Would You Put This Picture in MLS?
A few weeks ago I was searching the MLS and came across a house that was a perfect for one of my buyers. When I opened up the pictures to view the features I found 5 pictures and this one surprised me beyond belief. The other 4 photos were not quite as bad but pretty much the same.
Of course, I did not take my buyer to see this house as this photo was enough to say NO WAY; messy, dirty, smelly, maybe infested, no repairs or upgrades and “No Pride of Ownership” here. Perhaps my first impression was incorrect but the photo was enough to turn me off and keep searching for other homes in the area.
I am a firm believer to put the maximum number of photos in MLS to for perspective buyers to view the lovely rooms and features but if this was my listing, I would just put in the front image and work on getting my clients to clean up inside before I added any others.
A seller, who would not clean up their home, is not truly interested in selling. Do they not realize they will not get top dollar if the entire home looks like this? I can understand if a child's room is messy but the rest of the house is neat, clean and free of clutter.
I also believe as their listing agent, it is their duty to educate the seller to declutter to make the home look as large as possible, to highlight the good features, and to make the buyers want to come back for a second look. Also if the house smells nice, this will entice the buyer to remember the home with positive images.
My specialty is listing properties for homeowners. I would never let a picture like this get into the MLS. I feel this is incompetence on the agent's part. Maybe a childs's room is messy but do not put the picture in or "Shoot High" above the clutter.
Can you believe this photo?
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