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mls photos: You won a million dollar listing...can't you afford to take at least ONE picture? - 08/13/09 11:10 AM
Giddy with pleasure that I have a new client who's interested in buying a home in a high-end development, I scoured through listings that may meet his family's requirements.
I was surprised --- and somewhat disgusted --- to find several properties, some over $1 million, that do not have even ONE picture. Some only had one picture. Some had very dark images (that's what happens when you take a photo of a room against the light and don't use a flash fill)
For these homes, at these prices,  if the agents are hampered by not having a decent camera, if they … (11 comments)

mls photos: First Time Buyers need CMA and PITI calculations ---and good photos for a good first impression - 06/14/09 05:38 AM
Before my young first time buyers and I look at properties we do as much research as we can online. But all the research still doesn't adequately prepare them for what to expect once we see properties up close.
A picture doesn't tell the whole story
We saw one property that sort of looked nice in the pictures, but looked so much better when we got there. It had panoramic views of the hills, the bay, and from a distance, San Francisco and the Bay Bridge. This is where a visual tour, or a better selection of pictures could have turned what initially looked … (24 comments)

 
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