Getting Buyers inside - No Photos = No show

Mary, Mary, quite contrary, Why did my house expire?

There are so many issues that determine how a house sells - Price, Location, Condition, etc.  

Price of course, is king.  It can really make up for everything else - location, condition, bad layouts, etc.  But once you've got that settled out, the big thing is to make sure people know your house is for sale and want to come and look at it.  After all, if you don't get anyone through the doors, what are the chances the house will ever sell??

How do you get them through the door?  Marketing.  

I just want to point out one little bit of that today.  I ran across these photos lately in the MLS.... Do you want to go see these homes?:

Hello wall
 
wheelchair


 
cave like living room
Is this good marketing?  Is this going to get buyers into your home?

Now agents, there is no excuse, I won't even worry about you - mostly because if you're this bad, you likely don't blog or read blogs or visit the internet much.

Please, sellers, do yourself one huge favor.  No matter who you list with, LOOK at your MLS listing.  Ask for a copy of it and see how your house is being represented!!

90% of my buyers will not see a house with no photos - do you have photos??? Don't buy into the old school idea that no photos means calls.
75% of my buyers will not want to see a home with just exterior photos.  Do you just have a front yard shot?

These are personal stats from people I work with every day.  The more photos, the better the chance they'll go inside, with my clients.  

The better the photos, the more they want to go inside!  

Make sure your agent is using the best photos they can get of your home!!


Want to talk more about marketing your home?
Call or email today and we can discuss our marketing systems that get your home SOLD!
sheree card
 
Posted by Sheree Wilkerson on 04/26/2008 01:00 PM   Comments (2)   , ,  

2 Comments on Getting Buyers inside - No Photos = No show

the lack of pictures are a pet peeve of mine too.  At least one main photo would help!  It is amazing in this slower market that an agent can't get a picture on.

04/26/2008 01:22 PM by Krista Bolf Ashland Agent, Ashland Real Estate & Medford Real Estate (Coldwell Banker Pro West)

Mine too!!

But i worry about the sellers! Do they even know how their home is being represented?  Why do people not check up on their agents work?  I like that people trust us to do a good job, but.... some sellers are getting screwed and don't know it when all it'd take is to google their home and they'd know!

04/26/2008 01:30 PM by Sheree Wilkerson (Allegiant GMAC Realty)

Leave a response…

Name:
Notify me of new comments:
Comment:
What does the graphic say?
 
Real Estate Agent: Sheree Wilkerson (Allegiant GMAC Realty)
Sheree Wilkerson
Wichita, KS
More about me…
Allegiant GMAC Realty

Office Phone: (316) 260-3300
Cell Phone: (316) 461-0575
Email Me
Residential Real Estate the right way! Find a Home where the Buffalo Roam(ed)! Wichita, Goddard, Cheney, Maize, and Derby Kansas! Meez 3D avatar avatars games

Sheree Wilke…, Real Estate Professional in Wichita

free hit counter javascript

Links

Tags (Tag Cloud)

Archives

RSS 2.0 Feed for this blog
ATOM 1.0 Feed for this blog

Find KS real estate agents and Wichita real estate here on ActiveRain.
Disclaimer: ActiveRain Corp. does not necessarily endorse the real estate agents, loan officers and brokers listed on this site. These real estate profiles, blogs and blog entries are provided here as a courtesy to our visitors to help them make an informed decision when buying or selling a house. ActiveRain Corp. takes no responsibility for the content in these profiles, that are written by the members of this community.
© 2007 ActiveRain Corp. All Rights Reserved