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Virtual Tours: A Powerful Tool In A Slow Economy

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Everyone knows the state of our economy.  As gas prices steadily increase and inflation begins to rear its ugly head, we have all had to re-think our strategies and, re-define our priorities.  The real estate market has been in a sustained downturn.  Properties have lost value and millions have lost their homes to foreclosure.  Still, there are people looking for a place to live.  Some are buying and some are renting.  Either way, it is more important than ever to be visible to these buyers.

 

Before I tell you how Connecticut Virtual Tours can give you that visibility, I would like to provide some clarity about exactly what a virtual tour is, and maybe more importantly, what it is not.  In an email, the other day, an agent said to me “most agents do their own virtual tours”.  I find this comment most interesting.  It made me wonder what the same agent thinks of a FSBO.  I think most in the industry feel that a FSBO is not giving them self the best opportunity to sell their home at the best price. 

 

I have done hundreds of hours of research of online listings.  The listings with virtual tours are really not virtual tours in most cases.  What they are is slideshows, and most photographs that I have looked at are less flattering of the property than I feel they could be.  This is an important distinction, because at Connecticut Virtual Tours, we create 360-degree panorama HDR (High Dynamic Range) images, using professional equipment and state of the art software.  We are partnered with RTV, the leading virtual tour provider in the world.  In short, we are dedicated professionals who are dedicated to marketing real estate. 

 

There’s more!!  The photography is only part of the solution we provide.  We are experts at social network marketing and we promote the virtual tours that we create all over the Internet.  We drive traffic!!  We get results!!  This is the solution for any real estate broker or agent in today’s market.  We have created beautiful virtual tours for a wide range of properties, from a $200,000.00 condo to a $13,850,000.00 luxury home.

 

All of our virtual tours are viewable in full screen HD and can also be viewed on an iPhone, iPad, Blackberry, Android and many other smart phones.  The tours also come with a real time stat report, which you will receive weekly.  

 

If you are NOT selling all of the property that you want to sell, then maybe you owe it to yourself to try something different, something progressive and current, something that could put you out in front.

 

Call 203-885-0207 today and Dave will help you get started.

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Peter Schattenfield
Turning Point Estate Services LLC - Wilton, CT
Estate Dissolution and Preparation (203)388-8092 CT.

Dave, I am totally in agreement here. With the price of gas on it's exponential rise, the chance to take a virtual walk through will be an increasingly valuable option to the buyer. The 360 HDR will eventually push aside the slide show method as the norm for the industry. The trend is on your side.

Apr 26, 2011 11:41 PM
Dave Stegmeir
Stegmeir Photography - Beaufort, SC

Yes Peter, and when you consider that 87% begin their home search online, it is the professionally created virftual tour that will make a listing stand out from the rest.

Apr 27, 2011 12:13 AM