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Insider Secrets To Sell Your Home - #1: A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words

Selling your home in this market can be a challenge, but it is possible and can be profitable if you know The Secrets That Sell.

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Capturing buyers interest is just one of the reasons that you should hire a REALTOR, they have the knowledge and experience to know what works and what doesn't.

Quality PHOTOGRAPHY is a vital component of selling your Lake Mary home, or any selling any home for that matter.

Did you know that over 85% of home buyers start their home search online? No longer are buyers driving around neighborhoods hunting for the elusive "For Sale" signs. They are on their computers, deciding what properties they want to see from the comfort of their own homes.

How do you get them to your door? Click here to read the rest of the article why A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words.

Debbie Summers, Lake Mary REALTOR, ALHS, e-PRO

407-758-1020 or Debbie@MoveToLakeMary.com

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Posted by Debbie Summers - MoveToLakeMary.com or 407-758-1020 on 08/20/2009 07:29 AM

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13 Comments on Insider Secrets To Sell Your Home - #1: A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words

AUG

Just the other day a couple of us were asking how some folks got listings based on the type of pictures they took and posted . I know buyers will not see ahome based on the pictures

Debbie, this point cannot be stated enough. I cannot stand when agents take an outside picture of the house and that is it. They are obviously THERE! Get out of your car and go inside to take a few more.

Debbie: I cringe when I see a listing with only one or two photos. There is no excuse for this and it does not serve the seller. You are right about the fact the this can cause a buyer to skip over the property. When I see this kind of listing it makes me wonder why there aren't more pictures, thinking that, perhaps, the home is ugly inside. Nice post.

Even on the junker REO listings, I make sure to take at least 5-6 photos. People want to see the photos even on the ugly houses. The Real Biz 360 virtual tours allow you to create really inexpensive simple virtual tours on these fixer-uppers. For the nicer homes a professional virtual tour is the way to go. Everybody loves those.

Debbie

With the number of people starting their search on the Internet, photo's are critical.

Great post.

Lou Ludwig

Hello Debbie, you are so right when it comes to taking good photos, and using them to highlight the features of the home. Your client's home will invariably have more Internet views, and perhaps fewer showings but better quality showings. John

AUG

I agree that pictures are the first showing of a house. If the pics dont look good the house won't look good and the opportunity for a buyer to want to see the house in person is gone.

Crisp, good quality photos, exterior and interior, mean everything in marketing a listing.

AUG

How is it that there still seem to be so many realtors that don't get the importance of good pictures? Way to go, Debbie! Educated sellers are more likely to choose realtors who will actually help them sell their home through posting good pictures.

There's no excuse for not having some decent pictures. If you can't take them yourself, then hire someone.

AUG

Hi Debbie: You are absolutely correct. Photos are important to enhance your listing; good photos are even more important. Take the time to make sure you're getting some good shots of the home and select photos that best represent your listing. I try to get a minimum of 15 photos in MLS and in order to do that I'll often take 50 or more shots.

Debbie: I have thousands of pictures onmy site, It is what buyers what to see.

Richard

OCT

Hi Debbie, there is no excuse for having a beautiful photograph of your listing. People ALWAYS want to see more, more, more. Love the photo of your old fashioned camera. ;-)

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