Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #33

It stuns me how many real estate agents can not be bothered to take the time to develop a good presentation package for a house they are selling. Last time I checked, hiring a good photographer does not cost you a lot of money. Given the internet and digital cameras, I also do not understand why realtors do not make more pictures available.

I am also amazed at how few agents have good websites that let a buyer understand what the house is. A good website is not expensive, but meanwhile a lot or realtors are still putting money into advertising that no one I know ever looks at.

If you do a less than amazing job in marketing a house you are harming your word of mouth network of sales. The guy that was the agent for the house we bought is one I would never suggest anyone using because he certainly did little or nothing to sell the house. He made a lot of money for the low quality of the work he did.

I also find that most realtors do very little research into the history of a house so that they can answer buyers questions.

I believe the market is more than ready in the Victoria area for a realtor that understands how people under age 40 buy houses and provides them with the information they want.

As the market softens and sales numbers continue to drop, there is going to be a lot of marginal realtors chasing properties to sell and we will see many of them leave the profession.

Keep up the good work on the MLS pictures, maybe you should branch out into bad realtor websites……