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Posted 11/6/2007 2:21:09 PM Post #1688
 

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Is it too much information?  Not laid out well?  Confusing?  Not enough pictures?  Thanks for your help!
Posted 12/15/2007 6:41:53 PM Post #1715
 

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Hi Andrew,

You have a VERY interesting and attractive property. If I were looking for something in GA, I'd want to have a close look at it. The property taxes appear to be very low, compared to many places. 

My major comment is that your text block is too complex looking. You don't need to reduce the amount of information (that's fine), but I would break up your large block of text into some manageable paragraphs with their own subheadings. Also consider using a couple of bulleted lists to list the key features. If you use bulleted lists, you could avoid using bold text so frequently (to avoid visual complexity) and still get the emphasis that you want. I think that these techniques would make it easier for viewers to read, understand, and digest the material. For example:

1908 Victorian Home - Features

  • Original stained glass windows across front of house.
  • Original float glass (wavy glass) throughout house.
  • 1000-square-foot wraparound front porch.
  • Etc.

Most of your photos are very good, although a few of the interior shots are kind of dark. How about including a picture of the pontoon boat?

When you say "original" built-in propane heaters, it suggests to me that they are original to the house, which was built in 1908. Did they have propane heaters back then?

Maybe this is a common term in your part of the country, but I'm not familiar with the term "sidewalk community." Do you simply mean that the community has public sidewalks? Or is there some other association here?

I'm not sure what "1++ barns" means. Maybe you could be more specfic, such as saying that there are X barns or X buildings that could be used as barns, or something to that effect.

At the end of your listing, I would include a friendly invitation to the viewer to contact you for more information.

You mentioned the National Register of Historic Places. Perhaps you could include a brief sentence or two indicating its historic significance. This could be of great interest to some potential buyers.

Again, I think you have a VERY interesting, attractive, and saleable property. I really don't know anything about the real estate market in Georgia, so I can't comment on your pricing, but I think it has a lot going for it.

I hope these comments were helpful.

Regards,

Al

Al

Posted 12/17/2007 8:21:29 AM Post #1723
 

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Thank you Al for your very helpful comments and suggestions.  I really appreciate it and plan to make some changes.
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