Taking Pictures in all the Seasons
Why Taking Pictures Each Season Will Help You Sell Your Property Faster In The Future
By Don Kanare
Have you ever looked out the window of your home or condo and wished that you could capture that beautiful view for marketing purposes when you sell your property sometime in the future? With the advent of digital cameras you can easily take beautiful pictures that can be used sometime down the road when you plan to eventually sell your property. For those of you who own real estate in a resort market such as Incline Village at Lake Tahoe or Aspen, CO where the beauty of the changing seasons is extraordinary, this overlooked marketing tool can help differentiate your property when selling in a slow market.
Most property owners wait until they decide to sell their property and have already signed a listing agreement before taking any pictures of their property. This limits the variety and quality of pictures that will be taken by your listing agent since they will be shooting photos only one time and during only one season. And they will likely be at the mercy of the weather and their busy schedule, thereby making it difficult to get the optimum pictures to make your property look it's best.
The ideal way to showcase your property is to have a variety of photos taken over a period of months or years that reveal the detail and beauty of your property and the changing views that go along with each season. When a buyer purchases your property, they will likely use it at different times of the year. Why not show them just how nice your place looks and how beautiful the views are during each season? Since I sell real estate in Incline Village and almost every buyer that I deal with lives out of the area, having good photographs readily available is esssential if you want to generate interest in a property.
So, don't wait to shoot pictures until you list your property for sale; take photos each time you see a nice view or a different look to the trees, water or sky, and you will have a great deal of photographic materials to choose from when you finally decide to sell your property. Wouldn't it be nice to show prospective buyers those gorgeous sunsets, beautiful snow covered trees, and autumn foliage when marketing your property?
If you are thinking of selling your property in 2007 now is a good time to get a head start by taking pictures to show the different moods of your property during each season. If you are going to be selling a vacation home and you live far away and will not be able to visit your property until the summertime, tell your real estate agent to use a super high quality digital camera to take pictures for you in the winter and spring.
A good combination of basic photography skills and web site development talents can help to market and promote your property and make if stand out from the competition. By getting a head start on picture taking well in advance of signing a listing agreement, you will be able to build a nice portfolio of great photos that will be very useful when you eventually decide to sell your property.
Don Kanare is a real estate agent with Lakeshore Realty located in Incline Village, NV at the northeast corner of Lake Tahoe. Don writes a daily column about the new listings, price changes and general market commentary on Incline Village Real Estate. You can find Don's column on his web site at: http://www.InsideIncline.com
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