2010 Jun 15th
A Picture of a Hoboken Condo is Worth a Thousand Words
Categories: About Realtors, For Sellers
How to Sell Your Hoboken Condo – Step 1.
It’s no secret anymore that buyers start their home search on line. What do you think they look at? That’s right - the PHOTOS! Well, also the video. Yes, there are agents who do video – real video, not “virtual tours” which are a compilation of still photos. Every day when I look at the new listings hitting the MLS I am flabbergasted by what I see:
- MLS listings with no photos – Why bother? Some agents say “oh, I didn’t have a chance to take the pictures yet but wanted to get it listed”. I’m sorry – you can’t wait until you have all your materials ready to list a property? If you don’t have photos, you don’t have flyers, you don’t have exposure on all the consumer sites like trulia.com or realtor.com either. Isn’t that sort of a wasted opportunity? Could it be that the listing agent doesn’t want the property shown by other agents?
- MLS listings with fewer than 9 photos - Unfortunately, 9 photos is the max allowed on the MLS (don’t ask me why). Why would an agent would post fewer than that? Did you know that if your agent pays extra costs he or she can upload mor than the standard 9 photos on sites like realtor.com? He or she can post up to 25 photos on realtor.com and the search results are listed in order of those with the most photos to those with the least. So if you are a seller, where would you want your property to show up? At the top of the list or the bottom?
- Terrible photos – I see them every day. Blurry photos, photos of the toilet bowl with the lid open, photos of the kitchen with a bunch of junk on the counters and table, photos of the bed unmade, photos that are shot with bright windows in the background so that the room looks like a dark black box, photos of the realtor in the mirror taking the photo. You get the picture!
So when you are interviewing an agent about selling your property, ask them for the address of other listings they have had, both sold, expired and withdrawn. Then go on line to realtor.com or trulia.com and take a look at their work!
LMAO!
Those photos are crazy!
I blame the realtor for not ’staging’ the place for the photos.
That said, and at the risk of whynot taking a stab at me, some people are just plain slobs. Horders, maybe? I honestly don’t see how they live this way, space is no excuse. Little space = get storage or better yet get rid of your useless stuff.
Tiger – You’re likely so cute and put together!
very Zexy very Zexy
Interesting there is a crib in a picture. I thought families with a kid were here to stay? So unusual to see that in Hoboken LOL.
LOL shortsequalmarket! LOL! LOL! You must have a white shag rug like TIger – Grwwwwwww!!!
I’m glad we will not see all of those little kids in the parks anymore! So annoying and SO loud! Glad they’re all moving out!
LOL! LOL!
I think it is safe to say when someone turns your comment about trends into an “All” reply it is their way of saying I agree and have no defense except to turn it into an “All” and hope to make the previous statement sound ridiculous.
I thank you for your backhanded agreement.
BTW do you think you will ever have anything to add other than the market has already corrected, it always goes up, and everyone wants to live near the PATH? BTW I did use “Ever” cause I think it appropriately idenitifes your comments.
shortsequalmarket – i heart
when you make stuff up to try and win! it’s okay to be wrong. don’t cry out loud!
By the way, I think I said “the market has already corrected”. I did not say, “it always goes up, and everyone wants to live near the PATH”.
For the future, I did say “its cheaper to buy than rent”!
The other day you said you hate women! Do I keep bringing that up?!?
What a DB.
anyone have any idea why some of the pictures realtors post look like they were taken through the wrong end of a telescope or through a peephole. There arent any in the above examples, but you see it from time to time on the listings. Its odd. see below:
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/Hoboken_NJ_07030_1112672529
i think they feel like it shows “more” of the place – fish eye lenses should only be used on funny faces!
The agent who took and posted those pictures, or posts less than 9 pictures, should he be fired?
I think so, and they should waive any right to the commissions.