Wayback Wednesday... Looking at the Mechanics of Listings

Lane-When an agent waits to or delays putting picture in for a listing, what kind of service are they providing for that client?  I think it is a huge disservice to a client.  I know I will pass by a listing without photos.  You only get one chance on the hotsheet.  I am sure I have overlooked may great homes due to the irresponsibility of many agents, but you are right on when you state that buyers want to see pictures, and lots of them.

Lane -

How right you are...especially inasmuch as a least half of all buyers who will ever consider a listing will be watching at the time it hits the market.

One of the reasons I stopped posting rental listings in our MLS was the limiting of the # of photos....if my website host can allow 99 photos of a property, why should I take my time to CHOOSE and post only 10? 

I take an exterior photo to put on my property presentation literature * I can ALWAYS start with that on the listing!

So true... and it's hard to believe with the price of digital cameras below $100 and how easy it has become to upload a photo!!

Thankfully, I'm seeing more photos of the back of the home, although it's rare to see photos of unfinished areas like a basement. They don't show well do they? IMO, photos of the front, back and sides would be helpful when quoting an inspection fee for a prospective client. While your at it folks, stick those cameras inside the access opening to the crawlspace, if the home has one, and pop off one or two for me. :)

There's no excuse for a lack of photos, even if it's an ugly property.