I have talked to clients who have seen photos and virtual tours of homes before we went to see the homes. Time after time I hear them say, “This is room is bigger than it looked online.”
Virtual tours give the buyer a false sense that they have seen the home which allows them to exclude it before they truly see it. Standing in a room is significantly different than seeing any virtual tour. How many dating sites have video?
Pictures are to entice people to come see a home. I constantly see useless photos of homes that do nothing to intrigue or entice someone to learn more about the home. You can’t skip pictures of the front of the house or kitchen because that is a red flag to almost anyone. But pictures of the bathroom with the toilet seat up. Come on guys! And if you think some agents don’t take horrible photos of homes check this out.
I do agree that video or virtual tours work on large properties. Below is an animated video for Bill Gates home.
