Being in the Real Estate industry as Realtor, I get to see
a lot of photos of the outside and inside of homes that have been listed to
sell while searching for properties for clients.
Being a Professional Photographer and Certified FAA Drone
Pilot for United Country Real Estate Kentucky Lifestyle Properties in Somerset
KY, I tend to pay attention more to the quality of the photos and how the
properties are being presented online.
To a homeowner who is looking to sell their home, how your
home compares to others online photo wise is a big deal. The photos of your
home are generally the first thing they see.
If a potential buyer sees two similar homes online that
they like, or if an agent is searching for properties for a client and sees two
homes which meet the criteria of their buyer, the right photos will make all
the difference in whether the client wants to set up a viewing appointment of either
property.
For example. The first home is very neat, inside, and
outside, everything super clean, and in its place, potential buyers can see that
the owners of this home have taken extremely good care of it. The second home
is cluttered, clothes and toys scattered everywhere, dirty dishes in the
kitchen sink, stains on the carpet, holes, or crayon marks on the walls, half
the lightbulbs in a chandelier not working or the bulbs are different colors, trash
in the yard, gutters hanging from the roof, yard hasn’t been mowed in weeks,
are you getting the picture?
Which house would you think they will tend to lean towards
making an offer on?
As a homeowner if you are thinking of listing your home,
contact a Real Estate Office. Most quality agencies have either a photographer
on staff or a Real Estate Photography Company they use to get the best possible
photos for that listing.
Set up a meeting with the Real Estate Office and their
photographer, let them view your home or property and see if there may be
anything that needs to be done that will improve the quality of your photos or
videos.
A lot of what I have mentioned is really very simple!
To sell your home for the highest dollar amount, it needs
to be in the best photography and showing condition possible.
As my wife says, you must show it to sell it.
Buyers have to want to come see your home, so give them the
very best first impression you can which is generally your online photos.