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What are you thinking?!?!?! - warning: BAD MLS photos

By Connie Tebyani

Home Stager with Platinum Home Staging, Inc. : RESA-Pro

May 08, 2008 04:54 AM

AGENTS - WHAT ARE YOU THINKING!!!!!?????!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Here are just a few local MLS pictures that EVERY REALTOR and BUYER is seeing of YOUR LISTING!!!! Whether they are local buyers or relocating from across the country or from the other side of the world ~ isn't the Internet a wonderful thing?!?!?!

Have you forgotten that 80% of Buyers look to the Internet to "shop" for homes before they even call a Buyer's Agent? Have you forgotten that first impressions mean everything?

PLEASE, for Pete's Sake, Call us - we can help!!!

Platinum Home Staging, Inc.

www.PlatinumHomeStaging.com

(805) 553-9952

These photos were not the "worst-of-the-worst", but were within the first few listings of selected areas as posted on Realtor.com. Since it is inevitable that we will offend someone with this post, anyone who believes that this is offensive should take this apology to apply to them personally. Sorry, We're only trying to help!

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Connie Tebyani

Platinum Home Staging, Inc. : RESA-Pro - Calabasas, CA

Platinum Home Staging, Los Angeles and Ventura County

Kathy ~ Can you beleive that the last photo is actually the formal Living and Dining Rooms?!?!? You have to look close through all that clutter and kids games, but that is the front door in the background.... (big sigh) and this Realtor is right next door...

May 08, 2008 08:40 AM

Tori Lynn Wallitsch

Prudential Ambassador / Ross Designs, LLC - Omaha, NE

UUUUUUGGGGGGHHHHH!!!! That's why I cannot watch our local real estate channel; I get irate with the photos and yell obscentities at the TV!! I had the guy who runs our local station on the radio show a while back and he said they have a "wall of shame" at the station with some of the worst photos

May 08, 2008 08:43 AM

Connie Tebyani

Platinum Home Staging, Inc. : RESA-Pro - Calabasas, CA

Platinum Home Staging, Los Angeles and Ventura County

Tori Lynn ~ "Wall of Shame" is funny, SO sad, but funny

Interesting that no Realtors are commenting on this post.....

May 08, 2008 10:46 AM

Ronelle Schroeder-Hill

Vacaville, CA

Ok, I just changed my mind about a comment I just made on a another blog. Not all listings should have photo's on the internet

May 08, 2008 11:16 AM

Sandra Hughes

Redesigned Spaces - Northern Virginia - Fairfax, VA

Redesigned Spaces - Fairfax County, Virginia

I don't know, do you shoot the home seller or the Realtor?? I say both! Good grief what were they thinking????

May 08, 2008 12:27 PM

Connie Tebyani

Platinum Home Staging, Inc. : RESA-Pro - Calabasas, CA

Platinum Home Staging, Los Angeles and Ventura County

Ronelle ~ So true, a BAD picture can hurt the sale of a home more than it helps

Sandra ~ don't shoot anyone, but intestingly enough I have another/different blog posted on 5 different Realtor Forums and NOT ONE has responded to it - unbeliveable!

May 08, 2008 02:03 PM

Julia Maher

Nestings: Connecticut Home Staging and Model Homes - Fairfield, CT

Connecticut Home Stager

Connie: I have a presentation where one section is called "MLS = Must Love Staging" - and I show bad MLS pictures. REAs love it - it's a scream! Julie

May 09, 2008 01:10 AM

Connie Tebyani

Platinum Home Staging, Inc. : RESA-Pro - Calabasas, CA

Platinum Home Staging, Los Angeles and Ventura County

Julia ~ I love that! Mind if I use that acronym?

May 09, 2008 11:50 AM

Connie Tebyani

Platinum Home Staging, Inc. : RESA-Pro - Calabasas, CA

Platinum Home Staging, Los Angeles and Ventura County

Here's a few more...... (big sigh) And these are AGENTS I have contacted and offered services to....

Yes, this 2nd one is EXACTLY how it looks in the MLS....

FOR THE LOVE OF PETE.... CALL US (805) 553-9952

May 09, 2008 03:19 PM

Connie Tebyani

Platinum Home Staging, Inc. : RESA-Pro - Calabasas, CA

Platinum Home Staging, Los Angeles and Ventura County

Anyone else have bad MLS photos they would like to share?

May 14, 2008 09:21 AM

Adam Luttrell

Shift Property Styling - Honolulu, HI

Shift Property Styling - Hobart, Tasmania

Bad photos, my pet hate.

It's not that hard to tidy and take photos of the property that truly represent the home to propective buyers.

Good post Connie.

May 14, 2008 11:24 AM

Connie Tebyani

Platinum Home Staging, Inc. : RESA-Pro - Calabasas, CA

Platinum Home Staging, Los Angeles and Ventura County

Thank you, Adam. It's not hard at all, I agree with you 100%!

May 14, 2008 01:16 PM

Melissa Marro

Keller Williams First Coast Realty - The Marro Team - Orange Park, FL

Jacksonville Real Estate and Home Staging

lol... I'm pretty sure I staged that last home... I have a home whose before photos look just sooo similiar. (Ok, it wasn't really that house, but one that looks just like it!) What are they thinking?

May 14, 2008 02:25 PM

Donna Schoby

Liberty Bank of Arkansas - Bentonville, AR

Maybe this is why some agents don't post photos. They might not be able to get the sellers to do anything. Sometimes when I have contacted the agent, it's the seller that does not want to invest any time or money. I can't look at to many MLS photos, because I just want to call every seller and say LET ME HELP YOU PLEASE! Good post Connie.

May 14, 2008 03:14 PM

Connie Tebyani

Platinum Home Staging, Inc. : RESA-Pro - Calabasas, CA

Platinum Home Staging, Los Angeles and Ventura County

Melissa ~ Have any after photos? That pepto pink in the bathroom is enough to make anyone sick.

Donna ~ LOL, as mentioned above. A picture says a 1,000 words and pictures such as these can hurt a listing more than help.

May 15, 2008 10:24 AM

Patty Carroll

Vancouver, WA

We see it all the time and wonder what was the agent thinking, why not get the owner to pre-pack for their move and get the home uncluttered.

May 15, 2008 06:31 PM

Connie Tebyani

Platinum Home Staging, Inc. : RESA-Pro - Calabasas, CA

Platinum Home Staging, Los Angeles and Ventura County

Good Point Patty & Scott (I'm not sure which responded=) ~ Yes, why not get the home owners to start the moving process NOW instead of getting all flustered and overwhelmed IF the house sells - if it ever does! With these pics you have to wonder if they are even getting any showings.

May 16, 2008 01:48 AM

Sharon Tara

Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH

Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

It boggles the mind! How they make the conscious choice of selecting those photos to represent their house is beyond me. Cost is not an excuse...most of these photos could be improved by simply cleaning...staging would be ideal, but please clean it up and put a little thought into the photo and the angle of the shot. I think it is more laziness and lack of professionalism, not an issue of cost.

May 16, 2008 04:08 AM

Janice Sutton

1st Stage Property Transformations - Murrieta, CA

Home Stager - Temecula Murrieta

Hi Connie - I can't stop laughing(and crying) because as I was looking at these pictures the music playing was "I did it MY WAY!!!!" Now they need to do it the Home Stager way! :)

May 16, 2008 04:43 AM

Connie Tebyani

Platinum Home Staging, Inc. : RESA-Pro - Calabasas, CA

Platinum Home Staging, Los Angeles and Ventura County

Sharon ~ You mean you can't envision having Thanksgiving dinner in pics 1 & 2 or having a quite meal with family in pic #6? I sure can't can't - not while playing basketball!

Janice ~ LOL, I never thought about that when I was making my music list =)

password: love-in-a-mist

May 16, 2008 08:37 AM