i wouldn’t be surprised if most of the photos are from FSBO (for sale by owner) listings
Terrible real estate agent photographs
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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.
Of course it got sold. The seller was completely honest about the condition of the property.
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The reply was a bit harsh, but let's not act like the real estate industry isn't riddled with skeezy practices. 1) Home inspections that aren't really "inspections" and are just there to grease the skids 2) Buyer's agents don't have a fiduciary duty to protect the buyers. 3) Pricing "knowledge" that is typically public info, just locked behind access restrictions 4) predatory lending practices It's a very incestuous…
>Home inspections that aren't really "inspections" and are just there to grease the skids
I hear this a lot on here and I wonder what state people are in or if the laws are somehow different elsewhere. In the states where I do business, there are state mandated checklists of systems and inspectors could be held liable if they don’t show reasonable care and professionalism in gathering the data for their report. The inspectors I use pride themselves on the adoption of technology (drones for checking out roofs, thermal imaging for heat loss and insulation, etc) and often take the better part of a day on even small houses. So, I dunno man - I hear this stuff about inspectors a lot, but it doesn’t jive with what I expect the ones I refer to people to actually do.
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#144Earlier quoted context omitted.
Totally agree on the inspection. They're next to useless - a friend bought a home a few years ago, super-weird water heater/HVAC system (co-mingled, WTF), never mentioned by the inspector. When it broke a year later, it was a VERY expensive fix, and I think they might have recovered a few hundred $$ from the inspector (on a many thousands repair). An agent is only getting 5-6% of the home value (assuming no split wit…
If their inspector sucks that's on your friend. We searched and vetted and found our own inspector. On Yelp of all places, one of the least trustworthy websites. It took us less than a day to find someone good. And he found absolutely every single imaginable problem even down to the most hysterically unimportant detail. Like the tension on one of the kitchen/garage door hinges being slightly higher than the bottom do…
The problem isn't whether they find a problem. Even the best inspector will miss things occasionally. The problem is they have zero legal liability for that miss. The buyer is making the biggest purchase of their life on a report that cost ~$1000 and has no legal backing (beyond maybe recovering the ~$1000 inspection fee).
And then you have home insurance which isn't a whole lot better. They might fix the problem or they might manage to declare is pre-existing and deny coverage, but even if they do fix it, it'll be the lowest bidder installing the cheapest parts possible.
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#145We just had pictures taken of our house to prepare for renting it. I live in fear of being put on this website.
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#146Earlier quoted context omitted.
I mean to say that among Realtors he was pretty elite, whatever that means. Put another way, he dealt in million dollar listings, not just average family homes.
If you were getting any significant number of million $ homes, why would he keep the day job? Real estate transaction fees are pretty high.
Government pension, avoiding traffic tickets among other benefits, I'm sure.
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#147Earlier quoted context omitted.
The reply was a bit harsh, but let's not act like the real estate industry isn't riddled with skeezy practices. 1) Home inspections that aren't really "inspections" and are just there to grease the skids 2) Buyer's agents don't have a fiduciary duty to protect the buyers. 3) Pricing "knowledge" that is typically public info, just locked behind access restrictions 4) predatory lending practices It's a very incestuous…
Totally agree on the inspection. They're next to useless - a friend bought a home a few years ago, super-weird water heater/HVAC system (co-mingled, WTF), never mentioned by the inspector. When it broke a year later, it was a VERY expensive fix, and I think they might have recovered a few hundred $$ from the inspector (on a many thousands repair). An agent is only getting 5-6% of the home value (assuming no split wit…
>And a big chunk of that goes to the brokerage.
Thank you for this - the public should redirect a lot of their anger away from the agents and toward their brokerages. Likewise - please don’t use Zillow, Redfin, etc to contact an agent. Call the agent directly, as these online sites take a big pile of money out of the agents pocket as well.
I want to believe changes are coming in real estate, as the long standing brokerage model exploits agents and confuses the public.
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#148Real estate agents can only do so much. While some of the photographs are truly terrible, in other cases it's the subject matter that is unsalvageable.
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#149Earlier quoted context omitted.
A youtube video from the buyer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbbwv-ZbXDk
I don’t know what compels people to live in these McMansions. Perceived status? Second vacation home? Fuck you money? American lifestyle is so wasteful. It’s disgusting. Climate change is impacting everyone and these rich assholes continue to waste resources on shit like this.
There is no near-term direct consequences for their choices. The feedback loop is too long. Not sure how to solve for that.
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#150If only all properties were pitched expertly by the vendor, like the “never ending property” [1]
With high end 70s chintz and cheese production values.
1. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kynbFDou6GI&feature=youtu.be&c...