A Picture can be worth Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars!!
This Home is NOT Ready for Sale!
This Home is READY for Sale!
That’s Right! A Picture just might be worth Hundreds of Thousands of Dollar when it comes to selling your property!
You only have one chance to make a good first impression! .. with this in mind… more and more Realtors are using professional photographers to take pictures of the homes they list.
Almost all home buyers peruse listings on the internet today and view images of homes to start narrowing down which homes they want to go look at. It’s the first step in shopping for a home to purchase. Quality photos definitely show your home at it’s best – and give you the best chance of catching a buyer’s eye!
Professional photographers have thousands of dollars with of equipment , experience with setting up shots – and use digital technology to make the photos look fabulous.. but: the photos can only look as good as what the camera sees! Here’s where you get involved!
Homeowners can maximize the benefit of quality photography by having their home Ready to Shoot! If you are a homeowner and are preparing to sell your home.. it stands to reason: Have your home and property polished up and ready to shine for the camera.
Here are a few simple chores YOU can do.. to get the best pictures of your home:
- Have your landscaping tidy! Mow and edge your lawn, pull weeds, trim plants, lay down barkdust if possible. The exterior is usually the first shots your buyer will see!
- Have everything clean! Sweep Decks and exterior surfaces if you have tree debris. Put away ladders, hoses, lawn mowers etc. Get Garbage Cans / Recycle containers etc. out of view! Have all your interior rooms ready to be photographed! Clutter will ruin an otherwise nice photo!
- Remove cars from your driveway, and if possible arrange to have no cars parked in front of your home or within view of the photos. This puts your home in it’s best view.
- Have all light bulbs in your home in working order. Photographers will turn on every light possible to enhance the lighting. Ceiling lights, Tracks Lights, Floor Fixtures, Bathroom vanity lighting all are compromised if light bulbs are burnt out !
- Have all work done BEFORE the photographers arrive. It’s better to reschedule your photoshoot rather than impact the quality of your potentially great photos..
With these few simple tips you will get the best pictures possible of your home and speed the process of finding your buyer and getting the best sales price for your home!
I use professional photographers on my listings to make sure you get the best possible exposure and buyers will get that great first impression!
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