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I feel I have been silent for long enough now. I need to share my opinion of the photos (and lack thereof) that accompany house listings. It is actually driving me crazy. First off, when I am looking for a house to check out, if there is not at least one picture of it, I skip it. The “no photo available” thing drives me mad. How hard is it to take a snapshot of a place? I love looking at pictures of various homes.

And I really don’t understand how everyone makes a big deal out of ‘staging’ and ‘curb-appeal’ but then take very unflattering pictures of a house. I’m sorry, but all the staging and curb-appeal in the world will be lost if the photos are unflattering. When I see a close up picture of an ordinary ceiling fixture, or a close-up photo of just the house number, I am totally baffled. And don’t get me started on those bubble-like lenses that make the walls and floors look like they are in an amusement park fun-house. After looking at a few unattractive photos of houses, when I do see a nice presentation of photo(s), staging, and curb-appeal I feel like buying the place, even when I’m not in the market to buy. An example of a what I think is a well-presented listing.