Why Pictures are important in a listing

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Five Corners Properties

They do say that a picture is worth a thousand words... you can see my longer comment below... good pictures make a listings....but I disagree that you need to max out  the number just because you can have 25 pics.....

Original content by Charlie Ragonesi

NAR and major sites all do studies of how long people look at a listing. The time is in seconds but if you have pictures , and I mean good pictures of your listing and a lot of them folks will linger longer.

Today I had rather an interesting experience. I was showing a home in Big Canoe to some folks. This was their first time in Big Canoe. As we were in the house the wife said, " I have been in this home before ! I recognize this art work" Now I am thinking, they said they had never been in Big Canoe before what gives? The husband said you have been in this home virtually.

The wife had seen it on line and the quality of the pictures were good enough for her to recognize the interior. This created a feeling of familiarity and ease. It made the showing go very well

We at All Mountain Realty do at least 25 pictures( the max for our MLS) as well as use virtual tours and a professional photographer. Why? Because we want folks to know our properties and see them. Pictures may be low tech but they are critical to your listings.

Tate House

The picture above is of the pink marble Tate house. Looking at this picture wouldn't you want to know more? It is NOT for sale but it is beautiful

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Comments (2)

Debbie Laity
Cedaredge Land Company - Cedaredge, CO
Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County, CO

I think lots of good quality pictures also sends a subliminal message to the potential buyer. They see that someone was willing to spend the time on taking a lot of good quality pictures of this house, because it was worth spending time on, and so they will spend time on it too.

Mar 13, 2012 12:05 PM
Dianne Goode
Raleigh Cary Realty - Raleigh, NC
Realtor/Broker

Hi Jonathan.  As I recall, more photos is better up to around 20.  After that, there's a diminishing rate of return.  Attractive photos help get people in the door so I agree that quality if crucial.  Too bad the Tate house isn't for sale -- I'd love to see pics of the interior!

Mar 13, 2012 12:18 PM

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