Today a reader asked me, “…in this down economy, is it a good idea to be thinking about starting a RE Photography business?”.  My answer is “yes”, here’s why:

1. In today’s real estate market, photography is more important than ever. I did a post back in October of 2008 explaining why.

2. Real estate photographers make money when a home comes on the market, not when it’s sold. In many geographic areas the number of homes coming on the market is almost twice what it’s been at any time in the last 10 years. This means there is plenty of work out there.

3. As a real estate photographer you can work for yourself. In difficult times their are benefits to working for yourself. You may have to work harder at marketing yourself than other jobs but you are not going to get “laid off”.

You need to understand that making a successful business out of real estate photography probably has more to do with your marketing skills than your technical skills.

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By Larry

Source: Photography For Real Estate.com