6 comments to “The Use of Pictures In Marketing Property — Are You Kiddin’ Me?”

Athol Kay on April 5th, 2008 at 1:35 pm said:

• Thanks for the link love Jeff.

  As far as I can see, the home has basically been vandalized by the owners. I think parts of it are even thick oil based and “textured”. Meaning you can’t even just paint of over it easily.

  In all honestly, I suspect mental illness played a part in it.

  Just clean it up, or go with no interior photos.

BawldGuy on April 5th, 2008 at 1:41 pm said:

• Sometimes starting over is the only way. I think those interior pics may be actually scaring potential buyers.

Robert Coté on April 5th, 2008 at 2:09 pm said:

• Scaring as in “scare” or “scar?” Looks like some ritual scarification went on there either way.

  Kay is good but you need to be careful not to cross the line from primping to pimping. Greening the grass; okay. Turning the grass green; not. Angling the shot to obscure the power lines; okay. Photoshopping the power lines; not.

  Those interior pictures just make me want to call my drywall guy and ask about his emergency rates.

Sally Morris on April 5th, 2008 at 2:55 pm said:

• Now that’s really really bad. I am an artist myself and I don’t always paint the tried and true landscapes myself but that ought to be against the law to deface a house like that. Even if you’re not going to try and sell it.
  Most of my business is generated from the Internet and pictures are a must for me. If you have a listing and you want me to sell it you better have lots and lots of good pictures. I don’t care if it is a dog. I need you to show how much of a dog it is. It’s hard to get a buyer to fly into a little town in South Carolina from California to look at a home that has a picture of the toilet set,( raised mind you)that should sell the women on the home,half the front door of the home??, a picture of someone’s bed, and a picture of the corner of a room. I just can’t seem to convince prospective buyers that they should hop on a plane to come see it. It is not uncommon for me to have to go take decent pictures myself. The agents that do this are top producers??!! How do they stay in business? Oh yeah, I know, because someone else does their job for them:-)

BawldGuy on April 5th, 2008 at 3:10 pm said:

• Robert — Athol talks about that all the time, and agrees. Listings sporting his photos find themselves in escrow far sooner than their competition. His properties also generate far more showings.

  Love ‘from primp to pimp’.

BawldGuy on April 5th, 2008 at 3:32 pm said:

• Sally — I’ve gotta hire a pro, as my taste is in my mouth when comes to any kind of artistic talent.

  Readers: I’ve spoken with Sally and been to her site. She KNOWS Lake Greenwood, South Carolina. In fact, it appears to me that area would be an excellent place to have on your ‘places to live out your retirement’ list.

  If that sounds intriguing, click on Sally’s name above her comment, and take a gander. You might find something you really like. I know one thing for sure — you’ll love the bang for your buck. And the country is gorgeous.

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