Ugly House Photos

We recommend putting away family photos when selling.

Visually distracting.

Too personal.

Detracts from the kitchen.

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Covered patios are a must-have feature in the Phoenix area.  It’s always sunny and it gets hot.  During eight months of nice weather, a patio can be considered an extra room of the house.  Home staging of patios can be just as important as any room inside.

Why disappoint buyers?

Missed opportunity.

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Is this bathroom ready for buyers?  If you were the seller, would you change anything?

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Uh, we can see the boxes under the pool table.  Nice try.

Mesa, Arizona short sale.  Go figure.  Listed December 2011.  Went under contract 11 months later in November 2012.  And finally sold 6 months later in May 2013.

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We see you in the mirror.  We know you’re making an effort to get the house ready to sell.  But the dog looks embarrassed.  Perhaps we should wait until you are completely ready before we take the real estate photos?

There’s still some work to be done in the kitchen.

The family room is no where ready.  We can’t possibly publish these photos for potential buyers, can we?  Oh, you did?  Oops.

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Shelf paper applied to cabinet doors.  Too much?

How do you remove it?  Can you paint over it?

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How do you convince someone to make their bed when selling?

Making a bed doesn’t require that much time or energy.

And to tidy up the bedroom before selling?

First impressions matter when selling.

Buyers eliminate homes to see based on photos.  [Olean, New York]

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Don’t be shy.  Please come over and visit my house.

My wife made those pouf valance curtains.

Excuse the clutter on the counter.  My wife’s been busy trying to buy more horses on eBay.

May I offer you a drink?

We’re huge Arizona Cardinals football fans.

Do you like our trees and landscaping?

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Before Kitchen.  Mesa, Arizona home.  Sold like this as a short sale for $67,500.

After Kitchen.  They kept the cabinets.  The remodeled house sold for $131,000.

After Kitchen.

After Kitchen.

Before Family Room Fireplace.

After Family Room Fireplace.

Before Bedroom 1.

After Bedroom 1.

Before Bedroom 2.

After Bedroom 2.

Before Bedroom 3.

After Bedroom 3.

Before Bathroom.  With dirty towel.  Gross.

After Bathroom.  Nothing fancy or extra expensive with this renovation, but the impact was strong enough for a buyer to pay double what it was before.

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Lots of random items, dirty carpet, and loose cabinet knob in a Frenchtown, New Jersey family room.  Could have been a really cozy looking fireplace setting with proper home staging.  Missed opportunity.

Another hidden fireplace due to visual distractions.  [Phoenix]

And another Phoenix family room that does not highlight the fireplace.

Lots of baseball caps and other junk in a Tempe, Arizona family room.

A little bit of everything in this Sun City, Arizona family room.

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