Is a Virtual Tour worth the price when selling through an agent?

Jonathan987654321

Is is worth paying (e.g.) £180 for the 360 virtual tour when selling your home through an estate agent? This is not the walkthrough video (which I find unappealing) but the "stand in each room and rotate the camera", being able to click to move through the house etc. What do you think?

princeofpounds

Depends - are you allowing viewings to be conducted in person?

In non-covid times, the listing is really just to get people through the door. Photos and a good floorplan will usually do that in my experience. 

AdrianC

Before the pandemic, I'd have said nope.

Now...? Probably, yes.

bex2012

Ours was part of the price when we sold and bought (same agent). Personally I think its brilliant, especially for revisiting and remembering details, like we couldn’t remember if the place we were buying had a gas or induction hob, so off we pop to check the video. Our agent wouldn’t let people book a viewing on our house until they had seen the video.

dimbo61

So how much are you paying the estate agents ?
How much is the property on the market for ?
This can give potential buyers I great idea of what the property looks like from every angle.
Can you control the camera and alter the view 360 degrees and also up and down ? 
£180 could be money well spent 

hippocrates1

As a buyer I found it fun to look but it wouldn’t make me more likely to view. 

Happy_McOutsource

As a buyer, it was a pull for me to stay on your page, have a proper look around and I felt it gave me a better insight into spaces, and size of rooms.

Jonathan987654321

Thanks for these responses. Personally, looking at homes on web sites, I find the video walkthroughs next to useless, but these 360 tours do give a better idea of what a home looks like. I'm waiting for the other agents to visit - so find out from them what they charge. But if it included premium listing on web sites (not sure if it does yet) I'm inclined to go for it (especially if I can knock them down a few quid on its price!)
I do think floor plans should be mandatory in law!!! Why do so many agents list without them?

Mutton_Geoff

dimbo61 said:

So how much are you paying the estate agents ?
How much is the property on the market for ?
This can give potential buyers I great idea of what the property looks like from every angle.
Can you control the camera and alter the view 360 degrees and also up and down ? 
£180 could be money well spent 

A commonly used system is Matterport, the agent has to employ a third party Matterport agent to photograph and upload the property to their site which is why many agents charge extra for the service. In my view, it's excellent and whilst it may attract a lot of nosy neighbours, it also helps filter buyers who really are interested in the property by the time they book a viewing.

And very useful in these lockdown times. An example of a Matterport presentation:

https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=xVVnpgFdEi8

Jonathan987654321

Mutton_Geoff said:

dimbo61 said:

So how much are you paying the estate agents ?
How much is the property on the market for ?
This can give potential buyers I great idea of what the property looks like from every angle.
Can you control the camera and alter the view 360 degrees and also up and down ? 
£180 could be money well spent 

A commonly used system is Matterport, the agent has to employ a third party Matterport agent to photograph and upload the property to their site which is why many agents charge extra for the service. In my view, it's excellent and whilst it may attract a lot of nosy neighbours, it also helps filter buyers who really are interested in the property by the time they book a viewing.

And very useful in these lockdown times. An example of a Matterport presentation:

That really is cool! And more advanced than anything I've seen this far.

jemima82

Mutton_Geoff said:

dimbo61 said:

So how much are you paying the estate agents ?
How much is the property on the market for ?
This can give potential buyers I great idea of what the property looks like from every angle.
Can you control the camera and alter the view 360 degrees and also up and down ? 
£180 could be money well spent 

A commonly used system is Matterport, the agent has to employ a third party Matterport agent to photograph and upload the property to their site which is why many agents charge extra for the service. In my view, it's excellent and whilst it may attract a lot of nosy neighbours, it also helps filter buyers who really are interested in the property by the time they book a viewing.

And very useful in these lockdown times. An example of a Matterport presentation:

https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=xVVnpgFdEi8

Wow, that’s a lovely house! 360 view is so helpful, totally agree that agent videos are rubbish. Especially the ones where they talk through it, “and here is the kitchen with all appliances...oven (*realises there is nothing else of note in the tiny kitchen*)....” slowly backs out 😂