Merrimack Valley Real Estate- Massachusetts, Essex and Middlesex County

Here is a technique I incorporate quite a bit in my real estate photography.  I blend a natural light photograph with a flash photograph to get a nice natural result.   Available Light Shot- This was photographed on a tripod at f9 at a 1/4 of a second.  I exposed for the overall interior scene.  ...

I just finished a blog post on my real estate website. Show It Dont Tell It- The importance of GOOD Real Estate Photography It is a post of a summary that the Wall Street Journal did on a study done by a Prof. Seiler.  The Study was a study of Home Buyer Internet Search Behavior: An Application o...

For me this could not have been a more timely blog post.  I just completed an article on Show your home to sell it!  The real estate article discusses how a home seller or even an agent can prevent a showing to happen.  As a home seller you have to remember though it may be incovenient you need t...

A recent home sale that had the potential to be very difficult but wnet very smoothly made me looking back over my 12 years in real estate, I have to say the most successful home sales have been the ones with great communication and collaboration between myself and the seller.   A home seller nee...

There is a misnomer that you shouldn't try to sell your home during the winter.  I have been selling homes for 12 years and Decemeber has been on of my busier months for most of them.  The one thing I can share is that the buyers that are out and looking at homes are serious buyers putting in ser...

I was showing homes in Groton MA on Sunday and had the opportunity to take some photos.  Somtimes we ignore the beauty right in our own backyard.... pictrues reposted from my real estate blog.     ________________________________________________________________________________ Kevin Vitali is a T...

Just got off the phone with a home buyer.  Its a lower end, low money down first time home buyer, limited funds, limited options.  But it is totally doable. That's fine, I love first time home buyers.  The buyer expressed the desire for a home for his growing family.  There really was't anything ...

One of the most difficult aspects of photographing your listings is the blown out window/ or the dark interior.  This is where to get the proper lighting in the interior your windows go completely white and in some cases start to flare.  For many homes its nice to show the outside scene and can a...

Thanks Karen Otto for this post.  I love the before and after of the combined dining room and living room photograph.  This is a typical scenario I run into.  The way the client lives in the house is not condusive to showing off the house. If you look closely no money was spent.  Everything was j...

I would like to reshare this blog post on preparing for a home inspection.  One big take away for this post is make ALL areas of your home accessible to the home inspector.  Don't leave buyers wondering or needing to come back.  Thanks Tom for the post. If you're selling your home, there will pro...