Taking Great Photos of Your Property

If you are selling your home yourself then it’s important that you present a great listing, which means including great photos.

There are many reasons why a homeowner will choose to sell their own property and not enlist the services of a real estate agent. Whatever your reason, if you are creating a listing for your home then it’s important that you take and include great photos of your property.

Tips for Taking Better Property Photos

If you are selling your own home and would like some help to take the best photos of your home and make your listing the most appealing, Advanced Title Company has a post to share with some easy-to-apply tips.

Don’t Choose the First Photo You Take

Even the most experienced professional photographers never rely on the first photo they take. Why? Because there are some many different variations of a photo that you can achieve that simply taking the first one doesn’t guarantee that your home will be shown in its best light. Instead, take a photo, then look at it through the digital viewfinder to consider what you could do to improve the picture, then take another one. This could include:

• Adjusting the lighting.
• Changing the camera angle.
• Staying the room differently.
• Adding or removing an item.

Continue doing this until you have a selection of different photos of each room to choose from when it comes time to create your listing. Remember, it's better to have more photos at the end then need to rearrange your house to take another set of pictures.

Use a Good Camera

One of the best ways to improve the quality of your property photos is to use a good high=quality camera. However this doesn’t mean that you need to go and buy or hire a professional camera, it just means that you shouldn’t use a budget phone camera to do the job for you. Ask around to your friends who have a high-quality camera you can borrow or, failing that, use a high-end cell phone with a high-quality camera set up and use that. Once you have finished, you can simply email these photos to yourself and edit them on your home computer. Before you put your property on the market, ensure that the title is clear so that buyers can obtain title insurance prior to settlement. To find out more about cleaning your property's title, speak with an expert at Advanced Title Company by calling (970) 255-7677.

Be Realistic

One of the worst things that a homeowner can do when trying to sell their home is misrepresented. This means to present your property listing in such a way that buyers not only expect certain things from your home but will be disappointed when they arrive. For example, if you have a photo which makes part of your home look like it continues or includes additional space where it doesn’t, then don’t use this picture. Not only will buyers be disappointed when they arrive, but often buyers will scrutinize property photos when viewing a listing online and, if your photos don’t seem to match or paint different pictures, buyers can become wary and pass your home over. Instead, be sure that your photos show a realistic depiction of your home at its best. While this may mean that you don't get as much attention as you would like, the attention that your property does garner will be from genuinely interested buyers.

Use a Tripod

Blurry photos aren’t just unprofessional, they aren’t helpful at all. A professional photographer would use a remote shutter and a tripod to take photos. However, similar to the camera quality tip, this doesn’t mean that you need to head to your local photography store and pick up a new tripod solely for the task. Instead, look for alternate tripods which can keep the camera steady and imposition, such books standing on a chair or leaning against a window pane, and combine this with your camera's timer function. Whatever you can do to ensure the picture is clear and not blurry from shaking hands, be sure to do it to get crisp clear pictures for your listing.

The Best Title Insurance in Grand Junction, CO

Savvy buyers will want to protect their investment with title insurance. Title insurance provides financial protection to homeowners in the event that a claim is made against the title of their home. To find out more about the benefits of title insurance in Grand Junction, CO or to ensure your home’s title is clear prior to selling, speak with Advanced Title Company at (970) 255-7677.