Comments on: What’s Wrong With This Picture?

By: susan.brady

susan.brady — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 02:40:12 +0000

And I can only hope that what we are doing here at Sweet Digs helps to educate both buyers and sellers. They need to take control or at least approve listing descriptions and photos. Every little thing can effect a sale, and you have to stay vigilant.

By: Red

Red — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 22:45:34 +0000

I agree, the agent often seems to be totally negligent when putting together the listing. I see horrible errors in the details of the listing, awful photos or just one ugly shot.
Is the attitude “this is just there until they wise up and lower the price so it’s worth my effort” ? Or is there a “pocket buyer” they have in line to get both sides of the deal ? (well, maybe not these days…)
Any seller should take a close look at how they are being represented!

By: anna

anna — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:12:42 +0000

Also, these days we aren’t even allowed to visit and write about what we see, so all we have to go on are the photos. Realtors should be aware of how important those photos are!

By: Susan Brady

Susan Brady — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 19:27:02 +0000

Yes there is more than a touch of sarcasm here, but it is primarily directed at the agent who posted the pictures. Sloppy, haphazard photos can turn off a buyer, which was my point.First impressions are very very important and when you do not properly present a home in its best light, then you can lose people immediately. I did state that the home might be worth a visit, so that people seeing those pictures don’t automatically write it off.

By: Lenore Wilkas

Lenore Wilkas — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:17:23 +0000

I, too, looked at those pictures and saw a home that looks well cared for and perhaps well love since its been in the same family for 50 years. Not everyone can afford a high end home in the bay area and you are doing a disservice to us, as your reader, with such sarcastic remarks. Unless you go to physically look at the house, you are really not in any position to make those comments. Pictures show, pictures hide, pictures are manipulated. The pictures only give you an idea if you want to go and look at the house in person. My guess is that it is owned by a senior citizen who has taken loving care of the house. It is probably spotless inside, but has not been updated in 20 or more years. I know it is hard to come up with something to right but why not try to go and see some of the houses you write about first?