Comments on: Are Your MLS Pictures Preventing Your House From Selling? http://blog.agentharvest.com/selling-your-house/great-pictures-sell-houses/ Find out what the real estate industry isn't telling you, as told by a licensed Realtor Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:45:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Stephen Nutt http://blog.agentharvest.com/selling-your-house/great-pictures-sell-houses/#comment-2392 Stephen Nutt Fri, 10 Jun 2011 10:05:04 +0000 http://blog.agentharvest.com/?p=27#comment-2392 Of course great pictures really matter for great advertisements. Since, housing depends in its designs. Of course great pictures really matter for great advertisements. Since, housing depends in its designs.

]]> By: Dr John Fornetti http://blog.agentharvest.com/selling-your-house/great-pictures-sell-houses/#comment-2391 Dr John Fornetti Tue, 07 Jun 2011 15:48:35 +0000 http://blog.agentharvest.com/?p=27#comment-2391 I had to re-do all of my house pictures when i tried to sell it, visitors didn't like them... So I agree. Dr John Fornetti I had to re-do all of my house pictures when i tried to sell it, visitors didn’t like them… So I agree.

Dr John Fornetti

]]> By: Bill Petrey, Realtor http://blog.agentharvest.com/selling-your-house/great-pictures-sell-houses/#comment-2386 Bill Petrey, Realtor Fri, 27 May 2011 20:30:26 +0000 http://blog.agentharvest.com/?p=27#comment-2386 Louann: That's a great tip. Sunlight at dusk and sunrise is a bit softer than morning light and it's easier to take pictures at 5:00 pm than it is at 6:00 am. You can also fill in dark areas with reflected light and overhead lights but make sure you don't photograph the light source since it's brighter than the rest of the subject being photographed. Louann:
That’s a great tip. Sunlight at dusk and sunrise is a bit softer than morning light and it’s easier to take pictures at 5:00 pm than it is at 6:00 am. You can also fill in dark areas with reflected light and overhead lights but make sure you don’t photograph the light source since it’s brighter than the rest of the subject being photographed.

]]> By: Louann http://blog.agentharvest.com/selling-your-house/great-pictures-sell-houses/#comment-2384 Louann Fri, 27 May 2011 19:26:15 +0000 http://blog.agentharvest.com/?p=27#comment-2384 It is amazing at some of the bad pictures on MLS. One photo tip I used is to take indoor pictures at dusk so the windows are a glowing blue. It cuts back on the glare inside, too. It is amazing at some of the bad pictures on MLS. One photo tip I used is to take indoor pictures at dusk so the windows are a glowing blue. It cuts back on the glare inside, too.

]]> By: Linnie http://blog.agentharvest.com/selling-your-house/great-pictures-sell-houses/#comment-2372 Linnie Tue, 17 May 2011 22:35:31 +0000 http://blog.agentharvest.com/?p=27#comment-2372 Bill, Those are all excellent points! I'll keep them in mind if I decide to rent again. Right now I'm waiting for the market to turn. Here in AZ we have not yet hit bottom due to the high number of foreclosures. Bill, Those are all excellent points! I’ll keep them in mind if I decide to rent again. Right now I’m waiting for the market to turn. Here in AZ we have not yet hit bottom due to the high number of foreclosures.

]]> By: Bill Petrey, Realtor http://blog.agentharvest.com/selling-your-house/great-pictures-sell-houses/#comment-2371 Bill Petrey, Realtor Tue, 17 May 2011 22:01:57 +0000 http://blog.agentharvest.com/?p=27#comment-2371 Linnie: These scams can be easily avoided by scheduling a showing of the property before paying ANY money. If they can't get you in the front door then they don't own or manage it and shouldn't get any of your money. If you're going to rent the place to live in, I wouldn't even consider renting from anyone that didn't have someone local to manage it. Try getting a guy who lives 5 hrs away to fix your air-conditioner in a timely manner. Recently we rented a condo for a week in HI and I naturally approached the rental from a paranoid perspective. Before sending the deposit, we verified ownership with the management company. Linnie:
These scams can be easily avoided by scheduling a showing of the property before paying ANY money. If they can’t get you in the front door then they don’t own or manage it and shouldn’t get any of your money. If you’re going to rent the place to live in, I wouldn’t even consider renting from anyone that didn’t have someone local to manage it. Try getting a guy who lives 5 hrs away to fix your air-conditioner in a timely manner. Recently we rented a condo for a week in HI and I naturally approached the rental from a paranoid perspective. Before sending the deposit, we verified ownership with the management company.

]]> By: Linnie http://blog.agentharvest.com/selling-your-house/great-pictures-sell-houses/#comment-2370 Linnie Tue, 17 May 2011 20:40:46 +0000 http://blog.agentharvest.com/?p=27#comment-2370 @ Dave and Bill. I was looking to rent a house last summer and saw several of this type of scams on Craigslist. When the "owner" has a foreign email address or their names don't match public records, time to move on. @ Dave and Bill. I was looking to rent a house last summer and saw several of this type of scams on Craigslist. When the “owner” has a foreign email address or their names don’t match public records, time to move on.

]]> By: Bill Petrey, Realtor http://blog.agentharvest.com/selling-your-house/great-pictures-sell-houses/#comment-2367 Bill Petrey, Realtor Wed, 11 May 2011 18:38:26 +0000 http://blog.agentharvest.com/?p=27#comment-2367 Dave: Scamming has become a really big problem. Craigslist scammers love to use MLS photos in their "For Rent" scams. Dave:
Scamming has become a really big problem. Craigslist scammers love to use MLS photos in their “For Rent” scams.

]]> By: Dave http://blog.agentharvest.com/selling-your-house/great-pictures-sell-houses/#comment-2365 Dave Wed, 11 May 2011 16:33:57 +0000 http://blog.agentharvest.com/?p=27#comment-2365 Excellent point. I hadn't thought about the scamming and reuse issues. Thanks. Excellent point. I hadn’t thought about the scamming and reuse issues. Thanks.

]]> By: Bill Petrey, Realtor http://blog.agentharvest.com/selling-your-house/great-pictures-sell-houses/#comment-2364 Bill Petrey, Realtor Tue, 10 May 2011 21:26:28 +0000 http://blog.agentharvest.com/?p=27#comment-2364 Dave: Thanks for commenting. From a photography standpoint, I agree that signs are ugly and should be removed if you want to create the most beautiful picture. However, I'm not trying to take the most beautiful picture possible, but I'm trying to sell a house. That's why I like leaving signs in the photograph. Signs make it harder for scammers to use the photos for a Craigslist rental scam and signs prevent photos from being used for another purpose. I tend to think of it as a self-promoting watermark because the signs have my name, agency and contact info clearly visible in the photo. One thing you can do to make the sign more photogenic is to create a small flower bed around the sign and have some blooming flowers, decorative pieces or rocks, to make it more appealing. Dave:
Thanks for commenting. From a photography standpoint, I agree that signs are ugly and should be removed if you want to create the most beautiful picture. However, I’m not trying to take the most beautiful picture possible, but I’m trying to sell a house. That’s why I like leaving signs in the photograph. Signs make it harder for scammers to use the photos for a Craigslist rental scam and signs prevent photos from being used for another purpose. I tend to think of it as a self-promoting watermark because the signs have my name, agency and contact info clearly visible in the photo. One thing you can do to make the sign more photogenic is to create a small flower bed around the sign and have some blooming flowers, decorative pieces or rocks, to make it more appealing.

]]> By: Dave http://blog.agentharvest.com/selling-your-house/great-pictures-sell-houses/#comment-2360 Dave Tue, 10 May 2011 04:09:34 +0000 http://blog.agentharvest.com/?p=27#comment-2360 Amazing what a different angle and a little sunlight can do to spruce up a house. I'm curious - you left a cheapo and easily moved "For Sale" sign in the shot. While usually, these shots are taken before the guys come to install the realtor's sale signs, if there is a sign present is is better to work around it or OK (or better) to leave it in? Amazing what a different angle and a little sunlight can do to spruce up a house. I’m curious – you left a cheapo and easily moved “For Sale” sign in the shot. While usually, these shots are taken before the guys come to install the realtor’s sale signs, if there is a sign present is is better to work around it or OK (or better) to leave it in?

]]> By: Bill Petrey, Realtor http://blog.agentharvest.com/selling-your-house/great-pictures-sell-houses/#comment-2357 Bill Petrey, Realtor Wed, 04 May 2011 21:44:08 +0000 http://blog.agentharvest.com/?p=27#comment-2357 Ailene: You'll appreciate this... Last week, on a beautifully sunny spring day, I got a flyer from a Realtor advertising a newly listed property. The picture they used on the flyer was a snow-covered house. Snow is rare in Dallas, Texas, so I know that the picture was at least 4 months old. Other than being able to identify it as a house, little else could be seen. The clients got their money's worth from their agent. Ailene:
You’ll appreciate this… Last week, on a beautifully sunny spring day, I got a flyer from a Realtor advertising a newly listed property. The picture they used on the flyer was a snow-covered house. Snow is rare in Dallas, Texas, so I know that the picture was at least 4 months old. Other than being able to identify it as a house, little else could be seen. The clients got their money’s worth from their agent.

]]> By: Bill Petrey, Realtor http://blog.agentharvest.com/selling-your-house/great-pictures-sell-houses/#comment-2356 Bill Petrey, Realtor Wed, 04 May 2011 21:40:28 +0000 http://blog.agentharvest.com/?p=27#comment-2356 Wendy: Right you are. Even good pictures won't help if there's nothing worth photographing. People run away from cluttered houses because you can't really see the house from all the mess and it screams lack of storage. However, sometimes it screams HOARDER!!! Wendy:
Right you are. Even good pictures won’t help if there’s nothing worth photographing. People run away from cluttered houses because you can’t really see the house from all the mess and it screams lack of storage. However, sometimes it screams HOARDER!!!

]]> By: Ailene Blohm http://blog.agentharvest.com/selling-your-house/great-pictures-sell-houses/#comment-2349 Ailene Blohm Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:57:51 +0000 http://blog.agentharvest.com/?p=27#comment-2349 It is indeed true that if you want to sell something, a house, a product, or a service,it must be attractive enough to get the attention of potential buyers.How would a person buy if he or she sees a not-so-good photo of your house or item? It is indeed true that if you want to sell something, a house, a product, or a service,it must be attractive enough to get the attention of potential buyers.How would a person buy if he or she sees a not-so-good photo of your house or item?

]]> By: Wendy http://blog.agentharvest.com/selling-your-house/great-pictures-sell-houses/#comment-2346 Wendy Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:55:35 +0000 http://blog.agentharvest.com/?p=27#comment-2346 Excellent advice as I just helped a friend with home selling photos. And I might also recommend doing a major inside clean up and decluttering prior to selling. It's amazing the difference it will make when prospective clients come by and see a nice, neat, organized home. Excellent advice as I just helped a friend with home selling photos. And I might also recommend doing a major inside clean up and decluttering prior to selling. It’s amazing the difference it will make when prospective clients come by and see a nice, neat, organized home.

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