Real estate customers are forever searching for new and better ways to save money and minimize expenses. As such, paying real estate commissions for agents that could amount to tens of thousands of dollars is not considered a cost-effective option for these savings-minded people (especially considering the state of the economy as of late). In any case, is it really worth the effort and money to hire a full-service real estate agent over, say, a discount service? That's a reasonable and oft-asked question, and its answer is dependent on one's circumstances.
Type of Marketplace
If you're a house seller instead of a house buyer, then you probably realize that the MLS (Multiple Listing Service) is all you'll ever need when it comes to selling your home. As soon as you plop a home into the MLS database (hardly a difficult task), you'll immediately get an offer more often than not, so in these circumstances, a full-service broker isn't necessary for you to get a sale. However, will an MLS offer be the highest price you can get for you home?
Listings that get sold at top prices are usually those exposed to the most buyers and are shown well, marketed well, and priced well. At any rate, a buyer's market happens when the inventory of goods surpass the number of buyers. In this situation, some homes won't get sold at all. Because of the sluggish state of the real estate industry at present, we are currently in a buyer's market of sorts. Therefore, the extra work and expertise of competent brokers are most appreciated during these circumstances.
MLS and the Internet
Listings that hit online MLS databases without an accompanying photograph are homes that are usually overlooked by buyers and agents alike without even a second thought. Just like with anything else promotion-related, the presentation of your product goes a long, long way in getting it sold. A picture is worth a thousand words and, in this case, hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Most of the MLS available can accept from eight to twelve home photographs in a given listing. That's the reason why many full-service real estate agents hire professional photographers to shoot double the photos needed in order to present the property in the best possible light. All the same, here are a few tips for agents to follow when it comes to photographing pictures for an MLS catalogue:
Each photograph should have an accompanying, full-length description that entices prospective buyers to check out the listing.
Get professional photographers who are proficient and patient enough to tell which are the best angles needed to capture the most light, sharpness, contrast, and color in a given promotional picture.
Keep in mind the need to resize and crop pictures in order to highlight their best attributes. A bit of artistry is required when putting the final touches to your photos.
What's more, a token photograph that's haphazardly taken by the MLS's people instead of an agent-hired professional can serve as a sign that your real estate agent is lazy, uncaring, and unprofessional when it comes to handling your listing. He probably isn't interested enough or paid well enough to correctly market his customer's real estate.weblink real estate leduc
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