LaVaWorks, LLC

Your Property Marketing Experts!

About Tour Grand Traverse

About LaVanture and Blue

In this challenging real estate market, the proper presentation of listings has become increasingly more important. With 85% of home shoppers turning to the Internet before they pickup the phone it is now more important than ever to increase your reach online and deliver a lasting impression. Please allow us to introduce ourselves on behalf of www.BlueLaVaMedia.com, Northern Michigan’s property marketing experts.

Whether you are a listing agent or an owner of a local business large or small our services are just what you need to turn heads and make you look your very best. Our wide variety of services include state of the art interactive 360 virtual tours, professional photography services, powerful slideshow presentations, interactive 2d and 3d floor plan services, 3d walkthrough video presentations, colorful and vibrant listing flyers, panoramic sign riders, single property websites, listing syndication services, professional voice talent and so much more!

Our virtual tour exposure engine is currently something that no other virtual tour company in northern Michigan offers. We distribute real estate listings and virtual tours to over 100 portal sites world wide. Listing syndication just makes sense. You know that when you generate more exposure for your listings, they are likely to sell faster and for more money. If you are a real estate agent or a business owner we can also show you how to make your website receive more traffic.

www.BlueLaVaMedia.com is a locally owned Traverse City, MI virtual tour company with team members Jason LaVanture and Jim Blue. Jason LaVanture is the founder and Vice President of www.realtourvision.com, the # 1 ranking virtual tour company and virtual tour software provider in the World. Jason brings nearly nine years of internet savvy and expertise to the table. With Real Tour Vision servicing over sixty thousand real estate agents world wide and over 1500 virtual tour providers in his network, he knows what services and functionality are needed on a local or national level.

Jim Blue has nearly 35 years of professional photography experience. He has designed and taught independent photo classes in both silver-halide and digital imaging for over 20 years. Jim was the former owner of Blue Photo Co Inc, a retail camera store and photo-finishing lab. Jim was responsible for managing employees, sales strategies, developing ad campaigns, marketing and distributing advertising to many types of media outlets. Here are some of Jim's photos of Traverse City

Together LaVanture and Blue’s talents come together to create Northern Michigan’s premiere virtual tour company and property marketing firm. Give us a call today and let us help you and your company look your very best online.

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6363 Cedarmere - SOLD

$439,900.00
6363 Cedarmere
Traverse City, MI 49686

9080 S Tottenham - SOLD

$499,000.00
9080 S Tottenham
Traverse City, MI 49684

Testimonials

Testimonials

"We are quite satisfied with the job you and Jim did with our house. We sold it and closed last week! I think the realtor who brought us the buyer did utilize the virtual tour. We are renting a place in the area while our new home is being built, and have recommended the owners of the rental that they should consider your company. Thanks!"

Mike Haley


"Jim and Jason: Tese tours are excellent...exceptional work...this property NEEDED this kind of exposure...I like the music as well! Thank you both so much for your extra efforts!

Howard Vogel
HearthStone Land & Homes

 

"Excellent!!! Thank you Jim, it looks great! Superb, quality pictures and spins and I like that you matched the Header with my website Header ~ and the music is very uplifting - good job! I'll be getting in touch with you when the grass greens up to do more tours on my other listings. Thanks for such a nice virtual tour!"

Beverly Granger
RE/MAX Bayshore Properties, Ltd
 

"Wow! Fantastic! Thank you so much for doing this!!! What an amazing thing you have done for us, thank you thank you!! I have asked www.Leelanau.com to link it in asap via a button and the drop down menu. REALLY appreciate this, what a wonderful addition to our site!"
Traverse City State Theatre Staff

 

"Jim was just here to finish up the Frog Pond Village virtual tour. We are so very happy with what Jim has done for us!!!!!!!!!! We appreciate the extra time and effort to make it perfect for us! It has been a pleasure. Thanks again."

Karen
Frog Pond Village

 

"Thanks, Jim!! The photos look great!. My sellers love it, I love it and I know that it increases the exposure and the chances of the home selling more quickly than any print advertising. My sellers love being able to send the link to family and friends or being able to direct them to the single property website. It seems to be a source of pride for them.

My sellers enjoy receiving the website hits, too, and it’s an easy way for me to “stay in touch” when there maybe hasn’t been as much activity on their homes. It helps them stay loyal and confident in the market. I appreciate your level of customer service and the quality product you produce."

Andrea Galloup
Real Estate One

"Jason, I wasn't aware that you forwarded me leads and correspondences from CraigsList!! I think that's just great. Happy 4th!"

Claudia Light
Lighthouse Realty & Associates

"Jim,I just wanted to tell you that all of my virtual tours look AWESOME. I am very happy with them. You guys are truly a pleasure to work with and you go above and beyond. I know there are other realtors that will be interested, I think one of Dennis and Dale's team certainly would and I will ask around. If they could see what we get from you, they would no longer do their own tours. Thanks guys, I will work on a few other agents to come your way!!"

Diane Ocenasek
RE/MAX Higgins Lake

 

"Hey Jim...thanks! "Loved" the Day Forest Road tour & will look forward to seeing the tour at Golden Valley Road!"

Pam Depuy
The Martin Company
 

 

"Hi Jim! Once again....above and beyond...You are something else, really! I appreciate it and thanks for another great job! I refer to your service often!"

Beth Burrelsman
Coldwell Banker Schmidt Realtors

 

"Your virtual tour service has been incredible. I always receive quick responses to my email questions and the tour itself looks awesome. Thank for sending the reports each Sunday, I pass them along to my clients."

Julie Gorter
Coldwell Banker Schmidt Realtors

"Thanks Jason! The spa rendering that your company did is so beautiful! A print hangs in each agent office since conversations typically include spa amenities/membership. You're an ambitious guy."

Judi Tousley
CENTURY 21 Crystal Mountain Realty

 

"Thank you for all of the great work you and Jim did on my virtual tours in 2008 and I'm looking forward to working with you a lot in 2009!"

Dee Dee Birch
Coldwell Banker Schmidt Realtors

 

"Wow – this is an awesome virtual tour. In my opinion you have done a fabulous job. I’ll be forwarding this to our entire staff here at the Convention and Visitors Bureau."

Deb Korreck
Traverse City Convention & Visitors Bureau