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Archive for October 7th, 2009
It’s a shame
It’s a shame when the photos are bad
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Related post: The pictures tell the story
I’ve been looking at lots of homes in Colorado Springs lately, and it’s been a good reminder for me on how important the photos are.
The current statistics say that somewhere between 85% and 95% of buyers start their search on the internet; which means many potential buyers make decisions about a property from the MLS description and the photos. Since I provide real estate services to both buyers and sellers, it really reminded me on how important the photos are. It also was a good reminder that you can find a great property for a client, even though the photo didn’t do it Justice.
Photos help make showing decisions
Some of the recent homes I’ve been looking at are in the $250,000 to $350,000 range in Northwest, North, and Northeast neighborhoods. A couple of these properties had outside photos of the properties that were not very good. In fact, my client and I originally didn’t look at these properties partially because of the photos. (I’m sure the sellers would hate to hear that — but, it’s true.)
Since I’m a photographer as well as Realtor, I understand how hard it is to take good shots of a property. All kinds of things get in the way for the outside shots, and mostly it has to do with the landscape, lighting, and angles. Here’s a couple examples of what I consider bad photos.
Current Picture — makes the home look very modernistic and small. Not very appealing
Previous Pic of property, shows how large it is. Yes it is the same property. even though this pictures was taken in the fall, it is still a better representation of the home
