Index of Questions
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I Have Builder’s Floor Plans … Why Would I Want Another Set of Plans?
How Does This Work For New Construction?
How Will Software that “Arranges” Furniture in Your Floor Plan Help Sell My House?
Are You A Realtor or Real Estate Agent?
How Much Does This Cost and How Long Does It Take?
Do You Offer Discounts?
Question for Builders: Is Your Property Consistently on Page 1 of Google?
Q: I Have Builder’s Floor Plans.. Why Would I Want Another Set of Plans?
A: Your plans were DESIGNED to build the property .. not to market the property. Are your plans successfully performing for you as marketing materials? SMARTePLANS perform in the marketplace 5 main ways:
- They are CUSTOM DESIGNED AS MARKETING plans, not using extra copies of existing builders plans, so they show off all the exquisite details and finishes you’ve put into the property. Symbols and detailed annotations show such things as the pattern of inlaid marble/hardwood floors, chair rails and wainscoting, scrolled ironwork balustrades, dropped-block coffered ceilings and much, much more.
- With Houston’s mild climate, outside space is just as important as interior space. We show pools, loggias, colonnaded porches, summer kitchens, gardens, waterfalls, koi ponds, putting greens, extensive landscaping, and traffic flows for enjoying and entertaining in and around the outdoor space.
- SMARTePLANS have both photographs and room-by-room descriptions embedded into them that launch with a mouse click. An interested buyer can easily and seamlessly click between the floor plan, the photos and the very detailed room descriptions online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- SMARTePLANS are magnifiable online so the smallest detail can easily be seen (no squinting at poorly scanned and distorted builder’s plans). They upload onto MLS and become a part of the MLS property listing that is data-streamed to portals, aggregators and realty websites throughout the world.
- SMARTePLANS has a considerable more range of distribution capabilities and can be ON or OFF the MLS as desired, without sacrificing the effectiveness and reach of your marketing.
[Link to Information for Builders] and [Benefits to Builders]
Q: How Does This Work For New Construction?
A: Innovative realtors have commissioned me to draw as soon as the cabinetry is in. This allows us to create a high-quality representation of the property long before it is completed … or even ready to be photographed, and gives us several advantages:
- SMARTePLANS are uploaded onto MLS and other sites and generating buyer interest 6-9 months before construction is complete, effectively pre-selling the property. More than once a house has had a scheduled closing within 2 weeks of construction being completed. You WANT this “pre-selling” advantage working for you.
- Building plans always change … but your SMARTePLAN stays up to date. The drawing is updated as construction progresses, and when the property is ready to be photographed, the room photos are dropped in and integrated with the drawing. Unlike printed materials, we keep you up to date.
[Link to Information for Builders] and [Benefits to Builders]
Q: How Will Software that “Arranges” Furniture in Your Floor Plan Help Sell My House?
A: Every buyer looks for “their” house. Furniture gives scale to a room and with empty rooms, buyers have trouble conceptualizing the space. To overcome this obstacle, decorators are frequently hired to stage a room….but the decorating may not be to the buyer’s needs (or taste).
My online software allows a buyer to mentally move in .. with THEIR furniture drawn to scale. The faster a buyer moves in and sees your inventory as THEIR new home, the faster they move to the purchase decision. Mission accomplished … without incurring the fees for decorating, the rental on the staging furniture, or the responsibility for security of the stager’s furniture / inventory on your site. [Link to Furniture Moving]
Q: Are You A Realtor or Real Estate Agent?
A: No, I am not. I am the inventor, owner and operator of SMARTePLANS and I work with some of the best agents in the city. Please review my client list at [Agents Who Use SMARTePLANS]. You can also view anecdotes / testimonials of how agents “used” SMARTePLANS at [SMARTePLANS Works for Me]
If you already have a preferred Realtor, of course I can work with them; ask them to contact me. I am a member of HAR, so I do all the uploading and linking of files onto Houston’s MLS, they do not have to do this.
Q: How Much Does This Cost and How Long Does It Take?
A: Turn-around is 48-72 hours after measuring (depending on the size). Cost is 25 cents per square foot for the SMARTePLAN. [EXAMPLE: A 3000 sqft house is $750.00 (3000 sqft x .25 = $750)]. The detailed room descriptions and furniture moving software are separate charges, if you choose to add them to the basic drawing (or not). You only pay for the pieces you want. [Link to Pricing]
Historically, my fee is paid by the Listing Agent (not the builder) as the materials are generally considered a marketing expense. [Agents Who Use SMARTePLANS]
Q: Do You Offer Discounts?
A: Yes,we offer several discount programs, or can customize one for your organization. Call me and we’ll work through it.
[Link to Pricing Discounts]
Question for Builders: Is Your Property Consistently on Page 1 of Google?
A: It should be… how else will buyers find you — particularly buyers OUTSIDE of Houston getting ready to move to Houston? They start looking online for homes/properties 3-6 months before they even contact a realtor. We index your luxury properties with Google so typical search string phrases buyers use to find homes put YOUR property on Page 1. [Link to Google Report]