1 of the solutions to getting your home sold (and you don’t even need to do anything)

Imagine blow drying your hair in your new home and having the circuit breaker trip: you’re in the dark and you have no idea where the breaker box is, and often it’s tucked away in a dark corner in the basement. Everything you buy nowadays comes with an instruction manual- the drawer set from Ikea, the blender from The Bay and even the second hand car comes with a manual in the glove box. Buying a new home, probably the most expensive thing you will ever own, does not come with a manual.

Whenever someone buys a house, they should always receive a specification sheet. Residencity will provide you with both a specification sheet and a manual. The manual will provide details such as location of breaker boxes, water shut off, instructions for sprinklers. The specification sheet will contain details of the appliances and materials used in the house.

We believe that it is essential to have a specification sheet when selling a home and to find a realtor who will make you one when listing your home. Not only does it contain important notes for the new homeowner, but it can also be used as a marketing piece. Additionally, a manual should be provided upon closing with the rest of the details. The more information you present, the more familiarized potential buyers are with the property, the more likely they are to take interest and present you with an offer.

Specification lists and home manuals are a standard here at Residencity, unlike other real estate brokerages and teams where they are not required and it is up to the realtor if they want to prepare one for their client. As a result, we prepare one for every property that lists with us no matter the price of the home. Call us at 604.288.9166 or email us for a consultation to see what our agents can do to get your property sold.

Have you ever found it unusual that in the age of digital imagery, many properties are still presented online with a meagre handful of photos, if any at all? Our lives are entwined with photos and imagery; smartphones are everywhere, and social media like Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat have become ubiquitous, multi-billion-dollar companies. Yet somehow, the real estate industry tends to lag in grasping the full importance of quality photography for listing a property.

So how is it exactly, that a real estate agent might get by without so much as a single photograph for something as big as the sale of your home?

Agents are freelancers and can choose to do as little or as much as they see fit when listing a property. It is critically important to find an agent that believes in the importance of listing photography.
Brokerages have zero control over agents’ marketing efforts when listing a property, or on behalf of a seller. They do offer incentives to promote an agent to get more photos but cannot force a set standard.
The only entity that can mandates a requirement is the local real estate board, and their base requirement is: a minimum of 1 photo of the property

At Team Residencity, we believe that professional photos are key to marketing your property and we have listed photography standard practice. Our marketing team will evaluate your property, and choose the number of images that is right for your listing. 15 images is the bare minimum but some properties may warrant as many as 40 images. Additionally, we utilize cutting-edge Matterport 3D scanning technology to further enhance the buyer’s experience online. Call Residencity at 604.288.9166 or email to list your home with us.

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1 of the solutions to getting your home sold (and you don’t even need to do anything)

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