Leaving More to the Imagination

Hey Sean, I'm not an agent but it makes sense to me!  Photos of your listings "professionally staged" would enhance the appearance of your listings, don't you think?

Terry Haugen - STAGE it RIGHT!

I don't think that it's possible to cover a listing 100% through photos or videos- I love the idea, because if they can't find something that they DON'T like, they'll want to see it for themselves.  Another great marketing tool.

Gosh, I might not understand what you are asking. I don't think VT's even come close to showing everthing about a house. Even the best of the leave out so much. But I do think that the best of them have as much visual info as posable. Why leave out anything that you can put in, as long as it still looks atractive, and isn't way too long. Saves time and trouble for everybody involved.

Sean - I'm not sure that I agree with the agent.  With over 80% of the prospective buyers beginning their search using the internet, I would think it important to show as much of the home as possible.  That's my two cents.  Perhaps the concern is that some of the listings don't show so well?? 

In summary, I agree with you.  Showing as much of the home as possible would absolutely save the agent time.

Kathy

Sean, I think I know what he is talking about, but let me just add in what I think.  There are two sets of agents and their ways of thinking in Real Estate.  Neither one is right or wrong, it's just personal preference.  

To me, I want to show as much as I can about the property on the internet, advertising etc.  I don't want to waste my time showing a listing to someone who doesn't want the home anyhow.  That way the time I spend is with clients who have a genuine interest in the house.  

Now other agents out there believe that if they can get people into the house, they can personally talk about all its many features and "sell" it.  There is nothing wrong with this, because sometimes a person just needs to see a house to really "get it"  The oversized room that holds a hundred pieces of furniture might look "normal" in a photograph or video.  Like seeing someone in real life vs. on TV.  

So leaving things to the imagination might just be a "secret" to get people to the house.  I know my listing clients weren't happy when the house wasn't getting "seen"  Well, I had to explain that it was getting "seen" just on the internet instead of at the house.  I don't like to interrupt my clients lives with people dropping in to "snoop" more than to buy.  :)

 On the whole, I like Video better than Stills that move.  But I felt like it swung around too much and made me a tad bit dizzy. Not like 260 tours dizzy, but I like to focus in on a room a little longer to really get it.  Thanks for the post!

 

Lexa Montierth 

In other areas of life, it may be nice to leave something to the imagination, but real estate is different. People want to see as much as they can in as little time possible.