Rusty,
It is an incredible loss of marketing opportunity. When I look in the MLS and see no photo, I immediately think that the house must be a Dog or has some sort of terrible feature next door that they do not want anyone to see. So I don't. Or at least it is put on the back burner as a will see last. Top priorities are reserved for properties with photos and descriptions.
Wow, 10 days?? In our MLS you can get a fine if you do not post at least one picture within 24 hours.
I have noticed one agent in our MLS putting only one picture up and a once sentence description, if any, for her listings. I know that at least one of those homes was just beautiful and deserved a nice paragraph describing its features and several interior pictures.
Some of them may be of the "old school" thinking, stating that "Don't give them too much information, make them hungry for more and force them to make an appointment.." but that just doesn't work. When I was searching for homes for a possible relocation to Missouri, I didn't even bookmark the ones without pictures or with only an exterior shot. And we all know I'm not alone...
But what is worse than that...People that take blurry pictures that are out of focus or don't do the property justice.
Scott
I love when people use their cell phones and they are old cell phones and blurry (like Scott says!)
Randy Prothero wrote on this. Possible pocket listing perhaps?
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