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Virtual home tours are fast becoming a common tool to showcase your home to potential buyers. This innovation allows sellers to use video and 360-degree photo technology to tour buyers around their home without meeting face to face.
Whether the buyer is living out of state or adhering to000000 safety protocols during the pandemic, using virtual tours is one of the most informative and practical ways to open your home to those who want to see it remotely. It is also one of the most useful tips to sell your home. Here are two common types of virtual tours:
- Video
One way to do a virtual tour of your home is through video. The video will be an actual walkthrough of your home that’s on record, taking the viewer to all the corners of your property, from ceiling to floor. This allows potential buyers to see the property up close without actually being there. You can do the video walkthrough yourself, hire someone to do it, or trust your real estate agent to handle it for you.
- Panoramic Photo
Apart from virtual tours done through video, panoramic photos are also an option. Digital cameras, even smartphones, have a built-in panorama feature that allows you to take photos of the property in a single wide shot from different angles. There are also apps that take professional-looking 360-degree angle shots that highlight the best features of your property. Those apps stitch the photos together seamlessly, allowing viewers to have a look at your property with a mere swipe. Alternatively, you can enlist the help of a professional to do this for you.
Why Do Virtual Tours?
- It saves time.
Virtual tours are time-saving for both the buyer and the seller. Potential buyers don’t have to drive to your property to view it personally because they can do so in the comfort of their own home. In-person tours can take a lot of the buyer’s time if they’re coming from a faraway location or if they need to file a vacation leave just to tour your property when they can do it online.
As a seller, you don’t have to open your doors to people who might not be that interested in purchasing your property, or those who are just plain curious. Imagine cleaning up and preparing your home for the visit several times a month, which can be very time-consuming, especially since you also have other matters to attend to.
- It is a permanent open house.
Open house events entail a lot of work, from scheduling to staging, and that’s especially bothersome for sellers who are still living in that property. If you’re staying at the property you’re selling, you have to keep your property suitable for open houses all the time, and it can not only be time-consuming but also inconvenient, and costly at times. By using the virtual tour technology, you don’t have to move out of your home during open houses or hire a cleaning company to keep your property spotless all the time. Potential buyers can just view your property online at any time they wish and even if you are unavailable.
Since they can view your property anytime, anywhere, they can view your property over and over. With an open house, they can’t do that.
- It reaches more buyers.
Virtual tours are done online, meaning even those from out of state or living outside the country can view your property without flying in. Not all buyers are also able to visit your property in person because of restrictions such as age and disabilities. When you use a virtual tour, you can reach more potential buyers because the only thing they need to do is to go online from any part of the world.
And since it is done online, the link to the virtual tour can be shared among the community of those looking to buy a home. They can share these to their contacts, thus expanding your property’s reach.
- It allows buyers to visualize the property as their home.
Virtual tours allow viewers to visualize your home as their home. They can appreciate every nook and cranny better because they can spend as much time as they like appreciating the property. Since they are viewing the home independently, they won’t feel rushed and they can even compare several Texas real estate listings simultaneously. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices (BHHS) Caliber Realty employs different strategies to market your property for sale in Texas, from traditional means to more modern, innovative ways such as through virtual tours. Get in touch with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices (BHHS) Caliber Realty for more information on your home selling options.
