Virtual Tour

[Kimberly McDowall]

I would love to hear your opinions on virtual tours. After doing some research into the cost of hiring someone or buying the equipment to do the tours myself, I'm overwhelmed. I am just getting back into the real estate business and am planning where to spend my time and money most effectively.

I have a professional grade camera and tripod but need the rest, i.e. bracket, software. Some questions I have are:

Do virtual tours enhance your business?

Do you hire someone to produce the tour or do you do it yourself?

Do you feel your time is better spent on something other than creating tours or do you find it adds to your bottom line as well as adding a personal service to your clients?

Was it difficult to learn to use the equipment and software?

On average, how much time do you spend creating a virtual tour?

I am interested in a package from Real Tour Vision that doesn't include a camera or tripod and will work with my digital camera. After looking all over the net for equipment providers, I found them to be the most professional and cost effective. If you have had an experience with them, I would appreciate your input as well.

Thanks in advance for your time and any answers you may be able to clarify for me.