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Image stabilizer for real estate photography

The bane of my existence when photographing properties I am marketing is camera shake. This video, (hat tip to Book of Joe (archived: 2025)), shows an easy way to fix that problem. Now, to get a new listing on which to try out this trick …

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Nest Seller’s Advantage

Nest Seller’s Advantage

Sometimes, you need to make updates to your home before you sell. Sometimes, you might want to use someone else's money to do that. Posting this as a) I think it could be a good option for some, and b) it's often more efficient for…

Sellers’ Anchors to Higher Prices

Sellers’ Anchors to Higher Prices

Sellers naturally think a lot of their houses -- it's their home, where they've made memories, raised kids and/or pets (or themselves). The hard part is telling a seller client that their product is not worth what they thought it was, whether I'm representing the…

Artificial Housing Inventory in Charlottesville

Artificial Housing Inventory in Charlottesville

I'm guilty of this, too. For houses that come on the market in Charlottesville and the Charlottesville area, what I'm seeing is this Home is listed as a Coming Soon on Monday/Tuesday so that we Realtors can tee up our buyers. House is activated on…

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