Patent ID: 8341089

Claim:
A method for managing real estate using a computer implemented real estate management unit and a storage unit connected to the real estate management unit, the method comprising: storing, in a storage unit, data associated with the real estate management unit and a plurality of site records and each site record contains data about a property being managed for an owner using the real estate management unit; storing, in the storage unit, a plurality of new property items; generating, by a site storage module of the real estate management unit, a record in a database that includes the new property items and the plurality of properties of the owner being managed using the real estate management unit that are currently occupied, to be opened and to be closed within the next five years; managing, using a store design module of the real estate management unit, for each property of the owner being managed by the real estate management unit, one or more sign assets associated with each property of the owner being managed using the real estate management unit; displaying, by the store design module of the real estate management unit, drawings and artwork of the one or more sign assets to be built on each property and photos of the completed one or more sign assets on each property; comparing, using a user interface of the store design module of the real estate management unit, the drawings and artwork of the sign asset to the photo of the completed sign asset; managing, using a lease administration module of the real estate management unit, for each property of the owner being managed using the real estate management unit, one or more leases associated with the property of the owner being managed using the real estate management unit; and managing, using a facilities maintenance module of the real estate management unit for each property of the owner being managed using the real estate management unit, one or more work orders for repair and maintenance associated with each property being managed using the real estate management unit.