Now, can someone give me another argument on why I need more photos vs. my rationale of 'less is more' ? --68.63.xxx.xxx

( But as always, your own way) --184.53.x.xxx

Photo's give you the opportunity to show the best (controlled) views of the house while you have a potential buyers initial interest. Look at it as the bait on the hook, if the hook is sparse then the fish will simply move on to the next until they bite. You have to get them in the front door to take the next step. --50.26.xx.xxx

So, that is where I am coming from. I realize I may be old school, but lets be real here, who would want to see 100 photos posted online taken of a house in Class C hood? I mean I could do a series of close-up photos of the new elongated toilet (toilet lid opened and closed),...but who wants to see this? --68.63.xxx.xxx

I agree with you Roy,the pictures cant sell the house,all the pictures can do is get enough interest to get them to want to see the house itself. If they cant be bothered to come see the place with a handful of pictures they really arent all that motivated to buy the place anyway --72.231.xxx.xxx

I don't want to waste time making an appointment to see a house that is not going to need my needs. I suspect most people are the same, especially class C. Yes, 100 photos are probably too much, but do you show all the interesting things in the room, ceiling beams, hardwood floor, bright windows, Kitchen and Baths are big sellers so all the good angles there. Now if there are not good angles, don't show them! I can never understand why Real Estate listings show me furniture, like the bed in the bedroom and not the closet doors, windows etc. I really don't care that there is even a bed there, and don't want to see the owners bed! Outside photos of the yard too. Like others said, you need enough to hook them to come see more, but not bore them either. --108.4.xxx.xx

Here's the why: if you don't show the second bathroom, I either expect that it's ugly or don't realize that there IS a second bathroom. No, don't show every room from every angle. But DO show me where I'd put the fridge, and that there's a fence at the back of the postage-stamp yard so I don't see the oil tanks on the other side. Show the good stuff, and show what's there so I don't have to read the description. --204.210.xxx.xxx

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Minimum: Full kitchen. Not every corner, no, but a full on picture of the kitchen. Living room, enough angles to get an idea of size. Bedrooms are often hard to take, but at least one shot of each. Ditto bathrooms. And please make sure the toilet lid and shower curtain are CLOSED ;) Laundry room to indicate there is one. --50.82.xxx.xx

BTW, bring that place to Oregon and I'll give you $200k over your asking price...as-is! --24.20.xxx.xxx

We as landlord/investors do not fall in love with a house. HOWEVER when buyers are looking at a home emotions play a major role in buying a home. --99.56.xx.xx

As far as my kitchen is concerned, adding more base cabinets or kitchen appliances, would have made the kitchen "look small' in any photo. This kitchen measures 9 x 12 feet which is not small but with base cabinets and/or anything else added, would hurt the visual appeal in a 2-dimensional photo. If a wide angled lens could be manufactured to match what our eyes actually 'see' (180 degrees - in 3 D,...that would solve the problem here, however, that lens does not exist and never will. --68.63.xxx.xxx

Roy, I am with you. Just enough to peak their interest. Keep it simple. --166.137.xx.xx

Many years ago, it was common to see entire foundation built houses loaded on over-sized flat-bed trailers and moved across town or to another city. They always had a police escort too. --68.63.xxx.xxx

Do more pictures bump up your ad ? --99.203.xx.xxx

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So I provide photo's for everyone's needs. I did an experiment when listing a home. The results, over 50 couples showing up at the first open house. The diversified picture array was a success. --47.156.xx.xx

When my Zillow Ad goes live (it has more photos too), I hope to get calls from some women who are more interested in the house than just the cost of it. And at $64,900,..your monthly payment would be $200.00 less than the monthly rent. --68.63.xxx.xxx

Roy,you cant just tell them to grab a flyer and call you back,you need to start asking qualifying questions,where do you work? how long on the job? how much do you make? qualify a buyer just like a tenant.Do you not want to sell the house to a male?When they ask the price respond with the monthly payment,they will then say oh that is less than I pay in rent,ask if they have been pre qualified,they will say no,then ask if they would like your mortgage broker to call them to see if they can get a mortgage? give them the combo to see the inside if the basics sound good like income and down payment needed. --72.231.xxx.xxx

Sigh. Around here, for that price, you'd only get the little house in the front. --71.175.xxx.xxx

I will admit that selling a house FSBO will be a 'learning experience' for me. I need to drop all of my pre-conceived notions about people who may or may not be interested in this house. --68.63.xxx.xxx

Go to your local bank or credit union and talk to the loan officer. Have him or her do a cost sheet of closing costs on the house and the money down and the monthly payments; and the income needed to purchase this house include this paper work in your flyer. Also consider having an appraisal done by the appraiser for the bank or credit union as well. This will cost you a small fee however you will have your appraisal for the low ball offer that will help to counter low ball offers. --99.56.xx.xx

Today, I took more photos of this property. I now have photos of the inside of the man-cave and the 2nd bathroom. --68.63.xxx.xxx

Roy,your preferred buyer who will live in this house is not capable of giving you a written offer,you will have to write the contract.They wont make an offer,if you do it properly you will simply get a yes I want it and you walk them through the process by assuming full sale price and writing it up yourself.You are selling the monthly payment not the sales price. --72.231.xxx.xxx

Roy, get your real estate contracts inside of your briefcase ASAP. You are wasting time and prospective buyers if show up without your bullets. --72.172.xxx.xx

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Tom,it needs to be in writing fr the loan officer and attorneys,a written and signed agreement isn't worth the paper it is written on either,sad but true,more so with low income people who simply don't value or understand a legal agreement. --72.231.xxx.xxx

Now, is there any reason I can't do the same with me being the SELLER now? RE transactions between buyer and seller do not have to be complicated. I have proven that too many times. --68.63.xxx.xxx

Roy,keep it as simple as you can.You will have the federal requirement for a lead form for a sale and anything required by your state.I use my local MLS purchase contract so that the attorney for the other side is used to it and comfortable with it and doesn't think that I am up to something and scrutinize it looking for a problem that doesn't exist. --72.231.xxx.xxx

Did you get your paperwork ready? Any showings? Emails? Whats the interest like? Update! --99.203.xx.xxx