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3D Virtual Tours: What About Privacy and Security?

by Chuck Marunde / Tuesday, 05 July 2016 / Published in Sequim Virtual Tours

3D Virtual Tours are the latest rage in real estate listings and one of the most powerful marketing techniques available today. Buyers love 3D Virtual Tours, because they can walk through an entire home interactively on their own computer from wherever they live. The tour below is an example of a great 3D Virtual Tour, and you can enlarge the tour full screen. But what about privacy and security for the sellers? Do 3D Virtual Tours expose sellers to thieves?

3D Virtual Tours Fundamentals

First, we must acknowledge the effectiveness of marketing a home this way. Compared to the old virtual tours that simply use photos and have the software move around on still photos, 3D Virtual Tours are like a modern luxury car and the old tours are like a Model T. Oddly enough, iRealty Virtual Tours in Sequim and Port Angeles and Port Townsend is the only brokerage giving sellers this powerful marketing tool. Several buyers have bought their homes this year sight unseen based on the 3D Virtual Tours.

Second, we need to ask about privacy and security, especially in this day of identify theft and Internet exposure of private information. I met with a security expert and discussed the 3D Virtual Tours and the issue of security. Anyone who is sensitive to the whole issue of privacy will be concerned.

When I do one of these tours with my incredible nine lens camera, I make sure there is no confidential information on desks or on walls, but having done that, does the tour expose more information than is normally available on the Internet?

3D Virtual Tours Compared to Photos

A typical MLS listing includes interior and exterior photos, and that includes every room in the house. 3D Virtual Tours take lots of interior photos and piece them together, but they don’t add photographic views that are not already available with still digital photos. Some listing agents like to include a floor plan of a listing in the MLS, because buyers want to know the floor plan and where rooms are located throughout the home, and so 3D Virtual Tours share that information, too.

The county tax assessor already includes a ton of information on every single home in the county, including a floor plan, dimensions, square footage, age of the home, their best estimate of the fair market value, and even photos of the outside of the home. The assessor even reveals the full name and address of the owners, and whether they are in default on their taxes. All of this information has been available for years online to anyone.

My conclusion is that 3D Virtual Tours do not expose any more information that burglars would not already have access to online. Having said that, I would say that while everything in 3D Virtual Tours is already available, there is one thing these tours do allow a person to do online. They can walk through a house to help them get a better feel in a real 3D view. So if someone wanted to case your home, they could use a tour, but they already can see if you have nice furniture and a beautiful home based on the regular photos in the MLS, and the tax assessor already gives them the floor plan.

Whether you feel comfortable or not with 3D Virtual Tours, there is a big upside to using one. Buyers absolutely love them, and they are probably the most powerful marketing tool available today. I listen to what buyers want, and they want to be able to compare homes, which means they want 3D Virtual Tours.

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About Chuck Marunde

After practicing real estate law for 20 years in Washington, Chuck opened iRealty Virtual Brokers covering the Sequim and the beautiful Olympic Peninsula. Chuck is the author of numerous magazine and Internet articles with a primary focus on real estate. He is also the author of over a dozen books, mostly about Sequim real estate. Chuck is a photographer, videographer, and Registered FAA Drone Pilot. Chuck has combined his love for real estate and technology to create a growing Internet presence in his market, and enjoys building his websites and blogs, including SequimBlog.com and Sequim4Sale.com and LuxuryWaterViewHomes.com. Chuck has degrees in Economics, Law, and Education.

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125 Olympic Ranch Ln,
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It's rare, but once in awhile life provides the perfect collaborator for an important endeavor such as buying your new home. For me that person was Chuck Marunde. His two decade background as a Real Estate Attorney, his prolific career as an author of articles and books on Real Estate and his forthright and moral character made choosing Chuck a no-brainer. Chuck is dedicated, thorough, incredible at the negotiating table, knowledgeable about all local laws & regs but, most importantly, Chuck loves what he does. And what he does is find his client the perfect property. Chuck isn't about making the sale, he's about making the sale that is OPTIMUM for his CLIENT and this makes Chuck a rare bird indeed. I love my new home in Sequim and I am indebted to Chuck for making it happen. Kevin E.

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I’ve had the pleasure of working with Chuck over the past three years in selling my parent's estate. It was a tough time to sell during the housing recession, but Chuck always kept things on the positive side. With his real estate law background, he offers sound, practical advice. He helps you along with the process using discussions and reason, rather than opinions and speculations. If Chuck doesn’t know the answers, he will get them for you. In several instances, Chuck took the initiative to meet with county officials to get up-to-date facts about zoning and regulations. I was always impressed with his company’s tech savvy communi-cations and internet presence: weekly email updates, blogs, videos, links, Linked-in networking, etc. He is truly pioneering the future of buying & selling real estate. Brian M.

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"Andy Romano is a successful motion picture character actor with over 40 years in 'the Biz.' Mr. Romano has a home in beautiful Santa Barbara, California, but he chooses to live most of the time in Sequim, Washington on the Olympic Peninsula in the great Pacific Northwest. Why? In his own words, 'Because it's even more beautiful and surrounded by more beauty in this incredibly peaceful and quiet place. With respect to real estate agents or brokers, well my friend Chuck Marunde, owner of Sequim and Port Angeles Real Estate, is hands down the best there" Andy R.

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We do our homework for the task at hand and we look for and expect to enlist partners that do the same. It was our good fortune to select Chuck Marunde of Sequim and Port Angeles Real Estate to represent us as a buyer's broker in our search for a home in the Sequim/Port Angeles area. Chuck's site is all encompassing and super fast compared to many others, he knows the market at every conceivable level and his guidance through the process of selecting and purchasing a home is priceless - above and beyond that of anyone with whom we have ever worked. Add to all this his 20 year background in real estate law and you have discovered a superb asset in the adventure of purchasing a home. Greg and Marilyn

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