Bad listing photographs - April 2008
April 6, 2008
A listing flyer just arrived in my email box, forwarded on from a friend. There is nothing I can add to this one - the photographs snaps say it all.
With all the information availble on the need to market listings in todays market, one wonders why we continue to see listings advertized like this?
While the seller or agent may not wish to stage the property for sale, even though it is generally accepted that vacant properties take longer to sell, the snaps could have looked better
- turn the lights on
- remove the random debris around the home before taking the snaps
- do these snaps really convey the best features of the property?
Let us know if you have others that you think we should add to this post.
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Yuck! Pretty bad for sure and put them in a flyer is just too much!
04/06/2008 08:49 PM by Monika McGillicuddy~ N.H. Real Estate Broker & Trainer
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There is incompetence in every field…just shows a lot more prominently in real estate agents!
04/06/2008 08:51 PM by Ron Tarvin’s Katy Agent Team– Katy Texas Real Estate Agents
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It all kills me when I see flyers like this .. I often wounder if the seller sees this stuff adn says oh I love it that will really help sell our home
04/06/2008 08:53 PM by Eric Reid Lawrenceville,GA
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Didn’t they just flatten that house tonight on Extreme Home Makeover?
04/06/2008 08:55 PM by Tim Gilmour
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That’s a definite “knock down”, however, I have to say, there was probably no electric on so no light’s. I took a spot light with me one time ran it on batteries…talk about desperate. My next car is going to be a truck with screw drivers, hammers, nails, screws, light bulbs, ladder’s to put in light bulbs…geeze, next thing will be a generator and some gallon’s of gas…that’s OK though b/c I live in south Florida as well and it doesn’t hurt to have a generator and some gasoline!
04/06/2008 09:03 PM by Karen Monsour,Realtor® Coral Springs, Parkland, Heron Bay, & Broward Cty, FL.
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Selling property means that you need good photos. If an agent can’t take good ones. Hire someone who can.
04/06/2008 09:06 PM by Portland Oregon Real Estate >> Wayne B. Pruner, GRI
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It is a bad set of photos. The house is probably not good enough to do a flyer for.
04/06/2008 09:06 PM by Barbara S. Duncan ABR, CRS, GRI, e-PRO Searcy AR
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Ouch! I’ve seen more appealing shots of out buildings and tool sheds.
04/07/2008 10:10 AM by Rosario Lewis