Just T
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Post by Just T on Feb 14, 2022 15:22:05 GMT
I have been looking at homes for sale in my area online. I'm not ready to buy something, not even close, but I am curious what is out there, how much homes cost, etc.
I am shocked sometimes by the photos I see. Here are just a few things I have seen:
Totally cluttered rooms covered in all kinds of crap.
A close up of the kitchen sink. Not a super special kitchen sink, just your run of the mill double stainless steel sink.
A close up of a toilet with a weird quote sign on the tank.
A close up of a bed with messy, wrinkled, unmade bedding.
A view out the front window of the neighbor's house across the street, where the yard is strewn with junk.
Why do agents think these photos will make someone be all excited about coming to see that house? I don't care about the toilet per se, show the whole bathroom. Or an unmade bed? Why?
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Post by busy on Feb 14, 2022 15:35:30 GMT
And then there are the photos that are good at showing the room/space and it's tidy and clean and attractive, but they filter it (probably HDR) and make the finishes - especially flooring and cabinets look crazy.
I don't get it.
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Post by greendragonlady on Feb 14, 2022 15:37:17 GMT
I've often wondered that, too. Or you'll see 15 pictures of the same thing, just from different angles.
I'm always suspect of listings that only show closeups. Or never show the floor, etc.
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Post by casii on Feb 14, 2022 15:41:19 GMT
There's a house down the street that's for sale and would need a ton of work. Most of the photos are of the surrounding area: historic railroad and museum, kayaks floating down a nearby river, a street shot of old homes. Not one photo inside.
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Post by Mary Kay Lady on Feb 14, 2022 15:46:45 GMT
When I see photos like what you've mentioned, my first thought is that they are taken by an amateur.
I live in an area with a very hot housing market. It's shame what condition some of the homes are in that people are listing. Some aren't cleaned at all, are extremely cluttered, and are in desperate need of repairs and/or updating.
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Post by greendragonlady on Feb 14, 2022 15:48:09 GMT
I live in an area with a very hot housing market. It's shame what condition some of the homes are in that people are listing. Some aren't cleaned at all, are extremely cluttered, and are in desperate need of repairs and/or updating. And they probably still sell for over asking with a cash offer! It's crazy. |
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Post by auntkelly on Feb 14, 2022 15:56:36 GMT
The pictures where the toilet lid is up make me a little crazy. I always think "was the photographer too lazy to go over and close it, or does the photographer pay so little attention to detail it wasn't noticed or does the photographer just not care?"
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Post by Darcy Collins on Feb 14, 2022 16:02:37 GMT
A ton of realtors are crappy at their job - and a ton of homeowners don't take their realtor's advice.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Feb 14, 2022 16:15:47 GMT
My biggest peeve with real estate photos are the ones that use some sort of panoramic effect to show the ‘whole’ room. It ends up distorting everything. You get no true feel for the actual size of the rooms. I hate it.
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Post by Linda on Feb 14, 2022 16:18:32 GMT
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Post by milocat on Feb 14, 2022 16:26:52 GMT
My biggest peeve with real estate photos are the ones that use some sort of panoramic effect to show the ‘whole’ room. It ends up distorting everything. You get no true feel for the actual size of the rooms. I hate it. If it's totally distorted you can at least tell it's not the true size of the room. When it's a slight fisheye and a tiny room looks big that's gotta be a let down to see it in person. I can see using the panorama for one photo to show how the kitchen flows to the dining to the living room. Not for scale just for the idea and just for one photo and those rooms should still have their own photos. Why the close up of some decor item of the current owner? A photo of just a big vase in a corner or a picture/sign on the wall. The buyer is not getting these things, if anything the closeup of the standard stainless steel sink or taps would be more appealing since you'd at least be getting it with the house. |
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Post by Patter on Feb 14, 2022 16:34:54 GMT
Oh my! That is awful. The photos around here are usually very professional--at least the listings I look at. |
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Post by greendragonlady on Feb 14, 2022 16:38:09 GMT
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Post by Linda on Feb 14, 2022 16:41:58 GMT
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Post by fredfreddy44 on Feb 14, 2022 16:42:24 GMT
Well it is a seller's market, so why put in the extra work (but seriously make your bed and put down the toilet lid).
The comment about not showing off a bad house is funny. My cousin sold her house last summer. It was her parent's house and nothing had been updated since the 70/80s. They actually did a great job clearing 50% of the stuff out and using the mid century furniture in a stylish way. But there is one bathroom with carpet! That had a photo only showing the top half of the bathroom. I laughed since I knew why.
It sold in under a month above asking.
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Post by ~summer~ on Feb 14, 2022 16:54:43 GMT
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Post by workingclassdog on Feb 14, 2022 17:22:48 GMT
I love the ones that show the UP CLOSE IN YOUR FACE doorknob (or whatever) photos.. nothing special mind you.... I can KINDA understand in an old Victorian or older house. I still want to see the whole thing.. not just the damn doorknob or peephole.
And yes, the messes people leave.. really??
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Post by ntsf on Feb 14, 2022 17:30:34 GMT
If the pictures are all of the outside.. you know the inside is not good!!
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Post by busy on Feb 14, 2022 17:36:11 GMT
It definitely needs work but I can't get past the idea of a $345k being overpriced for a 3100 sf house on over an acre. Wow. Real estate threads always surprise me. |
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Post by greendragonlady on Feb 14, 2022 17:43:22 GMT
Right? And it said it needs "cosmetic TLC"...no...paint is cosmetic TLC...this place will need walls and floors completely ripped out. |
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Post by gar on Feb 14, 2022 18:27:09 GMT
On Insta I follow theterriblerealestatephotos for some mind bogglingly awful photos  |
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Post by cadoodlebug on Feb 14, 2022 18:33:12 GMT
Most of the photos are of the surrounding area: historic railroad and museum, kayaks floating down a nearby river, a street shot of old homes. It used to be against the rules to post pictures of anything but the house and things you could actually SEE from the house such as a view. I can't tell you how many times DH and I would show up to take pictures and we would clean up the kitchen, make/straighten beds, etc. This was in the days when we didn't hire a professional photographer. In later years DH would tell clients that a housecleaner was coming the day before pictures were being taken. |
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Post by busy on Feb 14, 2022 18:37:52 GMT
I also see listings now with computer generated furniture - at least I think it is: Here they label those as "virtually staged" |
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Post by Linda on Feb 14, 2022 18:42:21 GMT
It definitely needs work but I can't get past the idea of a $345k being overpriced for a 3100 sf house on over an acre. Wow. Real estate threads always surprise me. because rural Florida doesn't command high real estate prices for the most part. |
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Post by ~summer~ on Feb 14, 2022 18:47:39 GMT
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Post by busy on Feb 14, 2022 18:48:50 GMT
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Post by janeinbama on Feb 14, 2022 19:03:56 GMT
If the owners don't care about excessive clutter, burnt out light bulbs and just plain filth, no telling how much maintenance they have ignored.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2022 20:12:29 GMT
When we put our house on the market, we were told to open up blinds, make the beds, and put all dishes away. We had a small house. It needed to be spotless to look bigger. We thought our yard needed to be highlighted more but instead there's one crappy picture of it in the listing.
We looked at listings with cluttered houses, messy rooms, weird focus on entries, etc. One listing had the kid in it with the TV on.
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Post by 950nancy on Feb 14, 2022 20:38:06 GMT
We had a consultant (paid for by the real estate company) come in and walk through each and every room. We were told what we could leave (not take out) in each space. She left a booklet with notes for each room. They sent in two people the day before pictures to make sure that everything was ready to go. The real estate agent showed up two hours before pictures were taken to make sure everything was in place and they brought a few items for staging. They brought in a drone to get good pictures of the deck and yard (something that put us above our competitors). We went on the market late Friday night and had showings on Saturday and Sunday and several offers on Monday and a contract signed on Tuesday. Our agent knew what she was doing. We also had 5 houses on the block for sale. Ours went for the best price.
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Post by kelly8875 on Feb 14, 2022 20:45:06 GMT
People just don't care. I knew someone selling their home, and she talked about how much stuff they took out, and how empty it was for the photo day. Ha! When I looked at it online, it was still packed and cluttered. The counters were covered, dishes in the sink, etc. She really thought it looked clean...I can't imagine what it looked like before.
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