Lessongs on Taking on Photos for Your Property Listing

Lessongs on Taking on Photos for Your Property Listing

Lender · Salt Lake City, UT · Member since 2012 · 714 posts · 169 votes

We’ve all seen the most terrible photos of properties listed for sale. Photos that were never meant to be found on the MLS or Zillow.com. I found this great website recently and wanted to share it again. The website shares a collection of funny photos found in real estate listings called, TerribleRealEstateAgentPhotos.com. For anyone planning on photographing a property for sale, take a lesson from some of the photos on this website and just don’t be that guy!

From an article by Dana Mattioli of the Wall Street Journal, I like these simple, common sense tips for property photos for a listing:

1.Turn on lots of lights and use a flash.

2.Remove clutter, clear counter space.

3.Use a good photo editing software to lighten up photos, crop them, etc.

4.USE A PROFESSIONAL. When in doubt just use a professional photographer. This is a large sales transaction, so it may be worth investing in a pro that will make your property photos perfect!

Curious about those really bad real estate photos? Check them here: http://terriblerealestateagentphotos.com/ Because each photo is so different, you may have to look at a photo for a few seconds in order to see the things that’s just not quite right !! Don’t hurry when selling a property. The property photos on a listing can really make the difference in selling a property fast. (Source of Article: http://realestate.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=20717058)

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  • Investor · Jacksonville, FL · Member since 2013 · 34 posts · 6 votes
    12y

    I would market photo #3 (the leaning house) to overseas buyers from Pisa, Italy. It is the latest architectural design inspired by the "Leaning Tower of Pisa".

    I would market photo #10 (the floating umbrella) to retired astronauts. Brings back memories of the good old days of their gravity defying adventures.

    :-D

  • Dawn AnastasiPro Member
    Rental Property Investor · Milwaukee, WI · Member since 2013 · 6k+ posts · 4k+ votes
    12y

    That website is awesome! I was laughing like crazy!

  • Deborah BurianPro Member
    Rental Property Investor · Oklahoma City, OK · Member since 2013 · 1k+ posts · 412 votes
    12y

    OK, the feet are just priceless. Do they pay rent?

  • Jean BolgerPro Member
    Aurora, CO · Member since 2012 · 2k+ posts · 1k+ votes
    12y

    help, my face hurts!!!

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