Comments on: Point and shoot just doesn’t cut it anymore http://www.parjustlisted.com/archives/2823#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Your source for real estate news from the PA Association of Realtors® Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:24:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Linda Esposito http://www.parjustlisted.com/archives/2823/comment-page-1#comment-343 Linda Esposito Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:47:10 +0000 http://www.parjustlisted.com/?p=2823#comment-343 As a professional stager, I have to say that taking great photos of unattractive rooms doesn't make much sense. Many Realtors think that they will offend their clients by suggesting staging but, I always tell Realtors to just put it out there. The best way is to say that many sellers are now using stagers and recommend a couple of great websites like mine-www.HouseSetters.com so that sellers can first educate themselves. Don't feel that you need to convince them that staging works or throw impressive statistics at them. Let them educate themselves and get back to you. This way, it is the clients'idea and they will be more willing to do what the stager recommends. As a professional stager, I have to say that taking great photos of unattractive rooms doesn’t make much sense. Many Realtors think that they will offend their clients by suggesting staging but, I always tell Realtors to just put it out there. The best way is to say that many sellers are now using stagers and recommend a couple of great websites like mine-www.HouseSetters.com so that sellers can first educate themselves. Don’t feel that you need to convince them that staging works or throw impressive statistics at them. Let them educate themselves and get back to you. This way, it is the clients’idea and they will be more willing to do what the stager recommends.

]]> By: Eric Bouler http://www.parjustlisted.com/archives/2823/comment-page-1#comment-340 Eric Bouler Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:55:18 +0000 http://www.parjustlisted.com/?p=2823#comment-340 It makes a lot of sense. With digital you can take a lot of photos and choose the best. You can never take too many. You can put the neighborhoods in a slide show once you get outside the house. People do want to get a feel of the lifestyle as well. Eric It makes a lot of sense. With digital you can take a lot of photos and choose the best. You can never take too many. You can put the neighborhoods in a slide show once you get outside the house. People do want to get a feel of the lifestyle as well. Eric

]]> By: michael krisa http://www.parjustlisted.com/archives/2823/comment-page-1#comment-335 michael krisa Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:55:12 +0000 http://www.parjustlisted.com/?p=2823#comment-335 Spot on Amy! I would suggest taking it one step further by asking the sellers what features of the house they would like photographed. This engages them in the process and allows them to objectively see flaws, clutter etc. that may need to be addressed without the listing agent having to be the bad guy. The camera lens doesn't lie. michael Spot on Amy!

I would suggest taking it one step further by asking the sellers what features of the house they would like photographed.

This engages them in the process and allows them to objectively see flaws, clutter etc. that may need to be addressed without the listing agent having to be the bad guy.

The camera lens doesn’t lie.

michael

]]> By: Amy Chorew http://www.parjustlisted.com/archives/2823/comment-page-1#comment-323 Amy Chorew Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:04:03 +0000 http://www.parjustlisted.com/?p=2823#comment-323 Great comments. We put a post out on the Boston Globe asking buyers what they look for in photos. It was an interesting take. Check it out here. http://www.amychorew.com/?p=1006 Great comments. We put a post out on the Boston Globe asking buyers what they look for in photos. It was an interesting take. Check it out here.

http://www.amychorew.com/?p=1006

]]> By: Suzanne Strickler, Long & Foster - Haverford, PA http://www.parjustlisted.com/archives/2823/comment-page-1#comment-316 Suzanne Strickler, Long & Foster - Haverford, PA Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:17:14 +0000 http://www.parjustlisted.com/?p=2823#comment-316 At this time of year listings don't look their best on the outside. Drizzle. No snow. No flowers. I ask my sellers if they have pictures of the landscaping in bloom from earlier in the year. So many of us have a fortune in bulbs that take your breath away in April but not so much in mid December in the Philadelphia, PA area. I agree one picture is worth a thousand words. At this time of year listings don’t look their best on the outside. Drizzle. No snow. No flowers. I ask my sellers if they have pictures of the landscaping in bloom from earlier in the year.
So many of us have a fortune in bulbs that take your breath away in April but not so much in mid December in the Philadelphia, PA area.
I agree one picture is worth a thousand words.

]]> By: Mary Lou Scheidemantle http://www.parjustlisted.com/archives/2823/comment-page-1#comment-315 Mary Lou Scheidemantle Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:27:43 +0000 http://www.parjustlisted.com/?p=2823#comment-315 As a rule, I take between 40 and 120 photos of each property, depending on the condition of the property and how much staging has been done. I can usually get enough good ones that I can display the 18 maximum that my MLS allows. If, out of those, I have enough really good pictures, I can change them occasionally in the MLS or do a virtual tour. As a rule, I take between 40 and 120 photos of each property, depending on the condition of the property and how much staging has been done. I can usually get enough good ones that I can display the 18 maximum that my MLS allows. If, out of those, I have enough really good pictures, I can change them occasionally in the MLS or do a virtual tour.

]]> By: John Badalamenti, Associate Broker, Prudential Fox & Roach, Wayne, PA http://www.parjustlisted.com/archives/2823/comment-page-1#comment-314 John Badalamenti, Associate Broker, Prudential Fox & Roach, Wayne, PA Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:44:41 +0000 http://www.parjustlisted.com/?p=2823#comment-314 I couldn't agree more! I am discerning critic of my own listing pictures and probably drive myself nuts making sure resolution, lighting, color cast, cropping, & proper content are all in check. I couldn’t agree more! I am discerning critic of my own listing pictures and probably drive myself nuts making sure resolution, lighting, color cast, cropping, & proper content are all in check.

]]> By: Diane Leisner http://www.parjustlisted.com/archives/2823/comment-page-1#comment-313 Diane Leisner Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:42:48 +0000 http://www.parjustlisted.com/?p=2823#comment-313 I see far too many listings with photos that were obviously taken without one thought as to how it was going to be pereceived by the buyers looking online (ex: beds not made, dishes in the sink, etc). Today's buyers are making the decision whether or not to put a home on their "To Visit" list, judging by the photos, or lack of, posted online. So Realtors are doing a disservice to their sellers if they are not ensuring that the home shows it's absolute BEST online. I see far too many listings with photos that were obviously taken without one thought as to how it was going to be pereceived by the buyers looking online (ex: beds not made, dishes in the sink, etc). Today’s buyers are making the decision whether or not to put a home on their “To Visit” list, judging by the photos, or lack of, posted online. So Realtors are doing a disservice to their sellers if they are not ensuring that the home shows it’s absolute BEST online.

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