Real estate professionals are taking advantage of the power of CyberSpace. Members of the Real Estate CyberSpace Society, REcyber.com, share their tips and tricks for using these tools to leverage their effectiveness and profitability. I'm a quarterback receiving those tips and it is one of my joys to pass these Cyber tips and tricks along with pointers to special Internet places of special interest to real estate owners, investors and related professionals.

Now you can go to REcyber.com/reintelligence/cybertips.html and link directly to any of the Great Places appearing here or in any previous Real Estate CyberTips Columns.

Trick #1: Try this Internet Clipboard

Here's a neat trick that will allow you to copy text from one computer to another -- even if they are half way around the world. You simply get on the Web, go to the URL provided and add your descriptive word. Then copy/paste the text and send the URL to your intended recipient. That's it. They simply click on the link and Shazam -- there's your text ready to paste into their application.

You can also use this neat trick to jot down notes for later review. The only limitation on ways to use this trick is your own imagination.

Trick #2: Never Type Again

Well maybe type a little -- but a heck of a lot less with this neat one trick pony.

This little program is simple to use and will save you from typing phrases you commonly use over and over again. It organizes your frequently used text phrases and pastes them into any application with a click. And you can save pages of information for one click typing.

To make it even better, this handy program comes with an excellent on-line manual and the price is right -- it's on the house.

Great Place #1: World's Largest Buildings Datebase

This place bills itself as the world's largest publicly available database on architectural and building data. Their goal is to index and provide the most comprehensive and reliable technical data on all buildings and structures in order to compare cities and regions instantly. In short they want to gather and present everything in the world which is of public or commercial interest.

This place is fascinating and their collection of building photographs around the world is a must see before traveling. They also have it set up so you can become an official reporter or photographer with all of the appropriate recognition.

And yes -- there is no cost for this great service.

Great Place #2: Sign Your Paychecks Over to Uncle Sam

Some taxpayers figure that the easiest way to handle taxes is to just sign their paychecks and send them to Uncle Sam. They had better co-endorse them to their State too.

If you are thinking about moving, here's a great place to get a good thumbnail sketch of how taxes stack up on a state to state basis. You can get a quick run down on each state's income, sales, gas, cigarette, property and inheritance taxes.

Painful subject -- but sometimes it pays to compare the degree of pain when planning a move.

Published: November 17, 2006

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John M. "Jack" Peckham is the Executive Director of REcyber.com (the Real Estate CyberSpace Society). In that capacity he oversees the development and delivery of the latest up to the minute Real Estate Cyberspace tools, strategies, networking structures and services that the Society provides its members to leverage their effectiveness, visibility, professionalism and earnings. As host of Real Estate CyberSpace Radio, he provides over 40 hours of programming to help listeners integrate the power of the Internet into their daily business lives. He is the author of several real estate books published by Prentice Hall and Harcourt Brace Jovanovich including his latest Master Guide to Income Property Brokerage from Wiley Publishing. A columnist for the Boston Herald for nine years, his syndicated columns have appeared in over 100 papers nationwide. Jack loves to sell real estate has been involved directly in the sale of over one billion dollars in Real Estate. Today he sells in his jeans and fuzzy slippers as a one-man shop and has closed over $40,000,000 in sales on the Internet recently in 20% of his working time. The balance he spends directing the affairs of the 10,000 member Real Estate CyberSpace Society. The Society awards the RECS (Real Estate CyberSpace Specialist) Designation to members based on the current criteria. He served as Chairman of the Strategic Planning Committee for the National Association of Realtors (NAR), is a Past President of the Massachusetts Association of Realtors and has been honored as the Massachusetts State Realtor of the Year. You can reach Jack at or by calling 617-523-4441.