Sharon Nyman
CENTURY 21 Prestige Realty
Success with RTV from a Real Estate Agent's Point of View
As the real estate market here in the Florida Keys started to slow, I could see I would have to brush up on my marketing skills and find better ways to expose my listings to potential buyers. With so many Florida Keys homes and condos sold as vacation homes, an online presence with great photos and virtual tours becomes essential. A few years earlier I was the first agent in our area to do virtual tours. I had tried the two-shot version but the results were not very good. Then the market got so hot, and properties were selling so fast, there was no real need to have tours. I could see the tide turning and I wanted to add virtual tours back to my listings so I started doing some research to find the best solution. After looking at a lot of low quality tours, I found RTV.
Having taken some photography courses in college, and with over 30 years in the real estate business taking photos of houses, I decided to do the tours myself. My first RTV tour was of one of the highest priced homes in Key Largo. Shortly after submitting it, I received a call from a buyer who said his wife had seen a virtual tour on the Internet and she wanted him to take a look at the property while he was in the Keys. During the showing he called his wife at home and told her to look at the virtual tour again. They decided then and there to make an offer. They ended up buying the property. The wife never came to see it until closing. The selling price was $3.7 million.
Since then there have been other situations where a buyer's partner or family member could not be present but the decision to go forward was based on the virtual tour. Many times in the course of showing one of my listings with an agent from another company, I hear the buyers talking about having seen the virtual tour on the Internet. It seems they find the listings and have their agent make the appointment which results in more showings and sales for my sellers. I have a contract pending on a property which is scheduled to close later this month. The buyers have never been inside the house. Asking price almost $3 million.
In spite of our market being down almost 50% in the number of sales, and the inventory being up almost 50% in the number of listings, this has been my best year EVER in real estate with over $12 million in sales so far!!
Thank you RTV for helping take my career to a new level.
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Tom Roper
Realty World Southeastern Real Estate Company
Just wanted to get back to you about how the 'Virtual Tour' Software is doing for us...GREAT! The training was very informative and EXTEMELY helpful. I was able to complete my first tour the very next day. I had a few questions while completing my first tours and your help desk was wonderful. If they were not immediately available they returned my call in a timely manner and was able to resolve any issues I had during our conversation. I have found the software very easy to use and a big plus in getting interests in my listings. The transition to Realtor.com was seamless. All of the different URL options meet our MLS providers. Thanks for a great product !!
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Jeff Crawford
GoldsmithTeam GMAC Real Estate
After several months of searching the various virtual tour products available we selected RTV as the upgrade from our former system. At Goldsmith Team GMAC Real Estate our first priority is always providing premier service to our customers. RTV is by far the best product for maintaining that level of service. We were impressed with several features of the software including the ability to take partial 360 shots. The downloadable flyer and large viewing area convinced us this was the right choice for our company.
In today's market about 30-40% of a realtors business will come from the internet, with a tool like RTV we show the customer the quality they can expect when doing business with us. I will also mention the support staff is great, many thanks to Ben, he is a great asset to your company and his knowledge of the software is fantastic.
I can certainly recommend the system to any company thinking about doing there own virtual tours. Feedback from our agents has been great, they love the clarity of each scene and the ability to have their personal contact information on the screen.
The last thing I want to mention is the variety of links, the most important being the MLS unbranded. Our board only allows virtual tours to be unbranded, this one feature alone is reason enough to use RTV.
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Polly Johnson
Home Source Realty
I just want to THANK everyone at RTV! When I started research on virtual tours I found myself extremely confused, RTV made the process simple. Everyone was helpful from sales to training..
I have had a great deal of compliments on our tours! The great thing is you don't have to be a professional photographer to do a tour. It's that easy!
Thanks again RTV. Home Source Realty and all its associates love your product, software, and company.
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James Rector
Image 360 Virtual Tours
I'm constantly being bombarded with online offers to increase traffic to my website and usually there is some form of scam involved. Team RTV has taught me more about SEO and Social Networking than any of these internet companies could possibly teach; and I'm quite certain, saved me a ton of money! Thanks again for being there for us.
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Lisa Castro
Pro360 Virtual Tours and Photography
Since my husband and I started our Virtual Tour business we have been extremely pleased with the support and professionalism Team RTV has shown .... Team RTV is always coming up with great ideas to expand our business. Many dealers at RTV are new to internet marketing and they make it much easier to do our job with various training programs. Thanks for all that you do!
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John Cobb
Coldwell Banker Real Estate
Team RTV is very knowledgeable in Internet marketing and provides a valuable service to people looking to advertise on the Internet and gain exposure for their business. My website traffic and leads have improved since working with Team RTV.
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