Bad MLS Photo of the Week: 1/15/2010

There is plenty more where this came from, check back each Friday for another Bad MLS Photo!

Actual MLS photo:
Bad MLS Photo Lesson of the Week: Your treasure may be anther’s trash (or just plain creepy).

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Some of these photos are from listings in Austin, which I used to refrain from posting for obvious reasons, but some of these are just to good. Sorry if your house appears in one of these posts… I’m sure it’s absolutely beautiful in person and I hope you sold/will sell it for what you want!

If well over 80% of today’s home buyers begin the search for their next home online, are pictures important? Sure, most listings have at least photo, mostly because even the laziest of Realtors® will be fined by our Austin Board of Realtors® (Supplier of our MLS system). We used to only be able to post 8 photos, then 12, but now we can post 25 so make sure your agent is doing your house justice with a high quality and quantity of photos!

My question to you… how important, really, is the quality of the photography? Some sellers (and their agents) scratch their heads at “why buyers can’t see around” a bad photo or furnishings fitting to a strong personal taste. These weekly postings of actual MLS photos should help to illustrate to even the most stubborn seller/agent that quality of photography is important.

Bad MLS Photo of the Week: 1/8/2010

Actual MLS photo:
Living room with “lots of light”

Bad MLS Photo“Lots of light,” huh?

Some of these photos are from listings in Austin, which I used to refrain from posting for obvious reasons, but some of these are just to good. Sorry if your house appears in one of these posts… I’m sure it’s absolutely beautiful in person and I hope you sold/will sell it for what you want!

If well over 80% of today’s home buyers begin the search for their next home online, are pictures important? Sure, most listings have at least photo, mostly because even the laziest of Realtors® will be fined by our Austin Board of Realtors® (Supplier of our MLS system). We used to only be able to post 8 photos, then 12, but now we can post 25 so make sure your agent is doing your house justice with a high quality and quantity of photos!

My question to you… how important, really, is the quality of the photography? Some sellers (and their agents) scratch their heads at “why buyers can’t see around” a bad photo or furnishings fitting to a strong personal taste. These somewhat-weekly digests of actual MLS photos should help to illustrate to even the most stubborn seller/agent that quality of photography is important.

Bad MLS Photo of the Week: 1/1/2010

There is plenty more where this came from, check back each Friday for another Bad MLS Photo!

Happy New Year, Let’s start it off right with a Bad MLS Photo!

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Some of these photos are from listings in Austin, which I used to refrain from posting for obvious reasons, but some of these are just to good. Sorry if your house appears in one of these posts… I’m sure it’s absolutely beautiful in person and I hope you sold/will sell it for what you want!

If well over 80% of today’s home buyers begin the search for their next home online, are pictures important? Sure, most listings have at least photo, mostly because even the laziest of Realtors® will be fined by our Austin Board of Realtors® (Supplier of our MLS system). We used to only be able to post 8 photos, then 12, but now we can post 25 so make sure your agent is doing your house justice with a high quality and quantity of photos!

My question to you… how important, really, is the quality of the photography? Some sellers (and their agents) scratch their heads at “why buyers can’t see around” a bad photo or furnishings fitting to a strong personal taste. These weekly postings of actual MLS photos should help to illustrate to even the most stubborn seller/agent that quality of photography is important.

Bad MLS Photo of the Week: 12/25/2009

There is plenty more where this came from, check back each Friday for another Bad MLS Photo!

Merry Christmas!  Here is my gift to you, a festive plaid kitchen!

Actual MLS photo:
(not from Austin, but one of my all time favorites)

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Some of these photos are from listings in Austin, which I used to refrain from posting for obvious reasons, but some of these are just to good. Sorry if your house appears in one of these posts… I’m sure it’s absolutely beautiful in person and I hope you sold/will sell it for what you want!

If well over 80% of today’s home buyers begin the search for their next home online, are pictures important? Sure, most listings have at least photo, mostly because even the laziest of Realtors® will be fined by our Austin Board of Realtors® (Supplier of our MLS system). We used to only be able to post 8 photos, then 12, but now we can post 25 so make sure your agent is doing your house justice with a high quality and quantity of photos!

My question to you… how important, really, is the quality of the photography? Some sellers (and their agents) scratch their heads at “why buyers can’t see around” a bad photo or furnishings fitting to a strong personal taste. These weekly postings of actual MLS photos should help to illustrate to even the most stubborn seller/agent that quality of photography is important.

Bad MLS Photos of the Week: 12/18/2009

There is plenty more where this came from, check back each Friday for another Bad MLS Photo!

Actual MLS photo:
Someone (seller, agent, photographer) could
have made some attempt to make this photo not horrible.

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Some of these photos are from listings in Austin, which I used to refrain from posting for obvious reasons, but some of these are just to good. Sorry if your house appears in one of these posts… I’m sure it’s absolutely beautiful in person and I hope you sold/will sell it for what you want!

If well over 80% of today’s home buyers begin the search for their next home online, are pictures important? Sure, most listings have at least photo, mostly because even the laziest of Realtors® will be fined by our Austin Board of Realtors® (Supplier of our MLS system). We used to only be able to post 8 photos, then 12, but now we can post 25 so make sure your agent is doing your house justice with a high quality and quantity of photos!

My question to you… how important, really, is the quality of the photography? Some sellers (and their agents) scratch their heads at “why buyers can’t see around” a bad photo or furnishings fitting to a strong personal taste. These weekly postings of actual MLS photos should help to illustrate to even the most stubborn seller/agent that quality of photography is important.

Bad MLS Photo of the Week: 12/11/2009

There is plenty more where this came from, check back each Friday for another Bad MLS Photo!

Actual MLS photo:
A bathroom with character.

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Some of these photos are from listings in Austin, which I used to refrain from posting for obvious reasons, but some of these are just to good. Sorry if your house appears in one of these posts… I’m sure it’s absolutely beautiful in person and I hope you sold/will sell it for what you want!

If well over 80% of today’s home buyers begin the search for their next home online, are pictures important? Sure, most listings have at least photo, mostly because even the laziest of Realtors® will be fined by our Austin Board of Realtors® (Supplier of our MLS system). We used to only be able to post 8 photos, then 12, but now we can post 25 so make sure your agent is doing your house justice with a high quality and quantity of photos!

My question to you… how important, really, is the quality of the photography? Some sellers (and their agents) scratch their heads at “why buyers can’t see around” a bad photo or furnishings fitting to a strong personal taste. These weekly postings of actual MLS photos should help to illustrate to even the most stubborn seller/agent that quality of photography is important.

Bad MLS Photo of the Week: 12/4/2009

There is plenty more where this came from, check back each Friday for another Bad MLS Photo!

Actual MLS photo:
Most people would have cleared off the junk and
closed the dishwasher… at least for the photo! (Right?!)

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Some of these photos are from listings in Austin, which I used to refrain from posting for obvious reasons, but some of these are just to good. Sorry if your house appears in one of these posts… I’m sure it’s absolutely beautiful in person and I hope you sold/will sell it for what you want!

If well over 80% of today’s home buyers begin the search for their next home online, are pictures important? Sure, most listings have at least photo, mostly because even the laziest of Realtors® will be fined by our Austin Board of Realtors® (Supplier of our MLS system). We used to only be able to post 8 photos, then 12, but now we can post 25 so make sure your agent is doing your house justice with a high quality and quantity of photos!

My question to you… how important, really, is the quality of the photography? Some sellers (and their agents) scratch their heads at “why buyers can’t see around” a bad photo or furnishings fitting to a strong personal taste. These weekly postings of actual MLS photos should help to illustrate to even the most stubborn seller/agent that quality of photography is important.

Bad MLS Photo of the Week: 11/27/2009

There is plenty more where this came from, check back each Friday for another Bad MLS Photo!

Actual MLS photo:
Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!
I’m thankful for MLS photos like these to keep me entertained in my career.
I hope my clients & buyers looking at my listings are thankful for my quality listing photos!

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Some of these photos are from listings in Austin, which I used to refrain from posting for obvious reasons, but some of these are just to good. Sorry if your house appears in one of these posts… I’m sure it’s absolutely beautiful in person and I hope you sold/will sell it for what you want!

If well over 80% of today’s home buyers begin the search for their next home online, are pictures important? Sure, most listings have at least photo, mostly because even the laziest of Realtors® will be fined by our Austin Board of Realtors® (Supplier of our MLS system). We used to only be able to post 8 photos, then 12, but now we can post 25 so make sure your agent is doing your house justice with a high quality and quantity of photos!

My question to you… how important, really, is the quality of the photography? Some sellers (and their agents) scratch their heads at “why buyers can’t see around” a bad photo or furnishings fitting to a strong personal taste. These weekly postings of actual MLS photos should help to illustrate to even the most stubborn seller/agent that quality of photography is important.

Bad MLS Photo of the Week: 11/20/2009

There is plenty more where this came from, check back each Friday for another Bad MLS Photo!

Actual MLS photo:
Pop quiz… What material and color are these counters?
(Another example of why your Realtor says to get rid of the clutter,
it looks much worse when it belongs to someone else!)

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Some of these photos are from listings in Austin, which I used to refrain from posting for obvious reasons, but some of these are just to good. Sorry if your house appears in one of these posts… I’m sure it’s absolutely beautiful in person and I hope you sold/will sell it for what you want!

If well over 80% of today’s home buyers begin the search for their next home online, are pictures important? Sure, most listings have at least photo, mostly because even the laziest of Realtors® will be fined by our Austin Board of Realtors® (Supplier of our MLS system). We used to only be able to post 8 photos, then 12, but now we can post 25 so make sure your agent is doing your house justice with a high quality and quantity of photos!

My question to you… how important, really, is the quality of the photography? Some sellers (and their agents) scratch their heads at “why buyers can’t see around” a bad photo or furnishings fitting to a strong personal taste. These weekly postings of actual MLS photos should help to illustrate to even the most stubborn seller/agent that quality of photography is important.

Bad MLS Photo of the Week: 11/13/2009

There is plenty more where this came from, check back each Friday for another Bad MLS Photo!

Actual MLS photo:
Why your Realtor says “get rid of the clutter”.

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Some of these photos are from listings in Austin, which I used to refrain from posting for obvious reasons, but some of these are just to good. Sorry if your house appears in one of these posts… I’m sure it’s absolutely beautiful in person and I hope you sold/will sell it for what you want!

If well over 80% of today’s home buyers begin the search for their next home online, are pictures important? Sure, most listings have at least photo, mostly because even the laziest of Realtors® will be fined by our Austin Board of Realtors® (Supplier of our MLS system). We used to only be able to post 8 photos, then 12, but now we can post 25 so make sure your agent is doing your house justice with a high quality and quantity of photos!

My question to you… how important, really, is the quality of the photography? Some sellers (and their agents) scratch their heads at “why buyers can’t see around” a bad photo or furnishings fitting to a strong personal taste. These weekly postings of actual MLS photos should help to illustrate to even the most stubborn seller/agent that quality of photography is important.