Wait a Minute, I Thought it was "Buyer Beware"!

Every once in awhile, I'll come across a listing that makes me shake my head a little and I think "...is that the Realtor's best work?".

For example this listing below from a few years ago (single photo, trash cans/truck in the photo, and a very negative description for a very typical Old Towne house!):

Or would this be preferable:

Or how about this one from today (and yes, all of the photos in the listing are upside down, with the exception of one):

Of course sideways photos are fairly common as well, along with my favorite (I'll post the next one that I see) the shot out of the car window, with the car rear view mirror proudly in the frame -- the agent can't be bothered to even get out of the car!  In the photo below, the agent got out of their car, but then decided to use the car as a tripod (taking up about 1/4 of the shot!).

Here's a Beauty! Click to Enlarge.

The moral of the story is, when you list your house, ask your Realtor for a copy of the listing -- you may be unpleasantly surprised!