Use great photos to make your house for rent even more attractive
If you have a property to rent and you want to attract the best tenants you can find, then there is no doubt that the best way you can do this is to use stunning photos in your online advertisements.
Listing portals are looking for potential tenants and they have plenty of rental options to choose from, so if you want to get as many people as possible trying to rent your particular house for rent, highly professional photographs will definitely help.
This can vary quite a bit from market to market, but in 2020, we typically see a lot of estate agents using a really professional photographer to take pictures of the house already. This makes a lot of sense. However, it seems that many landlords are still living in 2003 and still taking their often terrible photos in the hope that such photos will be enough to attract tenants willing to pay the highest monthly rate when renting their house.
Sorry to these agents, but it just doesn’t work that way anymore
If the wrong photos are used, it will usually reduce the number of enquiries so you have fewer interested parties contacting the agent, which can ultimately lead to a substantial reduction in the monthly rental rate. Tenants are really no different between buyers and they still want to see what the property looks like and are attracted to a home that looks amazing.
How do you take great photos when renting a property?
It may look easy enough when you just press a button on your phone, but it’s really much harder than it looks.
For example, if you’re looking directly at a window, often the window will be too bright or the interior will be quite dark. While some phones are quite good, and can balance outdoor and indoor exposures, there will often be odd colors in the photo that detract from the overall presentation.
Another problem you may face is the color transmitted by the lights in the room. For example, tungsten lighting can make a room look very orange, and other lights can make a room look rather blue or green and quite different from how it actually looks.
How can a professional photographer help?
A photographer has the skills and equipment to overcome low lighting to make sure that every photo looks its best. You don’t want your photographer to create false expectations, but rather a realistic view of the room that will attract a renter looking for a home with those features and styles. That’s what an experienced real estate photographer will do.
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