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Bad MLS photo of the day

This is the main photo for a home listed for $2,250,000!

One of 4 additional photo's to sell this $2,250,000 listing!

Here is the full description:

This gorgeous 5300 SQF mediterranean house offers ultimate luxury. Enterance into high ceiling grand area with wrought iron staircase.down stairs marble floor,up stairs hardwood floor.Gourmet kitchen with center island,granit counter tops and custom wood cabinets. Guest room down stairs. 2nd floor lofty lounge area with fire place.Dream master bedroom with glamorous spa. walk-in closets. Large rooms. Sparkling pool and spa. Great access to freeways, walking distance to Ventura Blvd, close to markets, restaurants, shopping.Completely remodeled and expanded in 2008. This sophisticated home is a must see. 2chandeliers are included.

Posted by Jodie Francisco on 02/22/2008 06:14 PM

Comments (15)

bad mls photos, how not to market a listing, why isnt this house selling, what were they thinking

15 Comments on Bad MLS photo of the day

FEB

2008

Not hard to shine among that competition, is it? Unbelievable.

What were they thinking? A bad photo is worse than no photo at all.

WOW, Nothing special there HUH???? I would have thought this home was in shambles....even with the verb-age...

OUCH, that is painful to look at. $2.25 MILLION? Really? I agree with Karen...I would be easy to look good verses that kind of competition.

My 2 year old could take better pictures then that agent can. Wow, I am not too surprised.

Maybe 2 1/4 large just doesn't get much there...

I had an acquaintance that specialized in VERY high end property tell me that about 3% of his buyers even noticed the listing on the internet. But, I would still want to make it a knock out. It doesn't cost that much more if the rest of the marketing is appropriate.

Wow, is someone playing a joke? I mean, what better way to NOT sell a house?

The description sounds fabulous, but the photos just scream "don't come and look, there's nothing good here to see!"

Do you think that the owners have seen these photos? I think that the level of care and expertise that is put into any marketing presentation is an indicator of how good the agent is in his/her overall concern for the client and the transaction. I wouldn't want this realtor to be marketing my own home.

How about using spell checker, or having someone read the copy first??? PS I haven't seen the inside of the house, but have seen the outside, and there is nothing that is compelling me to preview it!

Where's the sparkling pool & spa, the winding WI staircase, or fabulous kitchen? Must not be better than the pella window stickers. unbelievable...

sparkling pool

winding staircase

and um the kitchen????

Oh man, what a shame! These photos just don't do it justice, especially at that price point.

Yes, I agree some agents just do not get it. Photo with garbage in the front yard, the screen door on the front of the house half hanging off; are just two of the great ones I have seen recently. Or the realy lazy one who has a new listing in July that uses a pciture with snow in the yard; because taht was the last the MLS had on file from the last it sold 8 years ago.

FEB

2008

Perhaps the owner's nephew has the listing and he was breaking in his camera-phone. That's a great example of how to make a mult-million dollar home look like a duplex in Jersey ... Not that Jersey isn't a great place ... I love Jersey.

I would not even look at that house if I were to see it on the MLS system.

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