Comments on: Photography: Thinking Outside the House

By: AgentGenius

AgentGenius — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:21:17 +0000

#agnow You can always use Google Maps Street View to have a tour around the area http://bit.ly/dqsgpK

By: Steve Taylor

Steve Taylor — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:01:22 +0000

You can always use Google Maps Street View to have a tour around the area

By: AgentGenius

AgentGenius — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:49:19 +0000

#agnow The outside pictures definitely make a big difference when trying to sell a house. I saw a listing the othe... http://bit.ly/dqsgpK

By: Cool Springs Real Estate

Cool Springs Real Estate — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:16:34 +0000

The outside pictures definitely make a big difference when trying to sell a house. I saw a listing the other day for a beautiful home in Cool Springs with only one picture of the front of the home. Nineteen photos of the inside, basement and garage and only one for the outside!

By: Karen Rice

Karen Rice — Sun, 11 May 2008 11:35:15 +0000

I will do that for my buyers if they email me and ask for more info about the neighborhood. I do not want to put neighboring houses on the internet – I don’t want to think about the liability!

I have to echo Greg’s comment: “What you are discovering is there is no substitute for personal interaction. The internet will never satisfy the needs of home buyers the way driving around and touring does.”

Pictures can and do lie. Poorly taken photos can make a place look unpleasant, unfriendly, unwelcoming. Very well done photos can make a place look much nicer than it really is. There really is no substitution for actually visiting the neighborhood and getting a feel for it in real life.

By: Jennifer Rathbun

Jennifer Rathbun — Sun, 11 May 2008 03:26:49 +0000

I just added taking photos of subdivison to my marketing summary. Thanks! I knew to do this, but your post gave me an idea of where to put it so I would not forget.

By: Greg Cremia

Greg Cremia — Fri, 09 May 2008 11:35:15 +0000

What you are discovering is there is no substitute for personal interaction. The internet will never satisfy the needs of home buyers the way driving around and touring does.

I just hope you did not eliminate the perfect home because you did not see it due to some bad pictures.

By: Carson Coots

Carson Coots — Thu, 08 May 2008 23:38:35 +0000

What??? That new gosinglepointe.com search tool is hot! I love it. Kudos to diversesolutions for a sweet product.

By: Brian Copeland

Brian Copeland — Thu, 08 May 2008 04:18:26 +0000

I recently saw an MLS listing here in Nashville where there were pictures of everything EXCEPT the homes exterior. Needless to say, it still hasn’t sold.

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By: Lani Anglin-Rosales

Lani Anglin-Rosales — Wed, 07 May 2008 15:07:03 +0000

Carson, because I know that you used our new search tool on gosinglepointe.com I know what you got to see and you’re right, agents don’t often include pictures of surroundings. You’ll get the community pool but not much more and I suspect it’s because the amount of photos is limited. What agent forget though is that linking to a virtual tour is another opportunity to have a LOT more photos.

Some of us are using the new diverse solutions IDS (link seen under “What’s Hot” at the top of the page) which has built in Google Street View which we encourage people to use. On that same map at the bottom, you can search for “coffee” “pizza” or “bookstores.” But sometimes, Google Street View isn’t enough, or the photos were taken in the dead of the winter and you’re moving int he summer.

So while diverse solutions has the best IDX search with Google Street Views, you are absolutely right- agents should think outside the house and make sure relos know what’s what in the area! GREAT POINT, CARSON!

(P.S: just take your weekend trip to Austin already and all this internet searching ends by spending a day with Benn. I’m just sayin’….)