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If Your House Took a Selfie, What Would It look Like?

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Real Estate Agent with eXp Realty of California, Inc. CA DRE #01490977

If Your House Took a Selfie, What Would It look Like?

Selfies are all the rage it seems. 

Selfie is even a new word for 2013 – indeed, Oxford Dictionaries proclaimed “selfie” to be their international word of the year!

They seem to have been popularized by celebrities and plastered all over the web, with more and more of them showing up on everyone’s Facebook and Twitter pages these days.

Some are pretty funny, and some are, well, more questionable.  

They’re spontaneous, in the moment, and meant for sharing.

At least most of them.

They certainly get lots of attention even if one might question the sharing part!

 

My selfie from 2007I took this selfie 7 years ago right after coming home from the beach on a rare day of relaxation. I use it every year here on AR during the summer months as my profile shot, as many know.

It’s become an annual tradition. I guess I was ahead of the curve.

It was purely accidental, since I was home alone and that was the only way to get the photo.

 

So I wonder what a house selfie would look like??!!

 

Beautiful house selfie

 

ugly house selfieGiven some photos we see taken by agents in the MLS, one might guess a house selfie could be gorgeous while others would be truly laughable, even embarrassing.

Perhaps no better than some taken by agents.

Spontaneous, in the moment, and maybe intended to poke fun at the house.

Maybe that’s the excuse for some of the things we see.

 

Since this is a selfi-ish post, why not share YOUR selfie in the comments?

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Jeff Dowler, CRS
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Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Jeff I knew you first from your summer photo, I think.  Here's one I just took.

kathy streib

May 10, 2014 04:55 AM
Patricia Kennedy
RLAH@properties - Washington, DC
Home in the Capital

Jeff, I've always loved the beach dude selfie.  Actually, my current profile shot is a selfie. 

May 10, 2014 05:04 AM
Stacey Williams
Alpharetta, GA
Experienced Metro Atlanta Real Estate Agent

Jeff, I would indulge you...but not now I am on the couch enjoying some time to myself because it's mother's day weekend. So no, sweatpants selfie for you! Maybe next time. Today, my house's selfie would be better!

May 10, 2014 06:32 AM
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Love it, Kathy. Thanks for stopping by and playing along

Pat - I wondered if it was

Stacey - ha ha. I get that. Enjoy your weekend. Happy Mother's Day

Jeff

May 10, 2014 08:56 AM
Jill Sackler
Charles Rutenberg Realty Inc. 516-575-7500 - Long Beach, NY
LI South Shore Real Estate - Broker Associate

We all look forward to your annual summertime profile pic.

May 10, 2014 11:33 AM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

If Kathy is willing to play, then so will I.  Here is my selfie in front of my kitchen cabinets I recently painted.

May 10, 2014 11:55 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

yea, Sharon for the selfie!!!

May 10, 2014 12:11 PM
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Jill - why thank you. I habe thought about changing it but the history is there. And I take my hat and glasses with me when I travel. Heading off to DC later this week for NAR/CRS

Sharon - SOOOO cool. Thank you for posting. Hopefully some others will, too

Jeff

May 10, 2014 01:30 PM
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

Jeff, I took my very first selfie about one month ago.  Oh my gosh ... no way would I share that photo. In fact, I think I destroyed it.  As for my house right now, it would look good. I cleaned it today

Your selfie is one hot, sexy photo. I can say that because we've met. I know you know saying that is not a hit on you.  I know you are married .... if you weren't ... (LOL)!

May 10, 2014 01:38 PM
Jane Peters
Home Jane Realty - Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles real estate concierge services

I think if a house took a selfie it would put itself in the beat light possible, something like the first of the two photos, which is more than some Realtors' photos do.

May 13, 2014 10:14 AM
Larry Johnston
Broker, Friends & Neighbors Real Estate and Elkhart County Subdivisions, LLC - Elkhart, IN
Broker,Friends & Neighbors Real Estate, Elkhart,IN

Hi Jeff,  Since Selfies are "in the moment", it's obvious they are not staged, so I would thing that a house selfies would not be perfectly level. I would think it would be just a little tilted and maybe too much of the floor or ceiling. The serious look would be nice and clean, while the mischievous look may have things scattered around or maybe even something spilled.

May 14, 2014 02:24 AM