Make sure your Vancouver listing shows well online with the right photographs

A picture can say a thousand words, and when homebuyers look at the MLS listings in Vancouver, WA, you want those words to be "buy, buy, buy." Make sure you and your real estate agent have plenty of high-quality photographs that show your house in the best light to attract buyers who are sitting at home and quickly browsing the listings on their computers.

If you have one of the larger houses for sale in Vancouver, WA, try to capture your home's spaciousness with your camera. A wide-angle lens can be helpful for odd-shaped rooms and awkward picture-taking angles, but be careful not to display photographs that feature the distortion typical of this type of equipment - it's a dead give-away to savvy buyers and agents that you're trying to make the space look larger.

Be creative with your vantage points. Many rooms look larger and better lit from just outside, so you may need to stand in the yard, open a window and lean in to snap your shot. Also consider height - some rooms, especially those with low furniture or ceilings, may appear larger when shot from below eye-level.

If you have recent photographs but no digital copy, head to your local print shop to have the physical images scanned.The Staples location just across the Interstate 5 bridge in the Jantzen Beach shopping center offers a wide range of printing services.