Outta my mind and onto the blog ...
This old dog learned something new today. The local assessors are using our virtual tours to "peek" into the sellers' home too! Not just potential buyers! I was at a legislative luncheon and speaking with an assessor from a local affluent community. She mentioned that she loves us REALTORS® because we get her into houses that she normally wouldn't be able to. She sheepishly smiled when she said this. She said there are many things she is able to assess for after looking at our tours. She said she captures the tour and documents the photos in case the owner protests their "new" assessment. She said she has "found" many improvements when she does her "sneek peek" that she is now able to assess for. Pretty smart idea heh?
Moral of the story ... (if you choose to post virtual tours like I do) is that the Internet is a good thing for sellers, buyers, REALTORS® and our "friend" the local Assessor.
David,
Good thought! I'm sure that the tax assessor's are not the only ones peeking, either.
I do inspections for Insurance Companies and sometimes use them myself to check different things out, so I'm sure the companies themselves use them also.
I wonder if the local assessor can actually "use" them though?
Gosh, no wonder my hits on the tours are up but nobody is buying my listings ;->
That was interesting. Thanks for posting.