Easy, by the use of "Gophers" and i mean it was me being told to "go for" this, "go for" that, go pick up the paperwork, go get the signatures, go back and drop off signed paperwork and on and on for many years. 

We are an adaptable species

Michael, I ask this question daily... I started in the business world in the early 1970's.... over the ensuing decades negotiated major corporate acquisitions without all these tools. When I started in real estate we sold a ton of it in NYC without mls, cell phones, computers, etc. If it all went away, I could still work--I've had decades of experience!

We'd definitely survive - probably even thrive. Without all that info at their fingertips, homeowners and home buyers would be much more dependent on us.

Of course it would.  When I started out I had just gotten my first flip phone.

Just pull out the old stone and chisel, parchment and feather pen, wax seal and finger poker for signatures.

Speak with mouth rather than texting, emailing all day long.

Physical tours rather than photography, iphotography and videography.

Horse and carriage rather than car.

See, it can be done! 

Things just moved at a slower pace.  I can't imagine life now wo/ cell phones in particular...and yet, I lived a good portion of my life wo/ them and did perfectly fine.

Everyone ran to the nearest payphone, I know because I was a telephone man for over 32 years.

Michael Thornton The business world survived very well. Face-to-face meetings got a whole lot more done and more effectively.

Of course we could...some would have to learn how to write and speak English correctly...A

We will have to do it the old way. It will be difficult for the younger agents .

I believe that yes I would, There is a plan for everything!

Belly to Belly contacts! the old fashioned way

Yes but it would be soooo slow.

I remember well a time when there was one cell phone to be "signed out" for business trips in the division in the NYC bank where I worked early on.  Though hard to imagine working without them,  some aspects of life would improve.  We've gained much, but at the expense of real personal interaction.

We did it before, and we are capable of using paper and pens again.

We survived before them, but we were less efficient back then.

Yes, I'd survive and probably sleep more!

I did it before, I can do it again.  

Of course, if everyone was on the same level of low-to-no technology.

:) business process would be slow, more physical activties 

I'm often ask myself the same question. Cell phones became powerful and very valuable tools. That's why I believe, it is a good investment to have  good mobile devices.

Do I still have a computer and a printer?  I was around the industry when Realtors had pagers and you had to find a pay phone to call the person back.  If the mobile phones, tablets and apps went away I would do wonderfully, might even make me better by not being distracted by every email that comes in.  Take away computers and go back to the days of paper forms with carbon copies... I doubt my board would have those!

My business would survive.

Got in the car and drove -- ratified contracts often late at night, and then delivered. My rolodex was full and I used it often; eventually scanned the cards into my computer

My business might, but I wouldn't!!!   Love my gadgets!

yes you could and you would be valuable. 

I was in the real estate business long before we had all of these aids. We probably had fewer problems then than now. And, the contracts were much shorter.

I still can't imagine how we did things back then. But yes we would survive. Albeit we won't be playing Angry Birds as we wait for our clients.

Good notes, rolodex - remember the good, old rolodex? 

It thrived, Michael. It was just different. Transactions were slower, more face-to-face contact with both clients and vendors, and in many ways I think it was a better experience for both agents and our clients. Much less misinformation.

yes ,it would survive...but at a much slower pace....and it would cut the volumn in half....