Too Much Information — Realtor’s Version
Living Rm: 13.4′ x 26′
Dining Rm: 9.2′ x 13′
Family Room: 16.7′ x 29.8′
Kitchen: 9.5′ x 16′
Bedroom #1: 14′ x 19.1′
Bedroom #2: 22′ x 14.6′
Bedroom #3: 8.1′ x12′
Bedroom #4: 12′ x14.4′
–Excerpt, MLS Listing
What’s the corollary to “The Too-Precise Price?”
The too-precise room measurement(s).
In this case, I highly doubt that prospective Buyers really need to know room measurements to the inch.
So, why is the listing agent providing it?
Search me.
Perhaps it’s because they think hyper-specificity connotes precision — or honesty.
Or maybe it’s because they used to “take liberties,” got called on the carpet for it, and are now erring to the other extreme.
To me — and I’m confident, most Buyers . . . it’s just cluttery and distracting.
P.S.: So, is it 14′ x10′ or 10′ x 14′? The convention, at least, is the former (“best foot forward,” as they say).
