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11 Outrageous Real Estate Listing Photo Fails

Written by Jessica Schweppe | Jun 27, 2015 3:00:00 PM

Listing photos are such an important tool for effectively marketing a property, but there are many agents who simply miss the mark when it comes to providing quality images. In fact, based on what I'm seeing in these photos - it seems that some of them don't even know that there IS a mark. Here are a few of the most fail-tastic real estate listing photos floating around the web. (Disclaimer: if one of these photos belongs to you, please consider this constructive criticism and use it as a learning opportunity).

11 Outrageous Real Estate Listing Photo Fails:

  1. Someone got creative with Microsoft Paint and hoped no one would notice...

     
    Source: Imgur


  2. Good attempt... but I still see you:


    Source: luxurylivingftlauderdale.com

  3. Someone got just a little carried away with the fish eye lense setting...


    Source: hookedonhouses.net

  4. I think there might be a kitchen in there somewhere...


    Source: Active Rain

  5. Highlighting the minimal natural light perhaps?


    Source: janehaas.com

  6. Really? Now that's just lazy... (literally).



  7. You know it's bad when even the date stamp is blurry!


    Source: host.madison.com

  8. Is the creepy doll included? If not, I'm not interested...


    Source: jacksonvilleenchomes.blogspot.com

  9. Perhaps they were going for an artsy, perspective shot...?


    Source: @BadListingPhotos on Twitter

  10. This one isn't the photographer's fault, but it is making me dizzy...


    Source: terriblerealestateagentphotos.com

  11. Yes, we call this room the bathen.


    Source: terriblerealestateagentphotos.com

Hope you got a good laugh!

On a serious note... do you need more seller leads?