As a licensed real estate professional in a large military community (Kitsap County WA), many of my clients are active-duty personnel being transferred to our area from out of State.
It's difficult starting the home shopping process remotely. Many of the listings in our MLS have photo galleries that leave much to be desired. And most agents rarely upload anything more sophisticated, like slide shows or virtual tours.
So in the past, I've done my own slide show presentation. I'll run out to the subject property with my handy Canon SureShot 7.2M Pixel Digital and take a boatload of quality photos to my heart's content. Later, I'll format them using Slide.com, and copy the HTML code to a page on my website. My out of State client can then access my website, and view the presentation.
That was then. This is NOW!
This isn't your Father's real estate anymore. Today's consumer is much more computer literate and tech savvy then ever before. They demand interactivity. They want to experience multimedia tools and resources. As much as possible, we need to offer them the ability to effectively 'walk thru' the prospective home from hundreds of miles away. Or even from just down the street....
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The ActiveRain Home Tours Video Contest
Here's the scenario: You have a cash Buyer from out of State that is pressed for time. They've narrowed their choices down to 2 homes, but unfortunately, they don't have the luxury of coming out to preview any properties. They are trusting your instincts and abilities in helping them to make a decision 'sight unseen.'
Your Challenge: You have to create video presentations for 2 properties.
Details: Each video must be a minimum of 3 minutes in length.
All entries shall be received no later than Midnight PST on Sunday, May 25th.
Entries cannot have been previously published.
Winners will be announced Tuesday, May 27th.
Members can only submit one (1) entry (2 videos).
Be as creative as you wish, using as many elements as possible.
Judging: All judging will be provided by ActiveRain Staff. Entries will be graded on:
1) Overall Visual Aesthetics
2) Content - highlighting the features of the home and neighborhood.
3) Degree of Technical Difficulty - the more elements your add, the higher your scoring.
Prizes: 1st Place - A professionally produced high-quality Profile Video from Turn Here, Inc.
"TurnHere videos are produced, filmed, and edited by professional filmmakers to tell your unique story.
Connect and engage viewers with an authentic video that compels them to take action!"
2nd Place - One year subscription to ActiveRain Mixpo Video Editing Suite
3rd Place - 5000 points
How to enter the contest
- Create a blog post with your videos embedded into the post
- Tag the post with: ActiveRain Home Tours Video Contest 2008
- Publish your entry and place a link to your post in the comments section of this article.
~ Best of Luck to Everyone! ~
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Hmmm...May have to try this contest. :) Should be interesting. Can it be a member's only post?