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Re: Terrible real estate agent photographs

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Post by dreen »

junon wrote: post #9
mtmail wrote: post #2

Interview with the author https://www.digitalesbild.gwi.uni-muenchen.de/inexplicably-b... "KP: Is it important for you that the photos actually originate from real estate marketplaces? If so, how do you verify their origin? AD: Yes, that’s actually really important, otherwise the blog is just unverifiable user-generated content. If an image is submitted without a link, or no agent’s logo on the image, or I can’t find…

This is incredible given some of the listings. The fact one of the pictures is the house on literal fire, coupled with this context, goes to show that some people really don't belong anywhere in marketing or sales.

And it got sold! I happen to remember this

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64389615

I suppose leading with a picture of it actually on fire is better than a post or pre fire photo.

Re: Terrible real estate agent photographs

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Post by afavour »

hospitalJail wrote: post #7

About 10 years ago, me and my wife took LSD on a vacation, and the sheer uselessness of a real estate agent appeared to us. What does a real estate agent do? They unlock doors. Who are real estate agents? We can all think of a few real estate agents, none of them are top performers. They are usually on their ~4th career before the age of 30. They are the type of person to wear a suit in public to pretend that it make…

Having been through buying a home I think I’ll push back on that a little: our agent knew what was a fair price, what we’d likely be able to push the sellers down to, advised us through the whole process.

Rental brokers on the other hand… now they’re absolutely useless and you can sometimes pay astronomical brokers fees just so they can sit between you and the landlord.

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Post by goolz »

WHYLEE1991 wrote: post #19
hospitalJail wrote: post #7

About 10 years ago, me and my wife took LSD on a vacation, and the sheer uselessness of a real estate agent appeared to us. What does a real estate agent do? They unlock doors. Who are real estate agents? We can all think of a few real estate agents, none of them are top performers. They are usually on their ~4th career before the age of 30. They are the type of person to wear a suit in public to pretend that it make…

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Yes, and even if you are a “top performer” doing gods work… that does not give you any right to belittle others. I wholeheartedly agree with this sentiment and would pay money to see us as a collective (me included) try our hand at something like real estate. I for one know I would fail, but that’s me.

Re: Terrible real estate agent photographs

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Post by [deleted] »

hospitalJail wrote: post #29
arkitaip wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, just hand the keys to someone's home to a complete stranger, what could possibly go wrong.

Eh, with security cameras for ~$20 per camera, you can buy a lot of security cameras for the 25k commission. Heck, you can buy over 1000 security cameras and still save money.

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Re: Terrible real estate agent photographs

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Post by alexpotato »

hospitalJail wrote: post #7

About 10 years ago, me and my wife took LSD on a vacation, and the sheer uselessness of a real estate agent appeared to us. What does a real estate agent do? They unlock doors. Who are real estate agents? We can all think of a few real estate agents, none of them are top performers. They are usually on their ~4th career before the age of 30. They are the type of person to wear a suit in public to pretend that it make…

Not exactly real estate agents for buying/selling but related:

I remember reading about the fact that, at the time, most apartments in NYC were "broker only" (aka you can only see and then rent an apartment if you are using a licensed real estate broker).

The more I thought about this, I started to see the benefits for both sides:

- for the landlord: the broker acts as a filter for people who are serious vs "looky loos" (actual quote from a real broker)

- for the tenant: the broker wants repeat business so they will, in theory, only deal with reputable landlords

- for the tenant part 2: if you are a busy, hard working individual, the broker acts as your "agent" (in the principal agent sense of the word) to save you time by going and finding apartments for you so that you can focus on your high paying job.

Re: Terrible real estate agent photographs

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Post by quaddo »

altacc wrote: post #4

Finally, somewhere to share my a list of dubious property listings! In Norway agents hire house stylists to make a house look good. Airbeds dressed up to look like somebody just got up, magazine pictures on the wall, etc... often to a farcical level in a rundown house. On a similar theme is Zillow Gone Wild https://twitter.com/zillowgonewild and McMansion Hell https://mcmansionhell.com/

In New Zealand, there's often the inexplicable closeup of a flower or art display. "Hey, check this out, I bet you couldn't live without this, eh?"

Keep working on those art house photos, Sandra. But maybe keep them out of the listings, hmm?

Re: Terrible real estate agent photographs

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Post by mike_hock »

It's one of those websites that have a shelf life of five minutes.

It's hilarious! I can't believe those are real pictures taken by real realtors! It wears off pretty quickly.

And as is typical for these websites, eventually they get under pressure to keep producing new content even when they don't have any actual bad realtor pics on hand, so they start reaching.

What do you expect them to do if the property is still inhabited by the current tenant/owner? The doors both say "Diana," so what?

Re: Terrible real estate agent photographs

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Post by eddieroger »

afavour wrote: post #32
hospitalJail wrote: post #7

About 10 years ago, me and my wife took LSD on a vacation, and the sheer uselessness of a real estate agent appeared to us. What does a real estate agent do? They unlock doors. Who are real estate agents? We can all think of a few real estate agents, none of them are top performers. They are usually on their ~4th career before the age of 30. They are the type of person to wear a suit in public to pretend that it make…

Having been through buying a home I think I’ll push back on that a little: our agent knew what was a fair price, what we’d likely be able to push the sellers down to, advised us through the whole process. Rental brokers on the other hand… now they’re absolutely useless and you can sometimes pay astronomical brokers fees just so they can sit between you and the landlord.

I had a similar experienced, though I'm biased by being related to an agent, but having worked with good ones and bad ones, there can be a difference. Bad agents are glorified door unlockers and sign placers, but good ones have experience marketing, know the market well enough to make recommendations, help with staging and making a property attractive, and advocating for their client during sales. If the game was different, maybe they'd be redundant, but a good agent is a real ally and can move a house quickly.
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