Online Listing Sites You Can’t Afford To Not Be On…

June 9th, 2008 categories: Sellers

If your home is for sale and lacks a large web presence there is a good chance your buyer will pass you by. I cannot under estimate how important web precense is.

The majority of buyers, some say over 85% of them, are viewing homes online before ever visiting them. The days of finding homes through open houses are gone. They honestly do little to get a home sold besides keep you cleaning on Saturday and figuring out where to hang out for 3 hours on Sunday. This is why your home having a spectacular presence online is your best chance of selling quickly. Even Realtors find homes online. And trust me, if I am searching for a particular home for a buyer and there are 50 that match the criteria, my attention first goes to homes with multiple photos.

5 Ways To Get Your Home Less Showings

Have only 1 photo of your home.
Have your photos taken without your home cleaned and staged.
Have your photos taken by your Realtor.
Have no virtual tour.
Have your home only listed on the MLS.

Remember, a picture is worth a thousand words. So are bad ones. This is why I hire a professional photographer to shoot my homes. I also give my sellers staging tips or hire a stager for them to get their home ready for sale. It is important to know that many buyers enjoy virtual tours (similar to a video) of homes more than photos. Listen, you are paying a Realtor a lot of money to get your home sold as quickly as possible. The least they can do is to spend the money to make it show up looking awesome.

Along with the MLS, it is a great idea to have your home listed on a few other sites that receive a lot of buyer attention:

Craigslist.com - this site isn’t big in some areas. But if you live near a metropolitan area, you can’t afford to miss this one.
Realtor.com- This is the most searched real estate website. However, unless your Realtor pays extra for your listing to be highlighted there is a good chance you won’t be seen.
Trulia.com
Zillow.com
THE GOOD NEWS- if your home is in the MLS it should appear on most company sites like Century21, Remax, etc… even if you are listed with another company.

If you are working with a Realtor and they are not listing you on these sites, encourage them to.

If you are interested in discussing my marketing services feel free to contact me. I will do a no obligation listing appointment for you.

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