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I did real estate photography for a bit. It wasn’t worth it because realtors are terrible penny pinchers. I did quite a few homes directly for sellers because

I did real estate photography for a bit. It wasn’t worth it because realtors are terrible penny pinchers. I did quite a few homes directly for sellers because their realtor’s photos were absolutely terrible. It looked like they took 2 minutes to zoom around the house, only putting their arm through doorways, taking everything vertically and tilted. For what it’s worth at least at the time the MLS had a pretty low max resolution.

massysett 3y ago
Redfin does fantastic photos. As a buyer I looked at their listings first because I knew they wouldn’t have a bunch of miserable photos. They also charge lower listing fees.
mholm 3y ago
I probably got a 25% discount on my condo because the realtor had terrible photos. 1. It has an outdoor rooftop patio with a gas fireplace. This was not mentioned anywhere in the listing. 2. They poorly photoshopped furniture into all of the rooms at incorrect sizes. Whoever was doing the photoshopping assumed it was 8 foot ceilings when they were 10. Made everything look cramped and tiny. 3. Misreported the monthly HOA fees by about +30%. 4. It had been on the market for 4 months with almost zero showings, I happened to be touring another unit in the building when I decided on a whim to check out 'the penthouse' with my realtor. Price hadn't dropped at all in that time, even though the market was fairly quick.