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In my opinion, if anything, what makes these pictures less than ideal is the property itself which has nothing to do with the real estate agent. It's actually a

by kleiba 3y ago

In my opinion, if anything, what makes these pictures less than ideal is the property itself which has nothing to do with the real estate agent. It's actually a net positive for potential buyers seeing all aspect of the object - what else should the agent do, hide unfortunate corners? Right, like anyone who actually cares to go and look at the property before buying it (so almost everyone) would not see these things anyway at inspection time. What I am used to in the area I currently live in, is much, much worse - and actual incompetence on the side of the agent. And what's worse, you see it all the time! Here are a few highlights: - A total of five pictures for the property, all of which are of the outside, none of the rooms. - Blurry pictures as if someone first had to learn not to move the camera in the middle of taking a shot. - Severely tilted pictures, as if taken on a boat. - Three pictures of some door (the same door each time, mind you) - ... You might think this is a joke, and I wish it was. Unfortunately, though, this kind of thing is commonly found on real estate websites where I live. I don't know how anyone can ever get traction - I guess it must be a seller's market.

stefncb 3y ago
Isn't it like that everywhere? It's been this way everywhere I've ever lived.
WarOnPrivacy 3y ago
> You might think this is a joke, and I wish it was. Unfortunately, though, this kind of thing is commonly found on real estate websites The 2021 ad for our current rental had 1 interior picture. It was an old crayon drawing on wrinkled paper. The listing got 50 applications in the 2 hours it was up. In that market, an ad that said nothing but 'Rental Available' would have been flooded with applications - every day. It's less awful now. Many people have transitioned to homelessness and the rental market has eased up a little bit.
- FastEatSlow 3y ago
  > Many people have transitioned to homelessness and the rental market has eased up a little bit. Well that's a sad state of affairs.
spi 3y ago
I'm not sure we're looking at the same photos... for some of them, sure, you're right. But many are bad photos like those you mention, except more egregious (hence they deserve the place on that site). The "garden" in one picture is rather awful, but why put that plastic chair facing against the wall to make it creepy on top of that? Why take a picture half naked (or not half - thankfully we'll never know) in front of a mirror? Why the cheap Christmas tree? Why those two sad soft toys in the corner of an empty room? Why a mower in the living room? Why include an old man watching TV in your photo? As for the points you say, I'm not into real estate, I think often it comes down to limitations from reality. You know, actual _people_ live in those apartments you're trying to have pictures of. Maybe they'll just deny you entry (it's their place, after all, they might be renting and thus not give a damn about you willing to sell the property), in which case all you have to show is pictures from the outside. Or they might only agree to send you pictures themselves, in which case blurry pictures is all you get. Of course, in general it's mostly incompetence, but hey, if everybody were perfect at their job the world would look totally different, in more important sectors than real estate...
- tiltowait 3y ago
  When my sister bought her house, she felt like the current owners were actively trying to make it unappealing. Weird photos (not as bad as these, mind), staying home during open house, etc. Turns out, the wife was trying to make it unappealing. She didn't want to move, but her husband did. I wouldn't be surprised if something like that was the case in at least some of these photos.
  - afterburner 3y ago
    If the husband was determined to move, that just meant they would get less money, not that they wouldn't sell. Oh well
_ea1k 3y ago
Yeah, I was really expecting a lot of blown out shot with terrible exposure, and weird angles. This was mostly just bad houses. In some cases, the photographer seemed to do a decent job of making the best of it.
wombat-man 3y ago
Yeah, or they just reuse the photos from a listing in the early 2000s, which is the lowest res camera phone picture. Seriously? just go to the property and snap a few pics with your phone.

by kleiba 3y ago

stefncb 3y ago

Isn't it like that everywhere? It's been this way everywhere I've ever lived.

WarOnPrivacy 3y ago

> You might think this is a joke, and I wish it was. Unfortunately, though, this kind of thing is commonly found on real estate websites The 2021 ad for our current rental had 1 interior picture. It was an old crayon drawing on wrinkled paper. The listing got 50 applications in the 2 hours it was up. In that market, an ad that said nothing but 'Rental Available' would have been flooded with applications - every day. It's less awful now. Many people have transitioned to homelessness and the rental market has eased up a little bit.

FastEatSlow 3y ago
> Many people have transitioned to homelessness and the rental market has eased up a little bit. Well that's a sad state of affairs.

spi 3y ago

I'm not sure we're looking at the same photos... for some of them, sure, you're right. But many are bad photos like those you mention, except more egregious (hence they deserve the place on that site). The "garden" in one picture is rather awful, but why put that plastic chair facing against the wall to make it creepy on top of that? Why take a picture half naked (or not half - thankfully we'll never know) in front of a mirror? Why the cheap Christmas tree? Why those two sad soft toys in the corner of an empty room? Why a mower in the living room? Why include an old man watching TV in your photo? As for the points you say, I'm not into real estate, I think often it comes down to limitations from reality. You know, actual _people_ live in those apartments you're trying to have pictures of. Maybe they'll just deny you entry (it's their place, after all, they might be renting and thus not give a damn about you willing to sell the property), in which case all you have to show is pictures from the outside. Or they might only agree to send you pictures themselves, in which case blurry pictures is all you get. Of course, in general it's mostly incompetence, but hey, if everybody were perfect at their job the world would look totally different, in more important sectors than real estate...

tiltowait 3y ago
When my sister bought her house, she felt like the current owners were actively trying to make it unappealing. Weird photos (not as bad as these, mind), staying home during open house, etc. Turns out, the wife was trying to make it unappealing. She didn't want to move, but her husband did. I wouldn't be surprised if something like that was the case in at least some of these photos.
- afterburner 3y ago
  If the husband was determined to move, that just meant they would get less money, not that they wouldn't sell. Oh well

_ea1k 3y ago

Yeah, I was really expecting a lot of blown out shot with terrible exposure, and weird angles. This was mostly just bad houses. In some cases, the photographer seemed to do a decent job of making the best of it.

wombat-man 3y ago

Yeah, or they just reuse the photos from a listing in the early 2000s, which is the lowest res camera phone picture. Seriously? just go to the property and snap a few pics with your phone.