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In the competitive world of real estate, time is of the essence. Every realtor strives to minimize the sales cycle for property listings, to achieve faster transactions and satisfied clients. While traditional listing methods have their merits, incorporating floor plans into your realty listings can be a game-changer. A floor plan provides a comprehensive visual representation of a property for potential buyers, allowing them to envision their future home. In this article, we will explore how floor plans are gaining traction in the realty industry, the reasons why you should include them in your listings, the best way to create floor plans, and how to enhance your floor plans with photos to create shareable marketing documents.
In today's digital age, homebuyers are increasingly relying on online platforms to search for properties. Potential buyers want to get a feel for the layout and flow of a house or condo before scheduling a visit. Floor plans offer a solution to this demand by providing clear, concise, and easily digestible visual representations of available properties. By including floor plans in your realty listings, you not only cater to the needs of tech-savvy buyers but also gain a competitive advantage over other realtors who rely solely on photographs and text descriptions.
Think of floor plan usage as a way to elevate the buying experience, in order to boost your success and better serve your clients.
In order to create professional and accurate floor plans, it’s essential to leverage digital technology. One of the best digital tools available is a floor plan app.
Be Sure to Look for One That:
How to Use a Floor Plan App to Sketch a Home
This type of app can be loaded on any modern mobile device, and uses smart technology to quickly read and map a room’s dimensions. That means it will automatically measure and sketch any room accurately and quickly, with superb results – and without the need for remeasuring. A high-quality app will also provide resourceful tools – extra features to help you enhance each room sketch with attributes, annotations, and even furniture symbols to show what the room can look like when furnished. Then you can stitch together your room sketches right in the app to create a complete floor plan of the property. Once you’re happy with your floor plan, simply export it as a PNG file for use in your property listing.
Both 2D and 3D Diagrams are Beneficial
Select a floor plan app that lets you render a sketch in both 2D and 3D aspects. The different perspectives will help attract potential buyers by providing a clear overview of the layout and flow of the property.
With the right app, you’ll be able to combine any floor plan with high-quality photos to create a single marketing document. Then you can easily export that document, and either share it digitally or print it for use as an open-house handout for prospective buyers. (Just be sure to use well-lit, professionally shot photographs that focus on showcasing each room’s unique features and character.)
Floor plans are indispensable tools in the real estate industry, for they revolutionize the way properties are presented to potential buyers. By incorporating floor plans into your listings, you can help ensure speedier sales cycles for faster revenue gain. And with the help of a user-friendly floor plan app, you will be able to create professional floor plans quickly and easily!
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Enhancing a Floor Plan with Features, Annotations, Objects and Photos
Bernd Wolfram
Head of Product