A Virtual Stage to Display Your House
Over 90 percent people shop for homes through online listings on the Internet. Quite naturally, then, photographs of houses and investment property take on great importance in the selling process. In fact, most people say that seeing photographs of the house went a long way in helping them decide. They give you an idea of the house, the space, and the design layout.
Realtors suggest that doing up a room tastefully wins customers more than an empty room does. You have about 3 to 5 photographs with which you have to influence a customer and positively incline their mind towards a sale. The importance of getting the look right is evident from the fact that one wrong thing in the wallpaper or the staging can dissuade a customer from going and seeing the house.
Since the appearance of a room plays such an important role in a sale, many realtors and sellers are now turning to something called Virtual Staging. In this, the house is ‘virtually’ made to look nice through the use of a computer generated decor and look. Since the intention is not to mislead, Virtual Staging does not alter the integrity of the house in any way. Walls are not moved and their color is not changed. There is also a disclaimer on the bottom of the photo to that effect. Virtual Staging just scatters computer generated furniture and home décor items around the house to enhance its appeal and to bring out the potential of the house.
Realtor Susan Dudek considers it to be perfect for areas like the hearth room or kitchens with a unique floor plan.
The cost of any kind of staging is low when you consider the first price reduction can be several thousand dollars. The cost of purchasing furniture could work out up to $1800. In contrast, Virtual Staging costs just about $325 for five rooms.
One customer, Lorie, tried selling her house online, but unfortunately had very poor pictures of her home posted. The result, predictably, was no sales. Lorie is now giving it another shot, this time, with better photographs. Finally many realtors like Sibcy Cline are posting real estate photos, virtually staged or otherwise, on YouTube. YouTube is the world’s second largest search engine and is a good way to get your real estate noticed by young buyers who are increasingly conducting their transactions on the Internet.
Here are some tips that could take you closer to a sale. Let your virtually staged home look as close to reality as possible. The picture of your house taken in winter is going to look different from the way it will look in summer, when you are selling the house. A good realtor can help you virtually stage your home effectively.
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