When you list a house, make sure your photos don't include....
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Anonymous
OK, I'll start the list and others can chime in! 
1. A book on top of the toilet tank. Nobody wants to think of you sitting there taking a leisurely dump. 2. A can of air freshener on top of the toilet tank. See above. 3. The remnants of a roll of toilet paper sitting on top of a fresh roll of toilet paper on the tp holder. See above. 4. Your own image partly visible in a mirror as you take the picture. |
Anonymous
| Your dog. |
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| Family photos. |
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Food, such as orange juice carton or cereal box, on the countertops of the kitchen.
Unmade beds, or the more typical hastily made comforter thrown up over the pillows of the bed. |
Anonymous
| Pet evidence like dog bowls |
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No date stamp.
Dark rooms. Houses covered in snow. |
Anonymous
| outlines of dead bodies. drug stash. bullet holes. |
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Your kids
A car in the driveway |
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We just bought a terrific house (out of state) that was on the market way longer than it should have been (as in, it should have sold within a week like all the other houses in that market). Reasons we got it/it didn't sell (per our agent and per our analysis) include:
antlers/deer heads on a wall in every room bear rug fish tanks or turtle tanks in every room a coop of baby chicks in one room - this wasn't visible in the photos, though (I'm pretty sure this was an Easter-time project.....) VERY dark walls and dark shots failure to use a wide-angle lens for photos FWIW, we realized later that the owner had used his sister as his agent and she probably wasn't able or decided not to use some of the more sophisticated lighting. We bought the house the day after the owners moved out. We're convinced that if we'd not done so, it would have gone in a heartbeat because they would have re-shot it without the antlers and shown it without all the animals...... |
Anonymous
| Remember the DCUM thread a little while ago with the house photos that featured a smiling young woman in many of the rooms? |
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| I hope she conveyed |
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| your vibrator |
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| Any winter scene, especially dead trees. After this winter, I don't want to see the endless winter look. I want to envision myself in a warm, flowery home. |
Anonymous
LOL , I saw this recently. It was laying on the side of the tub. I had to look twice to make sure, but yep it was a vibrator. |
Anonymous
| Feminine hygiene products. |