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Old 09-04-2023, 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by OhioRaised View Post
Perhaps I am wording it wrong. We will pay the buyers agent 2.5%. So, we are willing to work with an MLS agent if an agent brings us a buyer.

The point of my post is to get successful marketing ideas.
Your original post is clear.

My suggestion is get some professional photos taken and use an inexpensive listing service to get it into MLS with the high quality photos taken by the pro. The folks I know last paid about $800 maybe three years ago. These days a video is also likely important. Get photos and videos from a drone showing how the house, yard and neighborhood look. Get photos and videos of a nice view, sunrise/sunset. "One picture is worth a thousand words" as we all know. IMO low quality photos lose deals. They are worse than no photos at all.

My daughter in CA put a purchase contract on a house she had not yet visited in person in MD due to the wonderful photos in its MLS listing which really caught her attention as she had been looking for some time. She jumped on it and had her buyer's agent tour the house taking videos and making comments.
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