Just received word from Dallas real estate agent extraordinaire Cody Farris that he is getting a little frustrated with real estate photography services because they are so over-booked! He has a listing and the service tells him they cannot get to HIS listing for 10 days. It’s the same story with all of the services! And I have heard this from other agents, too. Sometimes you have to get a listing up and out because the homeowners want it out there on the web. They want fast! I mean, it’s spring, it’s hot. We have done such a good job of teaching agents the importance of great photography for listings, well now, seems we are all at the mercy of photography services!
Also, are the photography services taking on other business apart from Realtors which is keeping their schedules full? More than one prominent Dallas photogtrapher has queried me about getting into the real estate biz. Well, now sure well would be the time!
“I think they need to hire more photographers,” says Cody.
So this brings to mind a host of questions:
Should an agent take their own photos? Maybe take a course and invest in some solid photography equipment?
Have a photographer on staff at some of the larger brokerage houses?
And dare I ask this… maybe magazine-quality photos are just not as vital in this red-hot market as they were when the market was a bit cooler… though certainly I would want my own home beautifully, stunningly photographed…
Does having a photographer on hand give one agent an edge over another?
Inquiring minds just need to know!
