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Once again I question what agents may be thinking when they photograph their marketing photos of homes they have listed.  Here are 3 prime examples that make you go “huh?”  I’ll call both photos

“PICTURE YOURSELF HERE!”  or  “A HOME WITH THAT COZY LIVED IN LOOK!”

Actual photos from the MLS

Ditto with this next photo…

And this one too…

Come on fellow Real Estate Professionals… Do you really SEE what you’re photographing???

For more Information visit Chandler Arizona Real Estate.  This information was provided by Amy Jones, a multi-million dollar top producing Realtor with RE/MAX Elite.

Amy specializes in residential, vacation homes & cabins, as well as retirement communities in the communities of Ahwatukee, Chandler, Fountain Hills, Gilbert, Maricopa, Mesa, Paradise Valley, Queen Creek, Scottsdale, Sun Lakes, Tempe and the White Mountains communities of Pinetop/Lakes & Show Low. 

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I will be out of the country on a long awaited 2 week transcontinental cruise with my hubby.  We’ll be visiting Bermuda, Ireland, France & England in an environment that is phone and computer free (a much needed break to my 15 hour workdays!)!

So…no Blogging until I return.

In the meantime, I leave you with the Ugly Home Marketing Photo of the Day.  I call this one shadow-puppets…OR “Looking for the body?”

Hmmm…looks like an elephant smelling a monkey on his head. 
Or…is it a man trying to remember where he buried the dog?
Either way…Don’t think I’ll put it on the short list for my buyers.

There has been a flurry of buyer activity over the last 4 weeks.  I personally have sold 15 homes in the last 3 weeks.  4 of those sales were listings.  Of those 4 listing sales, 3 went under contract in less than a week on the market.

What does this mean?  Well, no crystal ball here, but I think things are definitely looking up.  Yes, there is still an overabundance of available homes on the market in the Phoenix Metro area, however, many of those are short sales and bank owned properties in need of repair.  So, sellers…if you have a home to sell and price it well.  It will sell.

 Now for today’s UGLY Home Marketing Photo……………..

Ugly garage seeking new owner…Well, NOW I want to buy this home.

For more Information visit Chandler Arizona Real Estate.  This information was provided by Amy Jones, a multi-million dollar top producing Realtor with RE/MAX Elite. Amy specializes in residential, vacation homes & cabins, as well as retirement communities in the communities of Ahwatukee, Chandler, Fountain Hills, Gilbert, Maricopa, Mesa, Paradise Valley, Queen Creek, Scottsdale, Sun Lakes, Tempe and the White Mountainscommunities of Pinetop/Lakeside & Show Low.  Search the Arizona MLS.

So you’re trying to sell your home.  Have you asked your agent to send you a copy of the listing of your home as it appears on the MLS in your area?  I really wonder if sellers know how their is being marketed.  Based on some of the photos on MLS, I’m thinking ‘NOT’.

Here’s todays winner in the “stupid home marketing photo” category.  Actual photo  from the MLS.

Does this photo say “Buy this house?”  or.. “be sure to wipe and put the lid down”?  I’m glad they flushed.

I recently read a question from a seller on one of the popular real estate internet bulletin boards.  This seller was lamenting the fact that her home had been on the market for almost 6 months with only a few showings.  She was asking how she could find a good Realtor to sell her home. 

When I pulled up her listing on the MLS it was pretty obvious that one of her biggest problems was the horrible picture of her home.  It was dark and uninviting and certainly wasn’t calling out to me to sell it, let alone to a buyer to buy it.  

In today’s market with 56,560 homes on the Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service (last count), you had better hope your home leaps off the page and says “BUY ME” as buyers flip through 100’s of homes in every single price range.

Great photos are probably the first thing a buyer notices…pricing is the next.  I will tell you a beautifully photographed overpriced home is likely to have more showings than a poorly photographed “deal”. 

When you’re looking for a Realtor to market your home in today’s market, the first place you should start is the internet.  Who comes up on the first 3 pages when you do a search for “your city name” homes for sale?  Or “your city name” real estate.  Now I’m not talking about those listings that are paid for at the top of the page…anybody can pay to have their name on a page.  What you are looking for is an agent who is high on the search pages naturally due to the content of their website. 

Why is this important? Over 80% of buyers are starting their home searches on the internet and that number is growing everyday.  If you don’t have an agent who is internet saavy, who is going to post your listing all over the web…well, you’re getting left in the dust.  The good ol’ days of open houses and newspaper ads are gone.  The internet is where it’s happenin’!

Now, start clicking on the webpages of the agents at the top of the search engine rankings.  Do you like their marketing style?  Look at their listings.  Do the photos of their listings make you want to see those homes?  If not…move on.

Here’s a few examples of how NOT to sell a house.  This home that was listed but did not sell.  Why?  Could be several reasons, but the first most obvious is the photo used to market the home.  Check this out…

I listed this same house and took the photo below

Which house would you buy? Exact same house just better photography.

Here’s another.  Would you want to run out and buy this house…..?

or this house….?

Exact same house…just better photography.

Now…drum roll please….. 

The Winner of this week’s Ugly Photo contest is………….. 

 
Why would anyone think this would be a good marketing photo? I’m thinking the big box with “no photo available” would have had better success in drawing a buyer.

Stay Tuned…Tomorrow’s Stupid Photo of the Week is another winner!

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For more Information visit Chandler Arizona Real Estate.  This information was provided by Amy Jones, a multi-million dollar top producing Realtor with RE/MAX Elite. Amy specializes in residential, vacation homes & cabins, as well as retirement communities in the communities of Ahwatukee, Chandler, Fountain Hills, Gilbert, Maricopa, Mesa, Paradise Valley, Queen Creek, Scottsdale, Sun Lakes, Tempe and the White Mountainscommunities of Pinetop/Lakes & Show Low.  Search the Arizona MLS.