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Inna Ivchenko, Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC Calabasas CA (Barcode Properties)

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Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® e-Pro CRS RCS-D Vets
Big Block Realty 858.232.8722 - La Jolla, CA
CEO of Vision Drive Realty - Coastal San Diego

They may be great for a property website, virtual tour or video montage, but a complete waste of time for the sacred 25 photos we're allowed for our MLS. Realtors & consumers alike get mad when key features are left out for shots like this. Lead with the kitchen, baths, living spaces and so forth; the things we can't see from the street or Google Maps, we use photos to decide on whether or not to tour so be smart, not artsy.

 

Aug 12, 2016 09:26 PM
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
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I mean, seriously? MLS pictures need to show off a house, yard, rooms, not furniture and personal items.

Aug 12, 2016 09:40 PM
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Susan Emo
Sotheby's International Realty Canada - Brokerage - Kingston, ON
Kingston and the 1000 Islands Area

I like the photos but of course I'd need to see all the others that are included with this listing.  Sometimes it is nice to have endless room shots broken up with some lifestyle shots.  I'd doubt these were the only 2 photos of the listing

Aug 13, 2016 12:42 AM
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FN LN
Toronto, ON

It is lifestyle marketing.  It is also becoming more popular in some, but not all, videos of properties in some areas.

Aug 12, 2016 11:14 PM
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Mary Yonkers
Alan Kells School of Real Estate/Howard Hanna Real Estate - Erie, PA
Erie/PA Real Estate Instructor

Fu-fu is a no-no unless you are selling the lifestyle i.e. wine bottle & glasses on deckWaterfront overlooking the waterfront.  

Aug 12, 2016 10:27 PM
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Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

What are they hiding? Where is the beef as they say?

Aug 12, 2016 10:25 PM
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

Just artistic like a magazine. Not really showing the houses benefits except the one with toys making a nice kid family home.

Aug 12, 2016 09:25 PM
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Dennis Swartz
Full Circle Property Management - Columbus, OH
MBA, GRI...experience counts!

They are selling a lifestyle, and I think they do help a bit. I wouldn't do it, but they could help.

Aug 12, 2016 09:10 PM
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Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
Andover, MA: Andover Luxury Homes For Sale

Inna Ivchenko - well it seems they want to sell Lifestyle - and I do not find life or style in these pictures....lol!

Aug 13, 2016 04:01 PM
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Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
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Right out of the Crate & Barrel. Bet Soccer Moms jump at buying those homes!

Aug 13, 2016 01:31 PM
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Jennifer Mackay
Counts Real Estate Group, Inc. - Panama City, FL
Your Bay County Florida Realtor 850.774.6582

Ah, canned images - don't those come with the picture frames LOL

Aug 13, 2016 09:19 AM
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Jeff Pearl
RE/MAX Distinctive / LIC in VA - Lovettsville, VA
Full Service Full Time Realtor

Taken by Somoene who just took a photography class online. Totally useless photos that sell nothing.

Aug 13, 2016 07:01 AM
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Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

To the one who took them, they are delightful I am sure. For everyone else...?

Aug 12, 2016 11:43 PM
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

I think they are more editorial than what people expect to find in the multiple listing.  They might not be effective in the mls(of course we can input up to 99 photos in ours) but I don't have an issue with these photos when used along with others.   

Aug 12, 2016 11:36 PM
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Anthony Acosta - ALLATLANTAcondos.com
Harry Norman, REALTORS® - Atlanta, GA
Associate Broker

Not a thing...

Aug 12, 2016 11:33 PM
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Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

that listing agent should be dimissed.... what are people thinking!!!

Aug 12, 2016 10:05 PM
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Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
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I do not think pictures like that are at all beneficial.

The pictures should show the house and property features only. My husband, who is not in real estate, has been perusing lots and lots of online photos of listings in a different state. His comments are very enlightening. "What the he!! is this picture for?" he will say of a picture like one of the ones above. And pictures of people! Blurry pictures. Pictures of a piece of furniture. Pictures of a parcel map with no outline or indication of which parcel is for sale. Pictures of a toilet. Geez.

 

Aug 12, 2016 09:56 PM
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Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

There is no excuse for poor photographs in marketing materials.

Aug 12, 2016 08:53 PM
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Kevin J. May
Florida Supreme Realty - Hobe Sound, FL
Serving the Treasure & Paradise Coasts of Florida

Photographers come in all shapes & styles Inna. I prefer a real estate background as opposed to artistic license.

Aug 12, 2016 05:45 PM
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Noah Seidenberg
Coldwell Banker - Evanston, IL
Chicagoland and Suburbs (800) 858-7917

This is new to me. You have to spend money to market a listing and this is not how I would do it.

Aug 13, 2016 02:26 PM
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Lisa Von Domek
Lisa Von Domek Team - Dallas, TX
....Experience Isn't Expensive.... It's Priceless!

I thought the point was to sell the house by highlighting its features, not stuffed animals or floral arrangements...

Aug 13, 2016 01:46 PM
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Patricia Kennedy
RLAH@Properties - Washington, DC
Home in the Capital

I'm not a fan of the "artistic approach"

Aug 13, 2016 12:08 PM
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Evelyn Johnston
Friends & Neighbors Real Estate - Elkhart, IN
The People You Know, Like and Trust!

Not beneficial in any way.  Has nothing to do with the home.

Aug 13, 2016 10:52 AM
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Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

These are not beneficial and are just fillers. Adding another angle of a room or including the porch view would be so much better.

Aug 13, 2016 07:27 AM
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Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

These don't do anything for me except make me say "WTF were they thinking?" when I see this.

Aug 13, 2016 07:04 AM
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Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC Calabasas CA

I guess it is about how many pictures slots you want to use. If your MLS offers 99 of them, you can play and have fun with downloading every pillow and vase....

I guess you can even recycle them since...it is just a pillow after all, it is not really coming with the house:) 

Aug 13, 2016 06:57 AM
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Dick Greenberg
New Paradigm Partners LLC - Fort Collins, CO
Northern Colorado Residential Real Estate

Hi Inna - I wouldn't use them for listing photos, although I could see a way to zoom out from them in a property video.

Aug 13, 2016 06:52 AM
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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
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The do not sell a thing other than the person marketing the home has no clue how to showcase a room ... or other features and benefits of the home. 

Aug 13, 2016 05:33 AM
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Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
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Art, perhaps this sets them apart from the rest, hopefully they have plenty of home pictures included as well.

 

Aug 13, 2016 05:23 AM
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Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

I'm not a fan of these types of photos unless they are meant to complement a larger photo.

Aug 13, 2016 04:41 AM
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Inna,

The pictures are out of focus, and I have no idea what they are trying to sell , stuffed animanls and plants?  What they are selling is incompetence!  A

Aug 13, 2016 01:07 AM
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Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Inna Ivchenko Nice photography, but I don't think it tells much about the house except for a blurred stair case.

Aug 13, 2016 12:42 AM
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Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

Yes i see pictures that are not of the as well. Why would you not put a picture of the front of the home? maybe it is ugly

Aug 13, 2016 12:21 AM
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Olga Simoncelli
Veritas Prime, LLC dba Veritas Prime Real Estate - New Fairfield, CT
CONSULTANT, Real Estate Services & Risk Management

Appealing to emotions, I guess.

Aug 12, 2016 11:53 PM
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Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

I feel sorry for the sellers.

Aug 12, 2016 11:24 PM
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Michael J. Perry
KW Elite - Lancaster, PA
Lancaster, PA Relo Specialist

I don't think they add any value

Aug 12, 2016 10:50 PM
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Susan Laxson CRS
Palm Properties - La Quinta, CA
Realtor in San Diego, CA & Naples, FL

I think if the agent actually took these pictures, they really are letting out their creative side without much interest in marketing the home.

Aug 12, 2016 10:41 PM
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Wayne Zuhl
Remax First Realty II - Cranford, NJ
The Last Name You'll Ever Need in Real Estate

Trying to be artsy is one thing, but marketing a house is something else. Luxury home buyers aren't interested in the plants or toys. My buyers would have clicked "Next."

Aug 12, 2016 10:06 PM
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Greg Cremia
Shore Realty of the Outer Banks - Nags Head, NC

Pink stuffer animals should be removed before pictures are taken. The mls is not an online pedophile shopping catalog

Aug 12, 2016 09:55 PM
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Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Loved Thomas J. Nelson, Realtor comment! Right on.

Aug 12, 2016 09:47 PM
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Katina Hargrove 352-551-0308
Stake Your Land Realty, Inc. - Eustis, FL
Broker/Owner, SFR®, e-PRO®, GRI, AHWD, REALTOR®

Good morning Inna,

I just noticed a listing this morning and there is one picture of the home and all the others are of the owners riding, washing and petting the horses. I was a bit confused as to what was being sold. It could benefit the listing if it shows the amenities and life style.

Aug 16, 2016 11:37 PM
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Kathleen Luiten
Resort and Second-Home Specialist - Princeville, HI
Kauai Luxury Ocean Home Sales

Lifestyle marketing or filler because your MLS allows loads of photos. Ours has a max of 25 so we don't shoot stuffed animals. 

Aug 14, 2016 06:32 PM
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Lise Howe
Keller Williams Capital Properties - Washington, DC
Assoc. Broker in DC, MD, VA and attorney in DC

I like the pictures. 

Aug 13, 2016 10:40 PM
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Larry Johnston
Broker, Friends & Neighbors Real Estate and Elkhart County Subdivisions, LLC - Elkhart, IN
Broker,Friends & Neighbors Real Estate, Elkhart,IN

They must have hired a professional that is not aware what is needed in selling a home.  It looks like what you would learn in photography class. It may have been a relative that took some classes.

Aug 13, 2016 02:35 PM
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Debbie Laity
Cedaredge Land Company - Cedaredge, CO
Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County, CO

I have to agree with Thomas J. Nelson, Realtor on this one. They can fit nicely in a virtual tour, but in my opinion don't really belong in the MLS. 

Aug 13, 2016 11:03 AM
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Jessie Cochran
Counts Real Estate Group, Inc. - Panama City, FL
Panama City Realty Group

Looks like canned pics to me - the kind you can buy from the photo sites

Aug 13, 2016 09:43 AM
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA

Inna Ivchenko It helps, but distraction to buyers. Good question.

Aug 13, 2016 09:03 AM
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Silvia Dukes PA, Broker Associate, CRS, CIPS, SRES
Tropic Shores Realty - Ich spreche Deutsch! - Spring Hill, FL
Florida Waterfront and Country Club Living

I think they would be great for a flyer or a brochure to invoke a sense of living in the space.  Like others have said, the MLS typically doesn't allow too many photos so these would just take up valueable space that could be used to show off some other feature of the home. 

Aug 13, 2016 08:52 AM
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Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

Is that stuff included in the sale? 

Aug 13, 2016 07:50 AM
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Harry F. D'Elia III
WEDO Real Estate and Beyond, LLC - Phoenix, AZ
Investor , Mentor, GRI, Radio, CIPS, REOs, ABR

There is always a purpose for great pics

Aug 13, 2016 12:54 AM
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
REALTOR®, Broker

The sell the fact they should stick to real estate and leave photography to the professionals.

Aug 12, 2016 10:38 PM
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Raymond E. Camp
Ontario, NY

I do like the background of the second one and maybe they stay with the home!

Aug 12, 2016 09:48 PM
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Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

Thomas J. Nelson, Realtor nailed this one!

Aug 12, 2016 09:45 PM