Acquisto Real Estate is a boutique-style brokerage serving the Dallas area for over 20 years. After struggling for years with time-consuming manual processes, three years ago they started using Zoho One to automate and manage their business. They’ve since added 28 agents and will soon have offices in two different states.
Broker-owners Mike and Shana Acquisto have struggled for a long time because they were bogged down with too many paper-based processes.
“We wasted so much time shuffling paper around,” says Mike. “Finally we started automating some of our processes, but this presented new problems because of all the different platforms we were using. “We had all these different data silos and they didn’t talk to each other. So we were still wasting a lot of time going from program to program. Not to mention the time it took getting new agents up to speed.”
The Acquistos searched for a better way. They wanted a system that could do everything they needed on one user-friendly platform. Zoho One was exactly what they were looking for. With the help of Consultant Partner Lior Izik they’ve built a system that manages all their workflows and can grow as their business grows.
“We feel super comfortable with Zoho One. Not just this week, this month and this year. But for decades to come,” says Mike.
Husband and wife team, Mike and Shana Acquisto, have combined Shana’s sales and client care talents and Mike’s tech savvy to build Acquisto Real Estate.
Started in 2001, today Acquisto Real Estate is a prestigious and successful real estate agency specializing in residential and luxury properties in and around the Dallas, Texas area.
Acquisto Real Estate has established itself as an innovative top-producing agency dedicated to stellar client care and cutting-edge technology that facilitates smooth and trouble-free transactions.
“Before Zoho we had multiple problems,” says Mike. Just bringing on one new agent would almost cripple us because of the amount of time it took us to teach them our systems and processes.
“We definitely thought twice about bringing on someone new. It took so much effort to get them on board. Consequently, we weren’t growing.”
“And we weren’t able to tend to the important things,” adds Shana. “Leads were slipping through the cracks, we couldn’t track our follow-ups. We were losing business, just trying to keep up with the day-to-day stuff.”
“Zoho One changed all of that,” says Mike.
They now have a customized system that automates most of their processes and frees up Mike, Shana and their agents to do what they do best: provide their clients with dedicated, skilled and enthusiastic attention.
“And much of that is because of Lior,” says Mike. “Having Lior as our Zoho partner has made all the difference.
“We know that whatever comes up, he’s going to ninja it for us and take care of what needs to be taken care of. From little questions to big customizations, Lior handles all our Zoho issues promptly and skillfully.”
Mike and Shana agree. Zoho One has transformed their business. Everything from tracking leads to managing inventory is now easier, faster and more efficient.
“We use many of the programs which are all easily accessible and on one platform,”says Mike. Work Drive allows us to share files and keep track of them. Vault makes it easy to store and share passwords. We use mail the most for automated onboarding, sales and follow-up emails. And every app we use has been customized for efficiency and productivity.”
“What all this adds up to is a huge savings of time which we then put into bringing in more deals and hiring more agents,” says Shana. “Our agents love working with us because our processes are simple to use and they feel empowered and free to work hard and close more deals.
“And everyone appreciates the flexibility of the system. If an agent comes up with a process that can save us time and facilitate sales, with Zoho One we can add it easily. In this way Zoho One grows with us and helps us grow.”
Thanks to Zoho One, Acquisto Real Estate is now closing 250 homes a year and Mike and Shana have expansion plans for next year. “We have a long-term nationwide expansion plan in mind because Zoho One makes it easy to copy and paste all our processes in any market we want to move into,” says Mike.
“Zoho One has allowed us to shift from business operators to business owners,” says Mike. It’s relieved us of so many day-to-day functions because we’ve been able to automate so many of our processes and make them easy for everyone on our team to use. “If you want your business to grow, the first step is freeing yourself up from the manual duties so you can focus on the work of expansion. Zoho One and our amazing Zoho partner Lior Izik make that possible.
Lior Izik, owner and founder of Amazing Business Results, is a Zoho Premium Partner, a Certified Zoho Developer and a Zoho Apps Trainer who knows the system inside and out.
For over 15 years, he’s built hundreds of CRM systems for his clients to help them automate their processes, save money and manage their businesses with less stress.
When you work with Lior, you get his business skill set and a Zoho Partner who can help you find the best software solution to manage and grow your business successfully.
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