It's Time to Change those MLS Photos!

Thank you all so much for your comments!

@Joy - If the agent had warned that the place looked different, I definitely would have gone into the place with a different mindset, and maybe would have been able to see the "good bones" more clearly.

@ Leanne - I have definitely found that a few listings where the pictures did not clearly convey what the place looked like, both on the good and bad side.

@Dave - I'm pretty sure the agent was betting that the hot market would make up for the lack of newer images.

@Barbara - Thanks so much! The right house is out there somewhere for me.

@Mike - Thank you! This house search has definitely been an eye opener on what's out there for sure.

@Morgan - Lol, I've seen a few MLS listings with Christmas decorations up in the pictures. I always figured it would help me with tree placement should I end up buying the listing. ;)

- Pauline

@Michael - I'm just a regular old buyer who happens to manage the Marketing department at RES.NET, so I get to deal with real estate all day, every day. :) I have a wonderful buyer's agent who has been helping me every step of the way, and there's no way I could be where I'm at now in my search without her. Thank you so much for your comment!

- Pauline

@Ed - Lol, I totally get what you're saying, but then again, I grew up in Calgary, Canada, so sometimes you actually are looking at homes in May with snow. ;)

- Pauline

@Tammie - That's why it always pays to physically go see listings. I'm happy I did! Although, I could have done without paying for the gas on that trip. ;) Thanks for the comment!

- Pauline

Wow, thank you so much for the comments everyone!

@Joni - Lol, I definitely would rather see the Christmas in June photos. At least they're festive. ;)

@Tom - I agree, some people use way too much photoshopping nowadays.

@Phil - Thanks! Yeah, I always wonder how homes can be left in a state like that.

@The Christiansen Team - Thank you so much!

@Paula - It's definitely frustrating.

@Ritu - For sure! Just as long as you know what you're going in to, it's a much better situation all around.

@Mark - I find that most places have images of furniture in them, as people are many times still living in the home at time of listing. In my recent experience, the images showed all of the original owners' items, not an empty house. I do remember when I was a kid though, whenever an agent came over to take pictures of the house, my mom made me put everything in drawers, so the only things showing were the heavy pieces of furniture.

@Scott - Lol, you have to love the snow pictures. It's always a surprise as to what's under that snow once it melts. And, oh no! I notice that you upgraded to our medium level, the Premium level. If you don't mind, I'll have my sales manager give you a call, and he can go over your profile with you, and help you maximize your profile, and show you ways to use the system to its fullest potential.

@Judy - Oh wow! What did you say to your buyer afterwards? I'm sure agents have walked into all sorts of unexpected situations when showing a house. And yeah, lol, I actually saw the same thing the other day. It was a new listing, but the photos had a Christmas tree up in the living room.

@Sandy - It was a little frustrating for sure.

@Mryl - You'd definitely think that listing agents would pull out their camera every couple months when they're checking out their listings so they can make sure they have the most recent images possible. Thank you so much for your comment!