Zillow Advice: Pro-to-Pro - Listings without photos

I got a 90 on state and a ...

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 19:19:00 GMT

I got a 90 on state and a 92 on national. Does not make me a good or bad agent. Just makes me a studious one. There are people who squeak through then be great agents. Its what you learn when you are done. The school is a starter to ensure you know the laws. Just as 4.0 students are frequently socially challenged. I know people with 2.0 college gpa who will graduate and be very very successful. Its what you do with what you have and what effort you put forth.

I find it more helpful to let the client talk about the property. I know what I think, my job is to find you the right home. If you talk I know what you are looking for. If I talk you know what I am looking at.

"This is the kitchen and through there is the bathroom"
"Figure that out on your own, Einstein?"

I agree with Gary on everything ...

Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:26:00 GMT

I agree with Gary on everything except you need a 70% to pass the state exam which in school would be an average score or a "c" grade if you don't know what average is...and yes 70% is a passing grade..and yes any car salesmen can become a real estate agent if they can memorize..which they can...which really sucks. Sorry bad experience with car salesmen turned real estate agent! So Sad! It was like I was showing him the properties! I asked him if he was a car salesmen and sure enough I was right!

It's actually 70% for salesperson.....pulse ...

Tue, 04 Sep 2007 19:30:00 GMT

It's actually 70% for salesperson.....pulse is debateable, but 85% is a bit dramatic. I know a lot of very good agents in CA.

are you sure you need a ...

Tue, 04 Sep 2007 19:23:00 GMT

are you sure you need a pulse?

You forget that 85% of the ...

Tue, 04 Sep 2007 19:04:00 GMT

You forget that 85% of the real estate agents out there are lazy or complete idiots. Most deals that I do here in southern California require me to do both sides of the transaction in order to close it on time. In California all you need to do to get a license is have $65, a pulse, and pass an incredibly easy exam with a 60%. I dont know about you, but when I was in school, that was not a passing grade. Dont be suprised to see so many homes with no photos.

In our board, you can't upload ...

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 11:06:00 GMT

In our board, you can't upload pictures with the listings. You have to fax the listing to the board and they enter it.

However, if the pictures arent on within 48 hours- we are fined 50 bucks. The money goes to charity.

pictures should be "uploaded" ...

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 03:03:00 GMT

pictures should be "uploaded" at the same time as the listing...

there's no logical reason to allow listings to go out on public view (realtor.com, etc...) naked... that's a sad disservice to your sellers.

Our MLS in Florida will take ...

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 01:19:00 GMT

Our MLS in Florida will take the pictures for you, if you select "association loaded" in your listing. Unfortunately, sometimes it takes forever for them to get them on for you. If you select "broker loaded" they only give you a week to load the pictures, or fine you.

I'm looking at getting another ...

Sat, 01 Sep 2007 02:28:00 GMT

I'm looking at getting another property to use as a rental. I found a few houses in the same neighborhood and one of them doesn't even have a picture of it. Since I'm interested in that neighborhood, I ~might~ drive by it, but it would be nice to know what it looked like because some places don't have numbers in an easy to see spot. Otherwise, I don't even bother trying to find it. Like mentioned above, "not worth seeing".

For some more information ...

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 22:52:00 GMT

For some more information on real estate photography, I'd urge you to read some of Larry Lohrman's writing. He has extensive knowledge and has written three fantastic posts on GeekEstate Blog about RE photography - http://www.geekestateblog.com/?author=21

He also has his own blog at http://www.photographyforrealestate.net