Removing photos of home from real estate sites

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you don't understand why it is a security concern to have your pictures on these website, you are either very stupid or very ignorant (most likely a liberal too, which means you are basically both).
Let me enlighten you on something. A professional can put together a complete layout of your house in minutes by looking at the pictures (of course, provided they show enough information, which they do most of the time). Then, another professional can rob your house also within minutes, before your stupid little security system can do any good whatsoever. That's why people don't want the WHOLE WORLD to know the layout of their house. But continue drinking your reactive Kool-Aid instead of being proactive. Ostriches like you deserve whatever may happen as a result of your worthless ignorance.

Um, I can guess the layout of most homes on the planet...it's not rocket science. I could walk through your neighbor's open house next weekend and know the layout of all similar homes in the neighborhood.

So???

What edge does that give a potential thief?

Do the photos show where your alarm is? Where the main strip is? Do I know where your safe is? Where you hide your jewels and cash? Noting that the furnishings in the photos online are of the seller's things, not the new owner.

Security tip: a messy home without valuables is a big deterrent.

[Anonymous]

Not to mention most real estate assessment sites either have pics of the exterior and/or building sketches which would allow many people to figure out the layout.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you don't understand why it is a security concern to have your pictures on these website, you are either very stupid or very ignorant (most likely a liberal too, which means you are basically both).
Let me enlighten you on something. A professional can put together a complete layout of your house in minutes by looking at the pictures (of course, provided they show enough information, which they do most of the time). Then, another professional can rob your house also within minutes, before your stupid little security system can do any good whatsoever. That's why people don't want the WHOLE WORLD to know the layout of their house. But continue drinking your reactive Kool-Aid instead of being proactive. Ostriches like you deserve whatever may happen as a result of your worthless ignorance.

Whoa. Take your meds.

[Anonymous]

I'm a victim of stalking and I can tell you we have spent a great deal of time and effort trying to block/erase our home photos and personal information everywhere on line. To answer your question - it's all about privacy and security.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a victim of stalking and I can tell you we have spent a great deal of time and effort trying to block/erase our home photos and personal information everywhere on line. To answer your question - it's all about privacy and security.

All home photos? How do you erase google map views or aerial views?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you don't understand why it is a security concern to have your pictures on these website, you are either very stupid or very ignorant (most likely a liberal too, which means you are basically both).
Let me enlighten you on something. A professional can put together a complete layout of your house in minutes by looking at the pictures (of course, provided they show enough information, which they do most of the time). Then, another professional can rob your house also within minutes, before your stupid little security system can do any good whatsoever. That's why people don't want the WHOLE WORLD to know the layout of their house. But continue drinking your reactive Kool-Aid instead of being proactive. Ostriches like you deserve whatever may happen as a result of your worthless ignorance.

Let me enlighten you. Most people who break into houses are not professionals. They are people who want to grab easy small items or your car. They can figure out pretty easily where your stuff is located. If your house deserves the attention of a true professional, you should have a more elaborate security system to protect your home. I agree that photos should be taken down, but doing so does not lessen your chances of a burglary

[Anonymous]

All your nosy co-workers, former and current neighbors, nosy distant family members, and random soccer parents have already scrutinized all the photos and discussed them, and there's nothing you can do about it.

[Anonymous]

You'll have to quickly renovate and have them all over, or they'll think you have a shitty kitchen forever!!

[Anonymous]

As a PP noted, Redfin and Zillow will generally take down within 24 hours - you might need to formally register with their sites and "claim" your home to do so. Keep elevating with the listing agent's brokerage until you get a response; our photos were off the MLS within a week.

[Anonymous]

I like having the photos up so that acquaintances/coworkers who google my address can see that I have a bitchin' house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a victim of stalking and I can tell you we have spent a great deal of time and effort trying to block/erase our home photos and personal information everywhere on line. To answer your question - it's all about privacy and security.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All your nosy co-workers, former and current neighbors, nosy distant family members, and random soccer parents have already scrutinized all the photos and discussed them, and there's nothing you can do about it.

As if we care what they think??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I like having the photos up so that acquaintances/coworkers who google my address can see that I have a bitchin' house.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would anyone care about this? HOme security?

I'd like to know this too. What's the big deal?

Because you may not want potential buyers to know which improvements you made vs. ones that were already there. For example, I looked back to photos from when our previous owners bought the house, and we could see that they didn't actually make the improvements to the house that they claimed they made (e.g. the bathrooms had already been renovated, the kitchen cabinets had already been painted, etc…). This allowed us to put in a lower offer b/c they really put $0 into the house although they claimed they put in like $30K.

[Anonymous]

Your home layout is public record -- when it was built, the layout was included in teh application for the construction permit.