Realtors/Brokers
Jun 7th, 2009 by admin
Why Should I offer Floor Plans of My Listings?
Today its standard fare for agents to offer photos of their listings. Separate yourself from the crowd with floor plans that allow prospective buyers see how the rooms are laid out, how big the closets are, or how the master bath is arranged with large soaking tub adjacent to the shower. Allow prospective renters to see the floor plans that you have available. We can provide the services to measure the house, apartment, condo, or building if you are in the metropolitan St. Louis area, or if not, just send a detailed sketch with dimensions on it and we will take it from there.
Why do people choose to use our floor plans?
- We are helping the environment. We visit the house so your buyers don’t have to. This ultimately reduces oil consumption and emissions. All of our services are handled electronically so no paper waste either!
- A 2006 Study from the National Association of Realtors showed that 77% of prospective home buyers use the internet to search for a home. And online floor plans are on many Realtor’s wish lists alongside wireless and PDA access to online listings.
- In England and other European countries this is not a new trend. A recent survey of consumers showed that 79% of home sellers believe that professionally produced details will help them to sell their home faster and 78% of buyers think floor plans are essential before looking at a property. In a separate survey, agents who use floor plans also reported 26% higher commission levels than those who weren’t using them
- Providing floor plans allows self screening of prospective buyers so you are more likely to get solid leads when they come calling.
- New housing and condo developments already use this as a marketing tool- buyers should be able to compare existing housing with new by providing floor plans too!
- There are easy floor plan solutions out there, but they take time to generate and require additional work on the part of the realtor who is already overtaxed with their standard routine. We strive to make offering floor plans a cost effective solution. Virtual tours can be expensive and require alot of staging beforehand. Ours can be done in as little as 30 minutes and prices start at $60!
- Floor plans take up no more space than a typical image and many times can be linked to VR tours as an interactive solution.
- If your seller refuses to clean or make the property presentable so the only good photo is of the exterior, a floor plan can begin to assist homebuyers in seeing the potential of a particular property.
- If you provide relocation services, many of your clients cannot take the time to visit many listings. Help them by providing floor plans so they can qualify themselves on a few listings before they make the trip! Our interactive tours provide the perfect blend of plan and photo to give a prospective buyer the best possible understanding of the space without actually being there (and for the least amount of cost).
In addition to providing floor plans for sale listings, we can also provide the following additional services:
- For Sale by Owner Listings and Flyers
- Vacation and Apartment Floor Plans
- Field Measuring Existing Structures for Architectural Services Both Commercial and Residential
- Standard & Wide angle Photos (3D panoramics in the works)
- Web Hosting of Your Plans and/or Photos