Patent ID: 8271321

Claim:
A collaborative real estate management system for exchanging information among tenants and an individual associated with management of a building, the system comprising: a computer system in communication with data input and output devices accessible by said tenants and said individual associated with management of said building; said computer system including one or more processors networked together and programmed to process data relating to management of said building; said one or more processors being further programmed I) to receive a communication relating to management of said building from a device associated with at least one of said tenants, said communication including data indicating an instruction being associated with a task performed by said individual, said individual being associated with a front desk of said building, a front gate of said building, or a combination thereof, ii) to associate said instruction with said at least one of said tenants using an identifier, iii) to store said instruction and said identifier on said computer system, and iv) to enable said individual to search said computer system to obtain said instruction using a computing device associated with said individual; said computer system including a database, said database including a library of documents relating to said building which documents are accessible for viewing, storing, and editing by said tenants, a staff member, a building manager, or any combination thereof; wherein said computer system enables interaction by said tenants with said individual through said system.