At first blush, the photo (below) looks suspect. The room looks impossibly large and the bed tiny, even though the home’s age (1938) suggests medium if not smallish bedroom sizes. Telltale Clue(s) In fact, all the upper level bedrooms are small. However . . . lo & behold, further down in the listing’s MLS stats there...Read More
That Dining Room (middle, center of photo above) sure looks far away. How far is it really? According to MLS, 17 feet (the length of the galley Kitchen). Which means that the wall of windows on the far side of the Dining Room is 31 feet away (17 feet plus the length of the Dining Room, 14...Read More
Going to Great Lengths (Literally) For an Exterior Home Shot Normally, I think it’s a mistake to skip an exterior shot of the front of the home. That’s because — however underwhelming the home’s curb appeal may be — prospective Buyers will assume it’s worse when there’s no photo. Every rule has its exception, though,...Read More
I’m a HUGE fan of aerial shots. And home sellers should be, too. They not only show off a larger home to full effect, but allow Buyers to see the (often stunning) physical setting. Kudos to the agent who spent the time (and money!) to get the great shot (above) of this $849,900 Plymouth home...Read More
Layout Problem . . . Solved! “One nerd is an island. Two are a club. Three are a clique.” –Ross Kaplan, based on observing my 12 year-old son and his friends. Non-Realtors would have no reason to know this, but photos on MLS are designed to lay out horizontally. So, if you input 17 horizontal...Read More
Guilt By Association When agents see a listing — on February 14, in Minnesota — with leafy trees and a bright, green lawn (like the one above), their knee-jerk response isn’t to say to themselves, “My, what gorgeous landscaping.” It’s to click on “History” on MLS to see how long the home’s been on the market —...Read More
