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Some of our Favorite Listing Photos for 2014

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Real Estate Agent with Vista Sotheby's International 01712785

Even in high end real estate markets, realtors still post some of the strangest home photos and our market is no different.  I understand that sometimes it's a challenge to get the perfect shot, or maybe the tenants are not all that cooperative, but exterior shots just aren't that difficult.  In this day and age of buyers clearly finding their future homes online is this really the best some agents can do?  I've posted photos below with the list prices of the homes and whether the photo was the primary picture of the home on the MLS.  It's hard to believe that these were real pictures used to sell homes (or not sell them in some cases).  I'm sure these are all great homes but the photos below don't seem to do them any justice. Here are a few of my recent favorites. 1.85M

This home is listed for $1.85M. Not only is this the best picture they had but ever other picture is more blurry than this one.2.1M Listed at $2.1M this was the primary photo for several days when it first hit the market. Thankfully it was replaced with a dreary shot of 3/4 of the garage

500k

Listed at only $500K this rainy home beckons with it's warmth and charm. C'mon folks this is Southern California. There's no way it wasn't beautiful and sunny the very next day.699k torrance

 Listed at $699,000

710K

Listed at $710,000 this is a picture of.....something. I guess they knew what they were doing as it sold.849k

Every picture of this listing was at an angle. Maybe I don't understand art but it seems that other than being a funhouse, this may not be the best representation of an $849,000 home1325m

Located in the sunny city of luxury homes, this Manhattan Beach home is listed at $1.325M. With seemingly 360 days of sunshine a year this must have been a real challenge to find such a depressing day.

Winston Heverly
Coldwell Banker Access Realty - South Macon, GA
GRI, ABR, SFR, CDPE, CIAS, PA

Hi Keith, when i think of Manhattan Beach reminds me of where I grew up. The biggest difference it is in Maryland.

Feb 11, 2015 09:24 AM
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

Makes me wonder how these people got a license.  They make us look really bad!

Feb 11, 2015 10:21 AM
Lise Howe
Keller Williams Capital Properties - Washington, DC
Assoc. Broker in DC, MD, VA and attorney in DC

Well - I thought that the picture of the toilet with the lid up as the lead photo was pretty bad, but these have my worst photo completely beat! 

Feb 11, 2015 11:56 AM
Bruce Hicks
Best Homes Hawaii - Honolulu, HI
Your Best Hawaii Realtor!

best thing to do is put these listing on your alert list for EXPIREDS Keith Kyle , or withdrawan, then you may be able to pick up one or two.  I clicked LIKE>

Feb 11, 2015 02:50 PM