Who do you hire to photograph properties?

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This is a question for investors who, like me, do not live in the vicinity of the properties they are interested in buying, and must hire people to go take photos and video. Do you place an ad in places like Craig's List and Facebook for someone?  The drawback I find with Craig's List  is that it has a limited number of editions in any given state, and they revolve around the large cities.  My research is in smaller localities, so it isn't clear to me that the photographers I need even see my ad.  The author of Dirt Rich says he uses wegolook.com.  Has anyone used this company?  I'd love to hear back about the experiences of others.

Yanina Panfilenka · Answer

I use Thumbtack for any help needed for rental, including photographer.
Also, you might ask a referral from RE agent, PM, or give a call to a listing agent you like the photos of.
This way you handpick the photographers with great portfolios and save time and money as not every good photographer will answer to your add.

If you still want to have some ppl coming to you, I would suggest to do the FB marketplace post of a job and run the ads for it on FB and instagram, but you need a good visual which you can create in canva.com.

Sylvia Castellanos · Answer

I want to thank everyone for sharing. You have provided very valuable resources that many of us will be able to use.

Alecia Loveless · Answer

@Sylvia Castellanos I found a real estate photographer on Google in the local area I needed photos of.

Patrick Galphin · Answer

@Sylvia Castellanos this is one of the areas that makes having an agent with a strong team a great asset. For all of our clients we have everything from contractors, maintenance, lenders, property managers, and inspectors we recommend and work with everyday that can help get the information you need to make an informed decision before buying a property and help manage the property.

Would love to connect on our process at anytime!

Thanks,Patrick

Livia Adams · Answer

We always use homejab. We've had nothing but great experience with them, and their pricing is very comeptitive. The quality of the pictures was great!

Yanina Panfilenka · Answer

It's a European company coming to the US market. They already partnership with Zillow so if you upload photos and tours using Giraffe360, your property will be ranking higher.Anyways, they send the camera with a year contract for a specific amount of properties you want to take pictures and tours of. It much faster comparing to MAtterport, needs less positions to make a tour, and creates publishing worthy pictures automatically. Also, you still can improve how they look, blur anything on them, etc. I talked to rep, then searched a lot online curious on how it will work in very average not newly rehabbed places and saw a PM in mid-west posting the results. They were great. A bet those properties got rented right away! If I had a pipeline of properties, I would totally got it.https://www.giraffe360.com/

Verna Littleton · Answer

If you are on Facebook I suggest you join local investor groups for the cities you are considering buying in.  Once in those groups, I am sure there are "boots on the ground" people that will go out and take pictures etc for a fee.  I am an investor in Memphis and we have several groups on FB and I see posts that offer these services all the time. Good luck!

Alan Asriants · Answer

Hey Sylvia, I use Alcove Media for all my shootings.

You can schedule online. They are fast, affordable, have many options, and take really great photos.

Good luck

https://alcovemedia.com/

Ron Brady · Answer

I know that your question is general, but if you seek someone in the Philadelphia area, DM me.

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