Comments on: Buyers! Don’t Skip Photoless Listings. Save $15,000

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Sat, 25 Jun 2011 02:04:09 +0000

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By: Jaye Panama

Jaye Panama — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:29:39 +0000

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By: FranklyRealty.com Trust Me I’m A REALTOR » Buyer Agent Photo Albums. Save hours.

Sun, 31 May 2009 04:33:38 +0000

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Sun, 31 May 2009 04:32:01 +0000

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By: FRANK LL0SA Va Broker- BLOG.FranklyRealty.com

FRANK LL0SA Va Broker- BLOG.FranklyRealty.com — Fri, 09 May 2008 19:06:00 +0000

Hey Pam,
First of all, you should try http://www.FranklyMLS.com since the goal with that site is for buyer agents to add MORE photos to listings.

But if you get mad at these listings, and you only buy well marketed listings… then you will pay more.

WHat you need is a good buyer agent that will go out and take 40-100 photos of the homes you like (have them add it to the site)

We have had people buy without stepping foot in the home. Let me know if you are not getting this level of service. I will find you somebody that will.

Frank

By: pam

pam — Fri, 09 May 2008 15:31:00 +0000

We are a military family living in California getting ready to move to Virginia. Our ability to fly across the country is severely limited. We like lots of pictures. I admit to wondering what is wrong with the homes if there’s only one photo. Additionally if you only have the time to post one photo what makes you think I have the time to look at it?

By: Edward W. Lui

Edward W. Lui — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:35:00 +0000

Frank, I ran the numbers for my market (greater Austin) in Georgetown and here are my findings:

http://www.georgetowncustomhomes.com/blog/how-many-pictures-does-it-take-to-sell-a-home-in-georgetown-texas/

I think one possible explanation is that some agents might stick one photo on the MLS because it’s a “hot” listing and then it sells before they add the rest of the photos. That’s maybe why the average days on market is actually less for these listings with fewer photos.

Thanks for the mental “exercise” I’m always interested in running the numbers and comparing markets especially since I’ll be moving to the Maryland/Virginia area in a few years. Keep up the great blog!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:14:00 +0000

Great analysis – we picked it up on the Estately blog – http://blog.estately.com/

By: Maureen Henry - Rockland Home Staging

Maureen Henry - Rockland Home Staging — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 17:05:00 +0000

Thanks for the reply Frank. I thought maybe it was some kind of information that you could access. I think you are right about a lot of the credit going to the agent also. Chances are if they are posting more photos they are willing to try harder with everything. It really is about getting the right people working for you.