3,345,091
Yes I have. No I have not. MLS rules prohibit me from stripping MLS data. All of the other marketing belongs to me. It is my work product and I own the rights to it. I do not work for the buyer. I have no duty or obligation to the buyer to ask how high when they tell me to jump.
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Christina Sanchez Hood
Palo Alto, CA
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Eve Alexander
Tampa, FL
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Jerry Newman
San Antonio, TX
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KAREN SANCHEZ
Apple Valley, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,844,271
Yes, I have had buyers say that they now own the copyright because they've bought the house. It's so stupid I can't believe it. Some folks really get nuts about it & it isn't even their furniture/stuff in the listing photos.
They've also had YouTube's taken down also. Buyers actually have no right in IL.
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
4,882,355
I was recently asked to remove all pictures from a listing. I advised the seller to wait until all contingencies were removed. I only follow legal instructions from my seller not someones buyer.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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KAREN SANCHEZ
Apple Valley, CA
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
6,393,154
Lots of private people out there, have had clients and friends ask to have pics and other things removed from the internet.
I did so promptly
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KAREN SANCHEZ
Apple Valley, CA
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
1,290,322
Yes, only once in my career. I can only take down images that I personally posted on other sites, not what I posted in the MLS, due to our board's rules.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
290,969
I will be reading replies below, as I have never been asked to remove on-line marketing by a buyer or a seller KAREN SANCHEZ.
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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KAREN SANCHEZ
Apple Valley, CA
921,504
Asked to remove? Yes.
Did I? Yes.
Why? Buyers are exposed to great harm when all control is lost of floor plans and interior images of a home. Agents who think 50 images are a benefit are not thinking about the residual harm this can create.
Some buyers have asked simply to prevent shopping their offer and securing a backup. Such requests are not acted upon.
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KAREN SANCHEZ
Apple Valley, CA
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
4,800,082
I've had this request on some rare occasions. Though, very often the web pages they were looking at were old archived pages that I had no control over. If I can, I will honor the new owners' requests.
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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KAREN SANCHEZ
Apple Valley, CA
2,182,502
2,220,323
1,452,769
That's funny . . . I was just asked this last week (for the 1st time ever) I explained that the majority of sites I had zero control over but I would remove what I could. I never did get a plausible reason as to why this was necessary though.
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Susan Emo
Kingston, ON
152,661
I've never heard of a Buyer doing that. Interesting.
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KAREN SANCHEZ
Apple Valley, CA
2,684,009
Unless I have an Agency relationship with that Buyer, they can ask anything they want... but I have no obligation to comply with them.
If it is "my Buyer" (agency), then I would consider it. But once it is on the Internet, it will never go away completely.
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KAREN SANCHEZ
Apple Valley, CA
911,228
No. It would be almost impossible to remove it all, but I would remove what i could.
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KAREN SANCHEZ
Apple Valley, CA
321,564
1,502,998
No I have not, nor would I. Some cannot be removed and that which I control I would not want to remove because that is my marketing for potential clients. The buyer has no right to expect removal. They can ask, but I say no, especially since none of their possessions will be in the photos.
255,662
Nope, and I wouldnt do it, they have no right, they dont own the house. Until they close, the seller can do what they want and advertise how they want.
5,583,278
I've always been a listing agent, but those for whom I market also work buyers.... they've never been asked to do that....I do all of their marketing....
1,725,996
3,416,038
5,104,931
Why would a buyer have any say in your on-line marketing? Never had such a request.
3,071,489
989,652
I've not had anyone ask me to remove my marketing - I can see this happening though specially with Z
7,835,402
4,319,419
KAREN SANCHEZ - yes, I have been asked. And I have made YouTube video private - that's the extent I can go. I do not control the pictures put in MLS.
3,727,873
In this area, many buyers are very concerned about privacy. I would take some of the information down - perhaps photos of the interior of the house. That's a fairly common practice here.
634,482
No. However after a sale is complete I don't keep my marketing active so most of it does get removed.
3,988,007
1,683,912
713,282
I've never encountered this, I'm shocked how many have! If they were to ask me too, I'd just explain it's my material that I own. The pictures are of the sellers stuff, they have nothing to do with it. I hope I don't have to deal with this, it seems so odd!
900,128
No, but I could see how some homeowners might not want their homes on the internet when they are no longer on the market.
3,986,258
533,993
i have never had such a request, why would they not want marketing done?
2,362,601
637,434
As the listing agent, if I get the request by the buyer or the seller before it shows up SOLD on the MLS, I will take off interior photos, but not the main exterior one. MLS requires it. Doesn't happen too often.
2,224,473
5,772,575
Karen,
It is an issue of privacy for many. The MLS Data stays intact as it is on a separate server (the MLS). Why not do that, and make them feel good. You just may bet a referral out of it. A
1,231,853
1,239,801
Sellers are my boss. Buyer who? You remove anything you want after releasing all contigiencies.
4,935,667
823,579
I make a habit of removing pictures from my listings after the transaction closes, other than one exterior photo. Buyers and sellers appreciate it.