I thought we all agreed
As I sit here, working on some training material, I am listening to my wife go through the ritual of scheduling showings. I’ve never been a fan of being a Selling Agent and typically stuck to strictly Listings. It’s coming back to me why – the poorly written and maintained listings just sit me off every time. Tonight the biggest issue in her stack of listings, is that there are very few with photos. The buyer’s desired price range yields a number of REO listings.
I made the mistake of mouthing off on Twitter about my desire to sit for a few minutes, with agents who have no photos in their listings…I may have mentioned a wiffle bat, too. I usually take for granted that many of us think similarly in RE.net. Not always, but often. I thought that we all agreed that you simply were not providing good service to a Seller, if you didn’t have a photo.
Several twits came across and said that their MLS requires at least one photo to enter the listing. Sadly, our MLS does not make such requriements.
One follower commented “is it possible the houses are so trashed that photos would be a disservice?”
I suppose that I had never had a listing that was so undesirable that I couldn’t find at least 10-15 good photos, none-the-less one. If I did, I must have listed it as land and put up a graphic of the survey, or something.
Now, I’m thinking…
Knowing what I know about consumer behavior and the overwhelming percentage of people who won’t even look at a listing without photos; is there ever a reason to not post photos? (not rhetorical, I’m really asking)
What say you?
