

[chstewart]

I have used Act 2005 pretty extensivly up until the last 2 years, In my opinion its much better than outlook for notes & letters, but much worse for email. They do syncronize even better in the later versions with Outloook.

I switched to Top Producer 7i in Jan 2006, & found it to be a great program for the serious real estate agent. It would not be a great program for a casual real estate agent.

[Portland Real Estate Guy]

I use outlook for Email. Act has a special addition for Real Estate Agents now but its not cheap.

[Bhamhomes]

Alex - yeah I've read up on the real estate version of Act. I'm not convinced it's worth the upgrade and cost attached. I'm thinking of just upgrading to the 2007 or 2008 version. I believe the 2008 version is like $149.00, which is not bad at all if it's a significant improvement over my Act 2005, especially if the email function has improved.

[Portland Real Estate Guy]

149 is not bad. I think the RE act is over $400. I thinking in a year or so its will be much cheaper. So I'll wait.

[jamesww]

I used Act when I was first starting out but I really never became fond of the program. It runs slow and has far more problems than top producer. I now use top producer 8 and love it. Especially the closing software integration. I am almost completely paperless now and I can make every piece of paper work available to the principal via their own web page. I don't really think ACT is worth the money. Keep using the version you have until you are ready to make the move to a serious real estate contact manager.