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What Camera do you use?
Here is a list of camera's that other agents have endorsed for the use of photo taking in real estate.
Kodak Easy Share v570, Nikon coolpix p5000, Canon s1/s, Rebel xt. What are the main features these cameras have in common? They all have an easy wide angle application. They are all priced under 500 dollars. They all have been used by real estate agents for the purpose of shooting pictures that will go into Magazines, on flyers and used in digital presentation on the internet. These cameras are used on a daily/weekly basis not by professional photographers but real estate agents. They are not shooting pictures for a photo magazine but for the purpose of getting the house sold. Getting a phone call. The Dream of all Real Estate persons the phone call to the deal, the interest.
Now let me tell you my pick and why. I purchased and use a Panasonic DMC-fxo1 silver.There are several features that I really like
1) 6.4 mega-pixel CCD 2) 28-102mm equiv. (3.6x) 3)Leica DC Vario-Elmarit optical zoom 4x digital zoom 4) Advanced Mega Optical Image Stabilizer 5)New 16:9 840x480 pixel 30fps movie mode 6)2.5-inch, 207,000 pixel LCD with high viewing angle option 7)16 scene modes New High sensitivity mode (ISO 800-1600) 8) Color options: Silver, Black, Pink, White. I bought the silver one.
In simple terms
1) It is small enough to fit in my palm, 2) I can control wide angle and less than wide angle with only a few changes and no lenses change. 3) it has a great image stabilization 4) I use two lumix recharageble batteries because I always shoot with flash and I hammer the batteries.
Reading about a camera in no way gives you the experience of shooting with the camera. You simply have to spend the time and try out the features. I recommend that you are systematic about it. That you paper and pencil the settings and the shot and spend the time seeing if you achieved the effect you wanted.
Two days ago I took pictures for a listing. It was a house on Yellowstone in the Spring Valley Lake association located in Victorville. I shot at about ten o'clock in the morning to avoid harsh overhead noon time sun(yes do adjust for daylight savings) I did my best to make sure that when inside the house I had the blinds open to an appropriate amount of light and that I had all the internal lights in the house on. Then when I get back to the office I use a program to crop, adjust exposure. I also use a stitching program in order to make the even a more panoramic picture. Then I resize so they upload quickly. Wow. I visited my Pine Ridge listing yesterday with a client and handed one of the two flyers with pictures on it to her. Looking at the flyer and looking at the home I was happy with how the Koi Pond appeared. I was glad the wide angle allowed me to capture the spaciousness of this home. Then today I will be caravaning my Pahute Home. It is a cute button of a home 832 sq-ft. The Wide angle lenses was perfect to make the smaller sized rooms look bigger. Not a deception for size is stated but to get the phone to ring.
(Two of the homes in question are located in apple valley, one of them is located in victorville.)
All That for pictures here in Victorville, Hesperia, Apple Valley and the High Desert. All the pictures in this website were taken with the Panasonic DMC FX-01
Thanks for reading this. Hope you enjoyed it. Val Rensink Exit Desert Ocean Realty located in Victorville.
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What Can a Regional Franchise Meeting do for you?
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Buyer Aquire- more buyers means more business
When the dust is settled and the smoke is gone, the bottom line will be that Exit Realty is the fasting growing real estate franchise in the history of the business? It is good for the Agent, the Broker and the Client. How cool is that?
Bruce the regional direction for Exit Southern California stated those piercing words. He repeated them three times and we wrote them down. Then he said it is in the manual. i am from the Victorville area, I live in Apple Valley but Work in Victorville, Hesperia, Adelanto, Lucrene. So a 3 1/2 hour drive to San Diego was a gamble on the simple return of my time and effort and thirty dollors (my partner paid, i drove).
The event was supported by a kind and important list of sponsors. Let me tell you who:
Vreo- webstie design and management
Cres insurance -E&O insurance and moreWachovia- Unique programs for realtors
Announce my move- Generate sales from current clients
Champion Signs- Good stuff, good prices, good people
The wise agent- the name says it all!
Plastic bis cards- first impression that stick.
Thanks to each of you for making this event possible. What did I walk away with? Clarity, Enthusiasm, mutual respect of other broker/owners, Imformation, and a little training. All worth my time. I started the day with plans to leave at Three o'clock only to change that and leave a little after four. I knew I would be late to my evening meeting. I knew that I would be driving in Rush Hour Traffic.
The meeting, the people,the content and motivation were just that good. Mind you when I went I was in good shape already. 2007 has been a year of learning and networking and growing and really feeling good about the progress and how things were shaping up. So To go to that meeting and come away even better. Well, maybe you should consider a regional franchise meeting. Maybe you should consider Exit.
Thanks for reading Val Exit Desert Ocean Realty
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Your Copy may be Killing your Marketing. Your words might be unselling your clients home and losing you a commission. Whoever said," Sticks and stones my break my bones but wods can never hurt me" never saw the president make a word blunder and have to pay public apology for it.
I graduated from Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa with a BA in literature. I enjoy and use the power of a well turned phrase or just the right word. Words are the conveyers of thought. The better the Word the better the thought.
Let's face it every Realtor is by the very nature of this business a word smith. We live and die by the power or the lack of power that our words convey.
What should an economist tell us about words? We seldom hear from economists such practical information. Usually we hear about trends and numbers and probability. An economist studies, develops, and applies theories and concepts from economics. The closest to a practical approach,(although not flattering at all is Freakanomics where economists Levitt and Dubner compare real estate agents to the KKK).
Professor Paul Anglin a Real Estate Economist or the University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada has studied and written many abstracts and paper on various economic studies. The one study that interestes me the most is the chart below: Study it well, it may save you time and money.
The right words pay off in speed and money*
Term Effect on time until sale Effect on list price Effect on selling price
Beautiful -15% +5% +5%
Move-in condition -12% Insignificant Insignificant
Good value -5% -6% -5%
Must see Insignificant +4% Insignificant
Starter home -9% -10% -10%
Vacant Insignificant -5% -8%
Rental property +60% -7% -9%
Handyman special -50% -30% -30%
Moving Insignificant -1% -1%
Motivated +30% -6% -8%
Landscaping -20% +5% +6%
Source: "House Prices and Time-till-sale in Windsor," professor Paul Anglin, University of Guelph, Ontario*The study examined roughly 20,000 listings in Windsor and Essex counties, Ontario, from between 1997 and early 2000. The effects shown are averages; wide variations appeared within categories.
Although the context is Windsor and Essex Counties in Ontario, I feel that we would do well to pay attention. So if you see an ad of mine, it will contain beautiful, landscaping, move in condition if reasonable to apply, also you will not see vacant, rental property, motivated.
I don't know if this will make any difference in the High Desert, However, I have just changed an add for Schooner in Spring Valley lake, and for Pahute in Apple Valley, Francis St in Jess Ranch. I have shared this with agents who are working in Victorville, Hesperia, Apple Valley, Adelanto and they are very interested for anything that will give them an edge on the market.
Hope you enjoyed reading thanks Val Rensink Exit Desert Ocean Realty
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Russ Filice
Russ Filice is a top producer for the Sunset Strip office of Sotheby’s International Realty. Best known for re-marketing the popular Sierra Towers in West Hollywood, Filice first entered the real estate industry while attending Santa Clara University and earned his real estate license at the age of 18. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in commerce, Filice worked for KPMG, specializing in real estate taxation for high wealth individuals. He also launched a successful line of sportswear before returning to the real estate industry. In addition to Southern California, Filice actively works with international clients interested in buying and selling property throughout the U.S.
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Pat Fredericks
Pat Fredericks has been a REALTOR® since 1976 and holds several designations, including the Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR), Certified Real Estate Brokerage Manager (CRB), and Senior Real Estate Specialist® (SRES®) designations. As a real estate instructor, Fredericks has traveled all over the country training both new and experienced REALTORS®. She is a certified instructor for C.A.R. and a contract trainer for Coaching to Excellence, where she teaches courses for the ABR and SRES® designations, the Resort and Second Home Certification, as well as on topics ranging from business planning to negotiation.
Fredericks has been a C.A.R. director since 1989 and has chaired several committees, including the EXPO Advisory, Communications Advisory, and Education committees. She served as president of the Conejo Valley and California Desert Associations of REALTORS® in 1992 and 2005, respectively. Fredericks will serve as C.A.R. regional
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