If you live almost anywhere except a tropical climate, your seasons change.
In fall and winter, the trees lose their leaves or they change color. The grass
isn't that brilliant shade of green that shows it is in growth mode. Fall and winter
are times of rest for the plant world but not for Grand Rapids MI real estate agents.
With mulitple listings to advertise, one needs to keep on top of seasonal changes.
Many times I have seen home photos listed in our local MLS with snow in the yard
in the middle of the summer. Or now, when we have 1 foot of snow on the ground,
lots of listings have summer photos with trees in leaf and flowers blooming.
Would you make an assumption that the home with the green grass and flowers in the
listing photo today is not being represented by an agent who is on top of his/her game?
We would. That is not what your listing looks like or what the neighborhood looks like today.
It is important to represent the home you have listed appropriately. And buyers
want to know what the yard and landscape looks like in the fall and winter.
This home was listed at the end of October when the trees had lost their leaves
and flowers and shrubs are dormant.
It looks very different in this photo coated in snow with the Christmas wreaths up
taken about 6 weeks later.
This home was listed on October 21st, 2009.
It looks very different today with snow as a major component of the landscape.
Keep your listing photos up to date. Winter in Grand Rapids Michigan is one of those
times when being green isn't a good thing.
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