If you can’t take a picture of your listing in Alameda CA, hire a photographer
But don’t copy someone else’s.
An out-of-city agent listed a beach front condo in Alameda CA. Good for her.
She had it staged. Good for the owner.
And she posted several photos. Another good move.
Except....
That agent found a beach photo she liked but didn’t take, and used it as the primary photo of her listing.
Bad move.
Because a local agent, moi, took that picture.
I keep up with local listings and saw this listing that used MY photo. As a matter of fact, if someone finds this photo among the Alameda CA beach images, the photo is tagged on my blog.
Although it’s flattering that the other agent liked it enough to use it, nonetheless in our local MLS, it’s a violation to use another agent’s photo without permission.
Goodness...one would think that for a $395,000 listing, the agent can afford to hire a photographer! It’s a disservice to the seller not to. And shows a lack of respect. Simply put, it's a lapse in moral and ethical judgment to pass off someone else’s photo as hers.
Watermark your photos
We’ve been advised to put a watermark on our photos as one way to stop this nonsense. But some folks can save the photo and crop the watermark, too. As such, for our MLS purposes, the way to stop this nonsense is to click on the “correction” icon to report this violation.
But why do we have to? Can’t agents just do the right thing and take their own photos? And if they can’t, then for goodness sake, hire a professional photographer!
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