I’m thinking of starting an Estate Agency
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I was actually going to post in photography but the forum isn’t as active.
I’m negotiating on some property abroad at present and am struck at the general level of incompetence, it’s got me thinking I could do better.
First off it’s Africa so I accept the market isn’t as well developed as here. The big international agents such as Savills, Knight Frank are there but they focus on marketing governors mansions to wealthy foreigners.
I’m trying to get some sense of the local agents who essentially are tiny enterprises that take pictures and post on generic websites communicating (if at all) via WhatsApp.
The pictures are dreadful, you never get a floorplan and it all seems very back of an envelope and I understand that.
My thoughts are that I could do a lot better though the market may be happy with the current status quo.
If I had a stab at it what would people recommend? Is there a software package available? What kind of camera would I use?
I’m a management consultant so part of me wants to coach others in how to improve but to do that with integrity I’d need to show some results.
Has anyone any experience of similar or starting a business abroad where they think they can add value?
Thanks
I’m negotiating on some property abroad at present and am struck at the general level of incompetence, it’s got me thinking I could do better.
First off it’s Africa so I accept the market isn’t as well developed as here. The big international agents such as Savills, Knight Frank are there but they focus on marketing governors mansions to wealthy foreigners.
I’m trying to get some sense of the local agents who essentially are tiny enterprises that take pictures and post on generic websites communicating (if at all) via WhatsApp.
The pictures are dreadful, you never get a floorplan and it all seems very back of an envelope and I understand that.
My thoughts are that I could do a lot better though the market may be happy with the current status quo.
If I had a stab at it what would people recommend? Is there a software package available? What kind of camera would I use?
I’m a management consultant so part of me wants to coach others in how to improve but to do that with integrity I’d need to show some results.
Has anyone any experience of similar or starting a business abroad where they think they can add value?
Thanks
Good question. I was originally just going to ask for a recommendation of a decent camera to get quality shots, maybe a wide angle lens etc then thought I’d go for the full topic.
With ref to Rightmove equivalents my research leads me to 2 such sites where agents post so I’m not looking to launch a competitive website but either help existing agents or start up as one.
With ref to Rightmove equivalents my research leads me to 2 such sites where agents post so I’m not looking to launch a competitive website but either help existing agents or start up as one.
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