What Is It With San Diego Listings That Have One Picture or None At All?

This was this the only image of the home available? Really?

Have you ever seen a San Diego listing with only one picture?

As a realtor I unfortunately see this quite often and I wonder why this is.

 Home buyers like to see as many photos of a property they’re considering buying and it’s unfortunate that some Realtors don’t provide more than one.

The argument that realtors are in the business of selling homes doesn’t hold water either because an agent can have someone who is in the business of taking photos go out to their listing and take care of that for them.

Prices for this service vary in expense but if need be, pay a friend to go out and take picures with their camera if the expense of sending a professional photographer is too high or isn’t cost effective for the particular listing.

Having only one picture is a disservice to any client and has detrimental effects on several levels. A client deserves the highest and best level of service, representation and fudiciary duty from their real estate agent and if an agent can’t do this, then I would petition them to withdraw from the industry which already has a stigma for unethical and illegal business practices.

Another example of having one photo is that it implies that the home is in such bad condition and/or disarray that taking pictures isn’t possible.

I can honestly say that most of the listings I’ve visited that fall into the topic of this post truly are in bad shape. Now if the agent is simply indolent and the home is in good to superior condition, why wouldn’t he or she want to display this?

I consider this to be such a disappointment from fellow members of my industry and makes me want to become more involved in bringing positive change to real estate.

The later part of the title of this post is incomprehensible to me. It’s not possible to take at the very least one picture of a client’s home? Really?

‘This is truly unforgivable of an agent and I would encourage any clients that have this type of experience to stand up and demand better from their agent. And if the transaction has closed already, then send that agent feedback on what a poor level of service they provided and to think twice about referring them to anyone else.

If clients, along with fellow agents, don’t speak up we simply allow substandard agents to continue their slothful ways.

In closing, the Multiple Listing System (MLS) gives the opporunity to place up to 25 images of any listing and I would venture to say that most companies, like Prudential California Realty who I work for, encourage their agent to take advantage of this feature and showcase any home an agent represents.

Let’s all do a better job, what do you say?