Thoughts on Reonomy - Website is vague and no transparency regarding free trial length
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I’m not sure why my post is locked and I can’t reply in comments, I’m not familiar with this forum. Anyway, I’ve had CoStar for years, and use other background search sites for owner info. CoStar is rarely accurate in our market. We also have Site Index. I’m more so looking for something to compliment these. Someone mentioned not being able to afford CoStar? This post has nothing to do with that, mighty assumption there. I’m looking for a strong CRM that offers more than just generic or broken solutions. 

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I’m always on the hunt for the best resources for my firm, and I can be very finicky. I have a programming background and have very high expectations. Instead of multiple resources for information and a CRM, I would love one comprehensive solution. 

Reonomy advertises that it can perform title searches, supply ownership and property info, CRM capabilities, etc. I’ve seen the song and dance before. 

I’ve used ClientLook in the past, and somewhat liked it, but it fell short in a few areas and tended to crash a lot. 

I’m currently using Ascendix. Although seemingly powerful, it’s pretty broken and has a long way to go. 

Reonomy does not specify how long the free trial is, what the cost is after the trial, and you are required to sign a contract before starting the trial. 

I would love to hear from people who have, or are currently using it. Pros? Cons? Does it really do what it claims? 

For reference, my firm has brokers that specialize in all areas of CRE. So I need something that’s valuable for all them. Thanks in advance for your opinions.
[{"id": "gp6aj1r", "text": "Trial is a week and I think 20 clicks. It\u2019s okay.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "gp6c9ks", "text": "Not good", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "gp6e84s", "text": "Terrible use of a website. If you can\u2019t afford CoStar, you\u2019re simply not competitive", "replies": [{"id": "gp6tpyd", "text": "Couldn\u2019t disagree more. CoStar has huge geographic gaps and misses specialty\u2019s as well.", "replies": [{"id": "gp71qyt", "text": "Couldn\u2019t disagree more. Where are you speaking about specifically? In the NorthEast region where I\u2019m at we\u2019ve generated 100+ listings in less than a year.", "replies": [{"id": "gp76lo1", "text": "The midwest. If every listing is coming from CoStar and every broker can get CoStar, what competitive advantage do you have?What moat is around your business?", "replies": [{"id": "gp7c9io", "text": "Yeah sorry I have no comment on the quality of the Midwest but I live in a large city and the data is pretty spot on. In term of an advantage, I think you\u2019re looking at it the wrong way. We use Costar info to contact owners directly. Be ABSOLUTE gentleman whenever we contact anyone, set up a meeting and explain why we can advertise and lease their space better they can. We\u2019re not a national firm, we don\u2019t have billion dollar support or clients. We\u2019re a hometown firm that\u2019s been around a while, that\u2019s is. Without costar we WOULD NOT have been able to connect with a fraction of the owners we have to showcase ourselves, that\u2019s my main point.", "replies": [], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}, {"id": "gpi95xq", "text": "I work in NYC and costar is my offices 4th choice", "replies": [], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}, {"id": "gpi43q4", "text": "Quite a leap there... Who said anything about CoStar and/or not being able to afford it? Also, CoStar is mediocre at best, we\u2019re all just forced to use it because there\u2019s nothing out there better yet. Crexi is coming in strong but it\u2019s going to be a hot minute until they are even considered a competitor.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "gp6kwql", "text": "It\u2019s not great. They want you to reach out so they can throw a sales pitch while setting up a trial.", "replies": [{"id": "gswbgtj", "text": "Thanks! That was my assumption. There is NO WAY I\u2019m signing a contract just for a trial. It\u2019s dirty and shady. \n\nRight now I\u2019m actually on a free trial period for a CRM that is not specific to CRE. However, it\u2019s highly customizable and it\u2019s going to be a great fit. At the end of the day, it needs to be used. If it\u2019s not intuitive and easy to use, my brokers won\u2019t use it. This one they definitely will. \n\nWe\u2019ve all heard it before, the best CRM is one that you will actually use.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "gp6sjre", "text": "I have personally really liked it. I only use it for my own investing", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "gp77wq7", "text": "We have CoStar and Reonomy. Reonomy let\u2019s me fill in the gaps and drill down on what I\u2019m looking for faster and easier than CoStar does. And the direct ownership contact info is priceless. I am doing a lot more off-market stuff thanks to the service.\n\nThat being said, there is not a CRM solution involved. We use PipeDrive and really like it. It\u2019s so easy to pull a list on Reonomy and upload it into PipeDrive then hit the call feature to get your daily calling done.\n\nIf you want to jump on a Zoom this week, I can walk you through it so you can see how it works and decide if it\u2019s worth it. DM me if you\u2019re interested.", "replies": [{"id": "gpi3s0s", "text": "Thank you, I really appreciate it. I use background check software and public records, I\u2019m a great \u201cstalker\u201d and I\u2019m always able to get contact info, but it can get time consuming. I have a love/hate relationship with CoStar. I never rely on that contact info, it\u2019s always wrong, plus most off market stuff is not on there. Ascendix is ok as a CRM, but it\u2019s just not there yet. And God forbid CoStar allows a bridge to your CRM \ud83d\ude02. It would be great to have everything all in one place. Reonomy said it could search titles, but I guess I can do that through public records as well. I\u2019ll dm you. Thanks again!", "replies": [], "depth": 2}, {"id": "gqlokku", "text": "Hey sorry to piggy back here, but would love to see a walk-through of Reonomy if you\u2019re open to it! Even if you just know of a good YouTube tutorial that\u2019s already available?", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]