Don’t Take Pictures Like This If You Want to Sell Your Home!

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The flip side is when the pics are fantastic but when you see it in person.....It a big let down. I prefer honesty in photos

If I don’t see a lot of photos of the interior online it’s a red flag!

I hate that the pictures misrepresent the size of spaces Some of them are absolutely hilarious

I began browsing photos of homes for sale in my area just for fun. Surprisingly, 90% of them don't look good.

When we were buyers in 2012, we were Sooo thankful that the pics of the house we ended up buying were so bad. I think we benefitted from less competition between buyers. 😊 Pics were terrible, house is a GEM! Sad for the sellers though.

Waiting for my third realtor to arrive, the last two gave me a listing price 120K apart from each other, so she will be the tie breaker! She also just sold the house around the corner for WAY more than I would have imagined, so she has the inside knowledge of who is looking in my neighborhood! Cannot wait to hear what she has to say!

My parent’s realtor was absolutely terrible. She took the worst, incredibly dark photos of their home with her cell phone. She then told my parents that there wasn’t many showings because their home wasn’t modern enough. My parent’s home was immaculate and traditional but every square inch of it was updated. I told them you need to fire her if she doesn’t have professional photos taken. She also told them they needed to paint all of their trim and doors white. They were light oak but all brand new.

Years ago, I saw a home that was beautiful - but dirty. Smudged windows, greasy kitchen, dust on every surface, clouds of dog hair, piles of news papers, dead bugs on the floor, grungy bathrooms.... it was gross. I threw a low ball offer and got the house for $75k under the ask. That's a lot of money to leave on the table just for not cleaning your house. Great video!

When i sold my last house I had decluttered, fresh paint, good lighting, etc. It was looking fabulous. My realtor said it was staged really well. I was excited to see the listing when it went live. Oh my gosh. The puctures were so horrible i literally cried. I immediately called my realtor who said he would talk to the photographer and see if anything could be done. Then i never heard back. Luckily, i had multiple offers in 3 days even with the aweful photos.

One thing I learned when moving to a new community and looking at 40+ houses is that if you have ONE unique thing that stands out, it can be a really good thing. With mine, I noticed the family room with a custom carved cieling fan and built-in bar. And then when I went to sell my home, the buyer told me that it was the unique iron address sculpture that made her remember my house and she loved the aesthetic. Now putting in something unique can certainly work for or against you but at least it gets them to remember it! Maybe another video on this? :) Thanks for your expertise.

I agree with you 100%. Most owners have pics (and even at the showings) that show way too much of their crap. Get a U-Haul and edit, edit, edit! Counters cleared, please!

Great examples of homes. They all would look so much better with good staging. It is unbelievable how much stuff people have in their homes, declutter!!

As an occupied-home stager, I LOVE your videos! I too cringe when I look at the horrible photos online that agents post, as well as rooms that could have looked SO good had they had a staging consultation or staging day to get them ready for the photos. Sellers need to better understand that they need to see the house from the buyers' point of view, and your videos and a good stager can do that!

Your videos are so informative! I am not planning on selling or buying anytime soon but I find myself watching every minute...

7:09 if you zoom in on the reflection you can see that they did, in fact, take the pictures with their cell phone. So you called it accurately.

I go onto Google maps and look around the neighborhood. Ive seen the house that looked alright in the listing looking totally trashed on Google maps and the neighborhood looking run down.

Five years ago my realtor took pictures of our home that were do bad, I hired a professional photographer and my home photographed like a model home. Within a week it was sold. When we closed she never even reimbursed me and she made a commission on the home we sold and the one we bought. Talk about greedy.

My home sold the first day on the market and I made a 101% profit on it. I cleaned my home thoroughly and I staged it. I even got a storage unit and took everything off the walls and removed some of the furniture that was cluttering up the house. My realtor hired a very good photographer who took beautiful photos. Did I also mention I had a 5 way biddng war also?

An agent is only as good as their good sense, people skills, experience, contacts, negotiation skills, and follow through. YOU are one of the GREATS. BTW a good set of quality photos posted digitally is only about $800. My Realtor rolled it into HER costs.