If you’re looking to get your online listing noticed, professional real estate photos are a must. Nowadays, everyone searches online for a home, and having professional photos on your listing will attract many potential buyers. Waltham Realtors say if the photos of your home are of bad quality and not professionally done, it’s likely that you won’t get as much interest in your listing. There are a handful of other benefits that come with professional photos, continue reading for some insight!

1. First Impressions Are Important 

Your home’s online listing is a potential buyer's first impression of your home. As we all know, a first impression can make or break whether someone is interested or not. By including professional photos on your listing, you’re likely to get a great first impression. Professional real estate photographers also usually have experience with drones. If you have them use a drone to create a video of the outside and inside of your home there’s no doubt that you’ll receive a great first impression from buyers who come across your listing. 

2. Shows Off Your Home More Accurately 

Professional photos will show details of your Waltham home that normal photos will likely miss. The lighting in professional photos is elite and will showcase your home perfectly. Professionals also can use a wider angeled lens which will allow them to fit more of the home in each photo. Lastly, professional photographers also have all the tools to edit the photos perfectly. 

3. You’ll Sell Your Home Faster

Waltham Real Estate Agents say that by having professional, high-quality photos on your listing your home is likely to sell a lot faster. High-quality photos & videos help potential buyers get a more accurate feel of your home. This could allow them to not even need to see the home in person. You’ll also have a lot more buyers interested in your listing. Therefore, the more competition your listing brings, the faster you’ll likely be able to sell your home. 

4. Your Home Will Sell For More Money

When potential buyers see high-quality, professional photos of your home they will automatically assume a higher value for your home. Also, as mentioned above, more buyers will be interested in your home. This could then lead to a bidding war between buyers which could result in getting a higher offer than you originally expected. Waltham Realtors have seen many homes go into a bidding war and they have all had professional photos on their listings. 

Contact a Waltham Realtor 

For assistance in your home selling process, contact a Waltham Real Estate Agent! Waltham Realtors like Hans Brings, have years of experience selling homes and helping their clients get the best deal possible. Contact Hans today to get started! 617-968-0022

 

 

Are you selling your Waltham home? If so, there are some tax deductions you could be eligible for such as:

• Selling Costs
• Improvements & Repairs 
• Property Taxes
• Mortgage Interest 

In this article, we’ll take a closer look into these tax deductions so you can see if they apply to you or not! However, remember to talk with your tax advisor before claiming any of these. 

Selling Costs 

If there are costs directly related to the sale of your home and if you’ve lived in the home for at least 2 of the last 5 years, you may be able to deduct those costs from your taxes. However, Waltham Realtors claim that the home must have been your principal residence for those 2 years. This deduction could even apply to other fees such as home staging, escrow, marketing costs, and real estate commissions. 

Improvements & Repairs

If you made any improvements or repairs on your home in order to sell it, you may be able to deduct those costs from your taxes. Waltham Realtors say this includes painting, repairing your roof, or making other minor repairs throughout your home. However, you should remember that in order for these to qualify for a tax deduction and be considered “selling costs”, you must complete them within 3 months of the closing on your home. 

Property Taxes

You’re eligible to deduct property taxes that you paid, up to $10,000. However, Waltham Realtors say to make sure you are not overclaiming. You can technically only claim for the time you still owned the property and were making those tax payments. 

Mortgage Interest

For the part of the year you still owned your Waltham property, you can deduct the interest you paid on your mortgage payment. This will be an itemized deduction so you can work with your accountant on claiming this deduction properly! 

Sell Your Waltham Home with A Waltham Realtor

If you’re looking to sell your Waltham home, get assistance from Hans Brings! Hans is a Waltham Real Estate Agent with years of experience helping sellers get the best price possible for their homes. Contact Hans Brings today at 617-968-0022