Agents: When you list a property on the market and upload photos, which comes first?

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Silly question I guess, but when you're putting a property on the market and uploading pictures....what do you go with first?

1) Overhead showing red property line, then the front and then all of the inside, exterior at the end?

2) Overhead, exterior, interior?

3) Exterior, interior and overhead at the end?

4) It doesn't matter?

Russell Brazil · Answer

Main exterior first. 1 photo.

Next photo highlighting best aspect of main level. Then take it through a logical walk through of property.

End with other exterior photos of property. Then floorplans last.

Jonathan Greene · Answer

I do regular front house portrait first, then a secondary front if there is a wider one for the front setback, then front aerial (one, if you did them), then I always start with the walkthrough of the house to tell a story in photos. So front door, entryway, usually living room or open flow shot and then go room to room on the first floor. Then, I go upstairs and upstairs again if there is a third level. I always show the bedrooms before baths unless it is an en suite, then I add the en suite after that bedroom. Then I go to the basement, if there is one, then the backyard and rear aerials and any other good front shots needed.

Ryan Konen · Answer

It’s not a silly question at all! The best order I usually post mine in is Exterior first (dead center front of the property), then interior, and overhead at the end. This creates a natural flow for buyers, starting with curb appeal, showcasing the livable spaces, and ending with the layout and lot details. However keep in mind you want to showcase your property’s strength so if the land or aerial view is a major selling point, consider leading with the overhead shot.

Ryan Konen · Answer

You should be able to obtain them from the property owner, builder, or public records if they already exist. If not, hire a professional architect or floor plan designer, or use tools like RoomSketcher, MagicPlan, or Matterport to create them. Some real estate photographers offer floor plan services as well.

JD Martin · Answer

Definitely best exterior front shot first. Generally I think pictures should follow a logical progression as if you were entering the front door. I think the multiple drone shots showing every possible aerial view of everything is a waste of time and can actually be harmful if there's unfavorable things nearby. If there's a nice view from the property of course that should be shown, and I think the aerial with the lot lines is useful as is the floor plan, with SF if possible.

Sean Hudgins · Answer

I really like to think about it like online dating. I want the first 5 photos to be the ones that draw the buyer in. My order goes like this.

1: Front of House (unless there is an extra special feature. think a Plane Jane house with a chef kitchen or over-the-top pool and patio area)

2-5: Highlights of the best features of the house. If the house is staged, it would be the nicest-looking main areas. If the house is vacant, I like these to be Virtually Staged Pictures... Real Staging is Far superior to virtual, by the way. Also, if the community has a stand-out feature or the property stands out, then an overhead may go here as well.

6-50: I set up the logical walk through the house from the front door through the house in the most logical way. I leave virtual staging out of these photos if vacant, so there are no big surprises when people come to see the house, and it's empty. And floor plans are last.

Ryan Konen · Answer

Sorry I usually do dead center first then the rest of the exterior then interior then arial

Bruce Woodruff · Answer

Where do you guy get the floorplans? Do you draw them?

Abel Curiel · Answer

Best front photo

interior photos

other exterior photos

overhead

floorplans

Agents: When you list a property on the market and upload photos, which comes first?

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