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Tired of serious buyers traipsing through your house after you put it on the market? Offering you that pesky money for your house? Here's a surefire way to ensure that no one at all expresses any interest in buying your home with tips seen in real online listings.
1. Firstly, don't clean your house. Preferably, don't clean anything for months before taking the pictures. Your pictures should highlight just what kind of dire need your house has for a good thorough washing. Make sure to include as many cobwebs in your pictures as possible. If you can't get your house good and dirty, try taking the pictures in poor light so that people can't really see the rooms clearly.
2. Next, leave all kinds of belongings out in the open, scattered around is best though stacks of things like old newspapers works well here as well. If you can, pile so much stuff in each room that you're taking a picture of that you can't really discern what the room is supposed to be used for. Showcase just how many pieces of furniture that you can get in each room. Don't restrict yourself to items that belong in that room either, the more random the better. Don't give anyone a hint as to what the room is actually used for by the contents.
3. Take only pictures that highlight areas that require repair, poorly designed elements, or if you don't have any of those, shots that show expanses of blank walls. Don't allow any of the interesting elements of your home to show at all. Only show the least intesting angles of your yard as well or that pile of garden debris or junk that you cleaned out of the garage you're going to take to the dump.
4. Whenever possible take your photos from odd angles or even with a fisheye lens. Photos taken from close to the ceiling will make all your rooms look like only a hobbit could live in them while shots taken from near the floor will make all your furniture seem to loom over you. Distortion is the name of the game here, don't be afraid to take shots down staircases to show just how treacherous they might really be, even if they aren't.
5. Make sure that when you have all your pictures, you write up your listing with misspelled words, using poor punctuation, and either no capitals or ALL capitals. Nothing says "I'm not a professional" like a lack of proof reading.
All joking aside, when you decide to put up your home for sale, you will want to make sure that the pictures show a clean home that is free from clutter. A buyer is likely to think that if a seller can't be bothered to clean and tidy their house for something as important as putting it on the market it is likely to have not been maintained well either. The text that accompanies your pictures should be clear and concise and proof-read for mistakes. For even better results, consult a professional real estate agent in your area for expert advice and tips on selling your home.
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