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.
Bad Seller Photographs - the difference between ’snaps’ and ‘marketing photographs’
August 27, 2007
There is a difference between photographs and ’snaps’ of your home.
Taking good photographs of the home for sale should be one of the more straight forward tasks in a home selling maketing strategy. The majority of home buyers review properties online, before they decide to go visit a home. As a result, if the photographs of your home are poor, your chances of recieving a request to see your home from a prospective buyer are similarily poor.
Put simply, taking shortcuts by serving up ’snaps’ of your home for buyers to view (bad photos), translates into no buyers asking to see your home. Take the time and spend the little extra to ensure that good photographs are taken of your home for sale. These photographs are the first impression of your home for most potiential buyers.
First impressions count, make the effort and ensure that your take good photographs.
Please review some of our favourite ‘bad mls listing photos’ from Broward county, South Florida.
Feel free to send us your’s, or submit them as a comment below - your bad photos are welcome here.
Such a beautiful corner… must have that room for me.
Is this shot really necessary?
Fuzzy living room.
The dining room - just as fuzzy - so it may be the kitchen - who knows?
Why? What does this photo add to the listing?
I know that we are in Florida - but this photo is really blue, blue, blue.
Fuzzy photos seem to be the norm this month - must be some fuzzy logic?
Does the house come with the trucks?
Looks like a nice pool - hard to tell with the plant in the way?
Bad Photographs - bathrooms need staging too
August 27, 2007
Bathrooms are an important feature to buyers, and as such it’s important that you photograph them properly.
Simply sticking your camera in the door and taking a quick ’snap’ will not do the bathroom justice. Have a look at this small sample and judge for yourself. I have not included those photographs where the toilet lid was left up. Make sure that the batchroom looks inviting, even if it is not in the best condition.
Could it look better? Easily, turn the lights on, and position your camera to get more of the bathroom into view.
What happened to the sink? Was the wallpaper the best feature of this bathroom?
Again, better positioning would help. Why is it so yellow? Turn the lights on. A little staging would have made all the difference here - some flowers, nice towels and some artwork.
Some Of Our past Stagings.
Lived in/Occupied Property
Town Home Staging
Beach Front Condo
Single Family Villa
