Comments on: Bad MLS Photo of the Day #13 http://www.archcityhomes.com/2009/02/bad-mls-photo-13/ St. Louis Real Estate Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:56:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Karen Goodman http://www.archcityhomes.com/2009/02/bad-mls-photo-13/comment-page-1/#comment-317 Karen Goodman Sat, 07 Mar 2009 21:01:27 +0000 http://www.archcityhomes.com/?p=1496#comment-317 Laura - your reaction is exactly why it is important for a listing agent to take quality pictures that can be posted to the internet. A seller can't afford to miss even one potential buyer, especially in a down market like we what we are dealing with now. But I would encourage you to not write off homes just because of bad pictures. As an agent that has worked with many relocating buyers, I can preview homes after talking to my clients to see if a home matches my client's needs. Relo buyers, in particular, often have a limited amount of time and don't have the time to screen through all the bad homes in person to find a gem. But, the gem could be a house with bad pictures. You should get an agent to help you check out homes so you don't miss a good one due to bad marketing. Laura – your reaction is exactly why it is important for a listing agent to take quality pictures that can be posted to the internet. A seller can’t afford to miss even one potential buyer, especially in a down market like we what we are dealing with now.

But I would encourage you to not write off homes just because of bad pictures. As an agent that has worked with many relocating buyers, I can preview homes after talking to my clients to see if a home matches my client’s needs. Relo buyers, in particular, often have a limited amount of time and don’t have the time to screen through all the bad homes in person to find a gem. But, the gem could be a house with bad pictures. You should get an agent to help you check out homes so you don’t miss a good one due to bad marketing.

]]> By: laura http://www.archcityhomes.com/2009/02/bad-mls-photo-13/comment-page-1/#comment-314 laura Sat, 07 Mar 2009 19:16:34 +0000 http://www.archcityhomes.com/?p=1496#comment-314 As someone scouring the MLS these days in prep for a move to Saint Louis, I'll concur having seen this house there before finding it on your blog, I skipped it by virtue of the weird photograph. Makes it seem as though the realtor's only sort of serious about selling the home. Good call. In that light the home looks cold. As someone scouring the MLS these days in prep for a move to Saint Louis, I’ll concur having seen this house there before finding it on your blog, I skipped it by virtue of the weird photograph. Makes it seem as though the realtor’s only sort of serious about selling the home. Good call. In that light the home looks cold.

]]> By: Kitty http://www.archcityhomes.com/2009/02/bad-mls-photo-13/comment-page-1/#comment-247 Kitty Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:20:43 +0000 http://www.archcityhomes.com/?p=1496#comment-247 Wow - lazy agent, or what? Professional pictures make such a difference, I think. <abbr><em>Kitty’s last blog post..<a href="http://twitter.com/klasinski/statuses/1270194261" rel="nofollow">klasinski: Getting geared up to start another RFP response.</a></abbr></em> Wow – lazy agent, or what? Professional pictures make such a difference, I think.

Kitty’s last blog post..klasinski: Getting geared up to start another RFP response.

]]> By: Karen Goodman http://www.archcityhomes.com/2009/02/bad-mls-photo-13/comment-page-1/#comment-238 Karen Goodman Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:27:08 +0000 http://www.archcityhomes.com/?p=1496#comment-238 Stef - Good point. But, if you hired an agent and were paying thousands of dollars to someone to market and sell your home, wouldn't you expect professional quality pictures? An agent that takes pictures that don't showcase the house in the best possible light is really doing a disservice to their clients. Stef – Good point. But, if you hired an agent and were paying thousands of dollars to someone to market and sell your home, wouldn’t you expect professional quality pictures? An agent that takes pictures that don’t showcase the house in the best possible light is really doing a disservice to their clients.

]]> By: Stef http://www.archcityhomes.com/2009/02/bad-mls-photo-13/comment-page-1/#comment-236 Stef Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:16:54 +0000 http://www.archcityhomes.com/?p=1496#comment-236 Interesting. As someone not in real estate, if I saw a pic of a house with snow, I would just assume that the pic was taken by the family at Christmas time. I would not assume that it had been on the market for a long time and the pic was taken by the realtor. <abbr><em>Stef’s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CupcakeProject/~3/dWHtGgsHTrU/oreo-cookies-made-from-scratch-just.html" rel="nofollow">Oreo Cookies Made From Scratch - Just Like the Ones From the Box, Only Better</a></abbr></em> Interesting. As someone not in real estate, if I saw a pic of a house with snow, I would just assume that the pic was taken by the family at Christmas time. I would not assume that it had been on the market for a long time and the pic was taken by the realtor.

Stef’s last blog post..Oreo Cookies Made From Scratch – Just Like the Ones From the Box, Only Better

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