Comments on: Where are the floor plans? http://seattlerealestatenews.com/2008/01/12/where-are-the-floor-plans/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=where-are-the-floor-plans ...as seen on SERENE™ Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:55:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Show me the Housefax http://seattlerealestatenews.com/2008/01/12/where-are-the-floor-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-750 Show me the Housefax Wed, 31 Aug 2011 21:00:45 +0000 http://seattlerealestatenews.com/2008/01/12/where-are-the-floor-plans/#comment-750 [...] no offi­cial sys­tem that records the con­struc­tion of a home (see one of my ear­lier posts: Where are the floor plans?), no dia­grams for the plumb­ing and elec­tri­cal and lit­tle doc­u­men­ta­tion for [...] […] no offi­cial sys­tem that records the con­struc­tion of a home (see one of my ear­lier posts: Where are the floor plans?), no dia­grams for the plumb­ing and elec­tri­cal and lit­tle doc­u­men­ta­tion for […]

]]> By: John Tregidga http://seattlerealestatenews.com/2008/01/12/where-are-the-floor-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-749 John Tregidga Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:40:39 +0000 http://seattlerealestatenews.com/2008/01/12/where-are-the-floor-plans/#comment-749 Great observation Gerhard!. Your way ahead of the curve and your point is very important, especially in this day of growing bank owned properties. I have been marketing my plan drawing services to real estate agents for many years now, and it is amazing how few can see the value in having a set of plans that goes with the home their selling. The cost to create a set of plans is not unreasonable in comparison to the value of the asset. When my wife and I were searching for a used car, we spent a year looking, and at least $300 in carfax's, which was money well spent. We bypassed so many lemons that way. Same thing can be said for accurate plans, in the process of creating them, all kinds of land-use zoning issues will crop up, along with those niggling unseen structural problems and hidden remodels. Most professionals, like myself, can quickly spot a home that has been remodeled and if it has been done incorrectly. Maybe you and I should start a company called "Homefax" :-) Great observation Gerhard!. Your way ahead of the curve and your point is very important, especially in this day of growing bank owned properties. I have been marketing my plan drawing services to real estate agents for many years now, and it is amazing how few can see the value in having a set of plans that goes with the home their selling. The cost to create a set of plans is not unreasonable in comparison to the value of the asset. When my wife and I were searching for a used car, we spent a year looking, and at least $300 in carfax’s, which was money well spent. We bypassed so many lemons that way.

Same thing can be said for accurate plans, in the process of creating them, all kinds of land-use zoning issues will crop up, along with those niggling unseen structural problems and hidden remodels. Most professionals, like myself, can quickly spot a home that has been remodeled and if it has been done incorrectly.

Maybe you and I should start a company called “Homefax” :-)

]]> By: Janice Kenyon http://seattlerealestatenews.com/2008/01/12/where-are-the-floor-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-115 Janice Kenyon Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:04:33 +0000 http://seattlerealestatenews.com/2008/01/12/where-are-the-floor-plans/#comment-115 I read your post (yes, I'm a little behind here) about including floor plans in property listings as well as providing them to new owners. I'm writing to see if you think your readers might be interested in a tool that can make floor plans interactive. Of course, you need to have or create the floor plans, but as you said this shouldn't be too much to ask. MapsAlive lets you add markers to your floor plans and associate photos with each location. Real estate agents can embed these into listings or simply include a link. The interactive floor plans really give you a sense of how rooms relate to one another. With MapsAlive anyone can create interactive floor plans and real estate locator maps quickly and affordably. Here is a link to a sample interactive floor plan: http://samples.mapsalive.com/229/ And a link to the MapsAlive website if you want to learn more: http://www.mapsalive.com. I read your post (yes, I’m a little behind here) about including floor plans in property listings as well as providing them to new owners. I’m writing to see if you think your readers might be interested in a tool that can make floor plans interactive. Of course, you need to have or create the floor plans, but as you said this shouldn’t be too much to ask. MapsAlive lets you add markers to your floor plans and associate photos with each location. Real estate agents can embed these into listings or simply include a link. The interactive floor plans really give you a sense of how rooms relate to one another. With MapsAlive anyone can create interactive floor plans and real estate locator maps quickly and affordably. Here is a link to a sample interactive floor plan: http://samples.mapsalive.com/229/

And a link to the MapsAlive website if you want to learn more: http://www.mapsalive.com.

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