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Originally Posted by BogeyBoy
If I were listing a home for sale I would ask the sales agent to have a caravan type showing so other agents see the home and think of it when viewing homes with potential buyers. Agents get creative when doing this, sometimes offering a lunch to attract other agents to the showing. When these caravans are held often the agents are in and out of the house in minutes - offer a little food and they may be a little more observant of your home's features.
Open houses are helpful, but most times the agent sitting at the open house finds the lookers have other needs and directs them to other houses that better fit those needs. (Yes, he/she is trying to sell your home, but any sale is a commission in the pocket.) In The Villages I think open houses attract a lot of traffic and potential buyers - it's simply because there are always buyers lurking about. I don't think they are as effective on Main Street America - get a top notch realtor and get them to effectively market your home.
Internet presence is very important in today's market, a very large percentage of buyers start the search on the internet.
I have done thousands of photos of homes - both stills and virtual tours - for realtors. The right camera, right lens, right lighting, right view/perspective, and right software can produce great photos/virtual tours and get potential buyers in the door for a look.
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I totally agree. I have home shopped on the internet and many savvy buyers do as well. As previous posters have said - make sure the pictures show the home to the best advantage. I would also try to get a realtor that will be in your home for EVERY showing. That may me he or she work as a team. The huge advantage to this is the lights can be turned on in dark corners, blinds can be opened or closed and your realtor ses buyer reactions in person - not filtered through someone else.
I think that in a community like TV (or if you are selling in a place with a lot of visitors (i.e. a beach house)), open houses really work.
The brokers' open house is critical - you want a large number of agents being familiar with your home. That is how ours sold so quickly. One broker can to the brokers' open house and fell in love with our former home. He brought a buyer back a couple of days later - and told our realtor that he didn't think this was the right buyer, but that he had a client in mind. We showed the home 3 days before Christmas and signed an offer on Christmas Eve.