Why Can't You Trust Zillow When Home Shopping in Lake Ozark?

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Zillow is immensely popular right now, as buyers and sellers alike typically start the real estate process by going to the website for information. But should you really trust everything you find on Zillow?

Zillow is very user-friendly and has some great information; the problem is it also has a lot of misinformation. For instance, they often have listings on their website that have expired or are under contract or sold. If you are serious about finding a home, you're wasting your time by looking through the listings on Zillow.

We have a fully updated and accurate Multiple Listing Service that is free for buyers to use. While Zillow has a lot of great features that makes it fun to look at homes, they aren't very accurate and they don’t take into account the unique features of your home. Zillow won’t know if you have a 50-foot dock or if you have a beautiful view of the lake.

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It's best to take the information on Zillow with a grain of salt.

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For sellers, it's crucial to take the home evaluations, or Zestimates, with a grain of salt. Zestimates are typically off on the sales price by 5-15%. If you're trying to price your home or check out what is going on in your neighborhood, I highly recommend either getting an appraisal (which will cost you a couple hundred dollars) or use a real estate professional (which is free!).

If you have any questions about this, or if you would like real estate assistance of any kind, please give us a call or shoot us an email. We're here to make your real estate experience as stress-free as possible!

We’re Making the Lake Ozark Home Search Easier

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We currently have 262 different condo projects around Lake Ozark. This gives buyers plenty of options when they’re looking for something. With that many options though, there’s likely to be at least a few that you won’t want to waste your time with. That’s where our home search comes in.

On searchlakeozarkhomes.com, you can modify your home or condo search easily to suit what your needs are. Whether you want a 2- or 3-bedroom, a home with a fireplace, or to live in a specific location, this site can narrow it down for you. 

If you have a 30-foot boat, you’ll need a 30-foot boat slip. You don’t want to be looking at homes that only have a 20-foot boat slip. It’s just a waste of your time.

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We’ll only show you homes you want to see.

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By using our home search website and working with our agents, you’ll get updated daily with properties that fit your specific criteria. Put all your information in for your dream home here, get in touch with one of our agents, and you’ll be able to find the best property quickly.

If you have any questions for us, don’t hesitate to reach out by giving us a call or sending us an email. We look forward to hearing from you!

Professional Photography Is Essential to Selling for Top Dollar

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Being in a resort area, the number one thing we need to keep in mind when selling properties is that they have good photography. It’s something we’ve invested a lot of time and money into, and it’s something we do better than all of the other companies out there. 

Recently, the Wall Street Journal stated that homes photographed with professional equipment and photographers sell quicker and for more money than ones photographed by cell phones or other digital cameras.

Here at the lake, at least 90% of our buyers start their home search online. We want the first thing they see to be high-quality photos that properly represent a property. It’s the first chance you have to show your property off and if it doesn’t show well, buyers will just move on. 

We have two different high-end cameras, one for photographing the inside of your home and one for the outside. We have an in-house professional take the pictures and make sure they are optimized for the web.

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We have an in-house professional take the pictures.

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Another great piece of equipment that we have recently invested in is the Matterport 3D Camera. This allows us to give buyers a full 3D virtual home tour, where they can browse every corner o the house as if they were actually there. We are the only ones out here using this kind of technology, and it was well worth the $6,000 investment to better represent our sellers and their homes.

If you have any questions for us or any topics you’d like to learn about on our next video, give us a call or send us an email. We always appreciate your feedback!