Remember the days when you didn’t have to rummage furiously through the house to find a ringing phone, because it stayed where it was supposed to be—plugged into the wall? You remember: it used to take less than 10 minutes to check out the TV listings because there weren’t hundreds of channels. And a gallon of gas cost less than a loaf of bread…
Of course,
those days are long gone. Unless you want to live on an isolated island
somewhere in an underdeveloped country, that’s that.
In the real
estate profession, the good ol’ days are gone, too. When I’m helping a client
sell his or her home, I make the most of the fact that the super-highway to
today’s buyer is no longer the newspaper or snail mail.
It’s the Web.
It’s the
listings.
The first
glimpse potential buyers get to any property is most often found through our Peoria real estate listings. Those
attention-grabbing Peoria real estate
listings are the agent and seller’s best chance to attract an in-person
visit—with all that follows.
So how do
you help your agent ace the Peoria real estate
listings?
As in
preparing for any performance: set the stage!
Photographs
are your best listings allies, so “stage” the house before photography begins.
Professional photographers know that the viewer’s eye will be attracted to any
out-of-place detail: a dog bed in a corner, or one window with a blind pulled
lower than the others will create a distracting element. What looks okay in
real life is much less critical.
Savvy
buyers will peruse real estate listings in Peoria
online before scheduling visits. They save time, effort, and expense—and for
those not committed to a specific area, the wealth of information published
online about the community helps narrow their search. If you’re looking to sell
your house, be sure your listing catches the attention of those serious and
educated buyers. They’re the ones who are likely to write an offer.
Ready to
set the stage for a successful sale? I’d love to prepare a marketing plan for
you this spring!
