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My Homework From the Zoom Call of 12.02.25

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My Homework from the Zoom Call of 12.02.25

The Zoom call this week seemed to offer almost 2 hours of information, as Praful Thakkar offered a call on an AI app that would allow for some image enhancement that would make for some better photos to be used, with proper disclosure to help agents create better marketing images. 

The app is a google product, called Gemini. and like the tools agents so appreciate it has both a free version and a paid version and being that I am out of the business, one can assume which I decided to use.

I took a photo of a recently sold foreclosure here in Prospect CT that had been vacant for years, and on occasions one could see critters running into the house though the openings in the siding. 

It potentially can offer so much as it has 5 bedrooms, in a nice area with easy access to the town centers of Prospect and neighboring Naugatuck or Waterbury.

So where to start:

I asked Gemini to clean up the exterior siding of the house and show it with nice blue siding and windows with bright white trim, and new black roof with architectural shingles and a new front door and remove the shed in the rear.

It showed promise, but still not quite done. 

I then entered the prompt to show exterior lights on each side of the front door with clear glass and lit, and to also replace the sidewalks with stone pavers and add a plush green lawn.

As the photo still needed some assist with exposure, I moved to iPiccy to get the exposure I wanted as it would be easier for me, and I also used it to create the collage photo that I have as the feature photo.

I'm sure I could have used Gemini to get the exposure cleaned up but as I needed the other shot, I found to be just quicker.

In keeping with the idea of not getting into issues with copyright infringement, the Gemini logo is on the lower right of the screen and in keeping with simplicity, it would be an easy thing, if the app were used,  to modify photos for presentation to point out that all photos with that logo have been enhanced to show the potential of the property.

 

My Homework from the Zoom Call of 12.02.25

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Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Retired Home Stager/Redesign

Good job Ed!!!!  This shows the potential for buyers!! Did you have fun??

Dec 07, 2025 06:02 AM
Kathy Streib

I found that the more I try it and make some mistakes, the better I get at my prompts. Not perfect though. 

Dec 07, 2025 07:02 PM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754

Kathy Streib  I would call it feeling a sense of accomplishment as I was able to try it and get something acceptable. Altogether I would guess that it took me maybe an hour with a couple of fumbled attempts.

Dec 07, 2025 06:24 AM
Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Cell: 631-805-4400
The Top Team @ Charles Rutenberg Realty 255 Executive Dr, Plainview NY 11803 - Plainview, NY
Long Island Condo and Home Specialists

I liked the Gemini look Ed, but after you lighten it, the photo became even more perfect!

Dec 07, 2025 06:19 AM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754

Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Cell: 631-805-4400 there's no question the enhancements make the house more appealing but also show a potential of trouble if not used correctly.

There is the copyright infringement issue f that star is removed, and also as we have such a litigious society, if enhancements are not disclosed, and someone were to make an issue, a lawyer would have a lot of evidence.

Dec 07, 2025 06:27 AM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Good Sunday morning Ed. Thanks for sharing this experience. 

It is good to have several resources for the editing of photographs.

Dec 07, 2025 06:42 AM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754

Roy Kelley  first I apologize for tagging you as I know you world prefer not, however, If only there were an app that allowed us to do to ourselves what we can do to a photo and have it stay, oh how those years reverse!!!!!!

Dec 07, 2025 07:13 AM
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

You know, Ed this is brilliant! How many times have we shown a buyer a property that just either looks terribly rundown or is vacant and a buyer cannot visualize what it could be? Even staging a living room to put a vacant room into perspective for them would be wonderful. Oh, the possibilities!

 

Thank you so much for being a part of our Zoom community, Ed. We love your input and your sense of humor! 

Dec 07, 2025 07:02 AM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754

Debe Maxwell, CRS  what an impact it could make on business provided all the disclosures are properly managed.

Or, as I commented on the comment Roy left, how can we apply it to reverse some of our aging!

Dec 07, 2025 07:15 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Real Estate Broker

 Hi Ed... now that "new, old" home is one many people would love to live in.

Dec 07, 2025 08:29 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker

Ed Silva, 203-206-0754 people have really bad imaginations for the most part... so renderings like this can really make a difference when selling a home that needs serious work.

Dec 07, 2025 02:19 PM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754

Nina Hollander, Broker   It goes back a long way from the opposite side. I would venture at least $70-80,000 to do the work on the building that I did for free with the app, but it gives a better perspective

Dec 07, 2025 02:05 PM
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Happy Sunday Ed and you get a A+ for your homework assignment, I should of got in on the first class way back when, now it is over my head.

 

Dec 07, 2025 08:40 AM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754

Will Hamm   It's never too late and if the past is any indication any time you start to learn here you will be at least 6 months ahead of your peers.

Yes, I attended the call, and it is really simple to use. Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist  also did a post and as she stated, she did it in a manner in which she could go back and review if she forgot how to do something. Read her post and make an attempt

 

Dec 07, 2025 02:08 PM
GilbertRealtor BillSalvatore
Arizona Elite Properties - Chandler, AZ
Realtor - 602-999-0952 / em: golfArizona@cox.net

Ed, you did well with your homework assignment, good post with great information. Thanks for sharing it.

Have a super fantastic week! Bill Salvatore with AEP

Dec 07, 2025 09:41 AM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754

Thank you, I surprised myself as well.

Dec 07, 2025 02:08 PM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Retired Broker/Owner - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

This is great Ed.  Potential buyers would really get a feeling on how to see how the improvements could look - in advance.  I see so much use for this tool!

Dec 07, 2025 10:35 AM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754

Anna "Banana" Kruchten  it could really help people with the visualization. and maybe even allow or better perspective if deciding to go under contract.

Dec 07, 2025 02:10 PM
Joan Cox, Retired Broker/Owner
Denver, CO
Enjoying Every Day to Its Fullest!

Ed, looks like you definitely understood how to get this accomplished.  What a difference.

Dec 07, 2025 10:52 AM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754

Joan Cox   I don't know if it was a matter of understanding so much as asking the app to do what I wanted to do based on visualization

Dec 07, 2025 02:11 PM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Ed I think you got Gemini figured out. Really good job.

Dec 07, 2025 02:11 PM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754

George Souto   you should have been paying golf long enough now to appreciate the word "Even a blind squirrel can find an acorn"

Dec 07, 2025 02:18 PM
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

Thank you, Ed Silva, 203-206-0754 for the shout-out. I am surprised that Nano Banana did not get you to the end results you wanted and you switched to iPiccy. 

I see in your comments to other comments that it took you an hour. Holy Gads- it took me 5 minutes to get the final photo. Add the time to write the blog post - likely one hour. 

Overall, well done!!!  I am impressed.

Dec 07, 2025 05:44 PM
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist

👍

 

Dec 08, 2025 09:42 AM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754

Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist   The first time I tried it, I didn't like the way the color of the house came out, so I went back to try it again. Then I tried to put some plants alongside the house, and it covered the sidewalk. It took a while for the app to understand what I wanted.

Dec 08, 2025 08:37 AM
Brian England
Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ
MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

That's amazing, you turned a fixer-upper into a move-in-ready home, haha.  Buyer beware, and it's definitely important to visit a home in person before making any offers to purchase it, haha.

Dec 08, 2025 04:46 AM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754

Brian England  only on the image, the house is still being worked on

Dec 08, 2025 08:38 AM
Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

That's a great way to show possibilities with a rundown property!

Dec 08, 2025 05:50 AM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754

Indeed, it is Kat Palmiotti  even if only to get an appreciation of what one may want to do

Dec 08, 2025 08:38 AM
Lew Corcoran
Better Living Real Estate, LLC - East Bridgewater, MA
Expert guidance. Exceptional results.

What a thoughtful share, Ed Silva, 203-206-0754. The way you walked through the tools and process makes the insight feel practical and easy to grasp 🙂. Thanks for laying it out with such clarity, it’s a generous post that adds real value!

Dec 08, 2025 12:40 PM
Hannah Williams
HomeStarr Realty - Philadelphia, PA
Expertise NE Philadelphia & Bucks 215-820-3376

Ed Silva, 203-206-0754 You did a fantastic job . It is hard to believe the things you can do with pictures using Geminin when you ask. 

Dec 10, 2025 11:06 AM
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