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Old 07-25-2014, 12:10 AM
 
Location: los angeles county
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Have you ever looked at a listing online and saw a few pictures like this......



..and decided "nah. pass." without giving the home a chance?
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Old 07-25-2014, 12:15 AM
 
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Yes, especially if the house has children included in the price.
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Old 07-25-2014, 12:16 AM
 
Location: Myrtle Beach
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I'm just starting to look, but if I can't get a good idea of the place from the photos I just write the property off.
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Old 07-25-2014, 12:38 AM
 
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A picture like that is good if you are selling a fixer .
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Old 07-25-2014, 06:02 AM
 
Location: Savannah GA/Lk Hopatcong NJ
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It would have to be really really awful for me to not at least look if in my price range and area
That picture is just a bad pic, most of these realtors do not take good photos..blurry, sun glare,
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Old 07-25-2014, 06:05 AM
 
Location: Mount Laurel
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I buyer fixer so having pictures is much better than no pictures.. I always care about location, history before what it looks like now.
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Old 07-25-2014, 06:48 AM
 
Location: Riverside Ca
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If it fits most or all of my criteria ill at least to look at it. A pic doesn't tell the whole story
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Old 07-25-2014, 06:56 AM
 
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Pictures like first one don't attract people for sure. I found myself in situations when I had no need to look for a house with bad pictures. It amazes me why someone even took and post picture like that... On the other hand I hate panoramic pictures and all houses I visited in person disappointed me because everything was much smaller in real life.

Generally I pay good attention when I go through pictures. I can see damaged walls, wet spots, dirty carpet, so I might cross this house from my list and not to bother looking at it in person if I am not looking for something that needs these types of repairs.
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Old 07-25-2014, 06:58 AM
 
Location: Denver CO
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It's a bad photo but you can still see that it seems to be a clean, well kept house that has a nice sliding glass door in the dining room. If it met my other criteria, I'd look.

Having said that, my house just went on the market today and I made sure to have decent photos. They aren't great - and that's despite being taken by a professional photographer, so there was a bit of a disappointment there. But they are certainly clear and in focus with no weird fisheye angles and convey a sense of what the home looks like.
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Old 07-25-2014, 10:10 AM
 
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If the house otherwise met my criteria, I would not be deterred by a bad photo.
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