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Still Alive and Kicking: An Update from Tim
642blog on Mon 30 Aug 2010 at 1:22 PM
Wow. It's been a long time since I've updated the blog. I've had a tremendously busy summer, both with work and in personal life. Most of my spare time lately has been dedicated to projects around the
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #770
642blog on Thu 05 Aug 2010 at 3:44 PM
August 5th, 2010 Wow, that's bad. Wonder what he or she is trying to hide? To be fair, some real estate boards have pretty strict rules about what can be displayed in a photo on the MLS®, and may have
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The District of Sooke Needs Your Opinion On Secondary Suites
642blog on Mon 26 Jul 2010 at 12:55 PM
As part of their review of the issue of secondary suites in single-family homes (also known as basement suites, in-law suites, rental suites, etc.), The District of Sooke is forming a Secondary Suites
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #769
642blog on Mon 26 Jul 2010 at 12:42 PM
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Wild Coast Cottages Port Renfrew, West of Sooke
642blog on Thu 22 Jul 2010 at 4:32 PM
Today, instead of our usual Sooke REALTOR® tour where we go around to the new listings in Sooke, we had a bus take us out to Port Renfrew for a tour of Three Point Properties' new Wild Coast Cottages
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #768
642blog on Thu 22 Jul 2010 at 3:48 PM
July 22nd, 2010 See all the usual suspects here. -Tim Ayres - Sooke Real Estate Professional Your comments are welcomed and encouraged! Just use the form or link below this post. You can bookmark this
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #767
642blog on Tue 13 Jul 2010 at 7:21 PM
July 13th, 2010 See all the usual suspects here. -Tim Ayres - Sooke Real Estate Professional Your comments are welcomed and encouraged! Just use the form or link below this post. You can bookmark this
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #766
642blog on Thu 08 Jul 2010 at 2:38 PM
July 8th, 2010 See all the usual suspects here. -Tim Ayres - Sooke Real Estate Professional Your comments are welcomed and encouraged! Just use the form or link below this post. You can bookmark this p
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #765
642blog on Mon 05 Jul 2010 at 12:33 PM
July 5th, 2010 Whoa. Dude. See all the usual suspects here. -Tim Ayres - Sooke Real Estate Professional Your comments are welcomed and encouraged! Just use the form or link below this post. You can boo
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Mariner's Village In Sooke To Include New Medical Centre
642blog on Wed 30 Jun 2010 at 9:28 AM
Sooke is quickly becoming one of the province's fastest growing communities. New neighbourhoods are under construction, new parks and trails being established, and new commercial developments are being
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #764
642blog on Wed 30 Jun 2010 at 8:55 AM
June 30th, 2010 See all the usual suspects here. -Tim Ayres - Sooke Real Estate Professional Your comments are welcomed and encouraged! Just use the form or link below this post. You can bookmark this
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #763
642blog on Tue 29 Jun 2010 at 8:18 AM
June 29th, 2010 Another victim of too much light coming towards the camera. Although this photo doesn't really capture much but the window anyway, it would have been better had the REALTOR® taken the
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #762
642blog on Fri 25 Jun 2010 at 8:36 AM
June 25th, 2010 Oh, hello there! See all the usual suspects here. -Tim Ayres - Sooke Real Estate Professional Your comments are welcomed and encouraged! Just use the form or link below this post. You c
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #761
642blog on Mon 21 Jun 2010 at 10:33 AM
June 21st, 2010 95% wall, 5% floor, 100% boring and useless to a buyer. See all the usual suspects here. -Tim Ayres - Sooke Real Estate Professional Your comments are welcomed and encouraged! Just use
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Test from mobile
642blog on Tue 15 Jun 2010 at 8:54 PM
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Upcoming Music Festivals In Sooke and Port Renfrew
642blog on Mon 14 Jun 2010 at 7:35 PM
Sooke River Bluegrass Festival and Tall Tree Music Festival
Back once again, the ever popular Sooke River Bluegrass festival goes this coming weekend, June 18-20 for three full days of music, camping,
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #760
642blog on Mon 14 Jun 2010 at 6:52 PM
June 14th, 2010
I've alway though that lights that get in the frame like this resemble UFOs. At best, they are distracting and should be avoided. This would have been an OK shot if not for the intrudi
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #759
642blog on Fri 11 Jun 2010 at 10:17 AM
June 11th, 2010
Um… wow.
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #758
642blog on Thu 10 Jun 2010 at 7:53 AM
June 10th, 2010
Looks like a cozy little place. But it also looks like the REALTOR® that shot this picture took it with his or her cell phone, at night, while falling over.
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #757
642blog on Wed 09 Jun 2010 at 11:17 AM
June 9th, 2010
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Led Zeppelin Tribute Act Whole Lotta Led In Lake Cowichan
642blog on Sat 05 Jun 2010 at 9:23 AM
Not exactly Sooke related, but if I was going to be in town next weekend I'd definitely make the drive up the Malahat to check out this show. Whole Lotta Led is quite simply the best Led Zeppelin tribu
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #756
642blog on Sat 05 Jun 2010 at 9:06 AM
June 5th, 2010
This home features stunning blue sky! Or a blue wall, or something. To be fair, I think something went wrong when the agent uploaded this photo. Still, that is why there is the delete f
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #755
642blog on Fri 04 Jun 2010 at 8:15 AM
June 4th, 2010
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Bank Of Canada Raises Interest Rate to 0.5% At June 2010 Meeting
642blog on Tue 01 Jun 2010 at 7:38 AM
This morning at its June 1, 2010 meeting, the Bank of Canada raised its key overnight lending rate (the rate at which it lends funds to chartered banks) one-quarter per cent (25 basis points) to 0.5%,
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #754
642blog on Tue 01 Jun 2010 at 7:10 AM
June 1, 2010
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #753
642blog on Thu 27 May 2010 at 8:55 AM
May 27th, 2010
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #752
642blog on Wed 26 May 2010 at 11:30 PM
May 26th, 2010
Not only is this kitchen a little cluttered, but the main problem here is the photo is all stretched out. It's likely a vertical oriented shot squeezed into a horizontal picture spot on
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #751
642blog on Fri 21 May 2010 at 7:15 AM
May 21, 2010
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Victoria BC Real Estate Buyers Profile - April 2010
642blog on Fri 14 May 2010 at 9:25 AM
It's once again time to look at our "on the street” snapshot of Victoria-are real estate buyer activity. April's data from our Member Market Survey has just been released by the Victoria Real Estate
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #750
642blog on Fri 14 May 2010 at 8:57 AM
May 14th, 2010
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #749
642blog on Thu 13 May 2010 at 1:18 PM
May 13th, 2010
Not much use in this photo, and where does that window look out to?
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #748
642blog on Fri 07 May 2010 at 8:56 AM
May 7th, 2010
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Victoria's Largest Garage Sale: Royal LePage Garage Sale For Shelter [Video]
642blog on Thu 06 May 2010 at 3:58 PM
On May 15, 2010, in support of the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation, Royal LePage REALTORS® across Canada will be holding massive garage sales in their communities. Building on the success of last year
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #747
642blog on Thu 06 May 2010 at 9:12 AM
May 6th, 2010
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #746
642blog on Wed 05 May 2010 at 9:53 AM
May 5th 2010
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #745
642blog on Tue 04 May 2010 at 8:34 AM
May 4th, 2010
Wow.
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #744
642blog on Mon 03 May 2010 at 10:39 AM
May 3rd, 2010
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #743
642blog on Fri 30 Apr 2010 at 10:31 AM
April 30th, 2010
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #742
642blog on Tue 27 Apr 2010 at 11:51 AM
April 27th, 2010
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Sociable! Book Launch in Victoria, BC
642blog on Mon 26 Apr 2010 at 11:04 AM
This Thursday, April 29th, 2010, Vancouver-based entrepreneur Stephen Jagger and professional sales trainer Shane Gibson will be at the Downtown Victoria Chapters store to launch their new book, Sociab
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #741
642blog on Mon 26 Apr 2010 at 10:02 AM
April 26th, 2010
I'm 'wrestling' with this one.
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What is a Strata Duplex - And Why Are They So Great?
642blog on Thu 22 Apr 2010 at 12:27 PM
I've always been a fan of strata duplexes - and I've never understood why some people shy away from them. Often, I find the same people who would not buy a duplex would quite readily buy a townhouse, w
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #740
642blog on Thu 22 Apr 2010 at 11:07 AM
April 22nd, 2010
Good God, things have gone horribly wrong here. And stop shooting photos at night!
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #739
642blog on Wed 21 Apr 2010 at 8:00 AM
April 21st, 2010
This shot isn't much use to anyone. We can't tell if this is the entrance, or a vaulted ceiling over the dining room, or what? Feature shots are nice, but without context they are wor
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #738
642blog on Sat 17 Apr 2010 at 8:50 AM
April 17th, 2010
It's a very modern design, for a cave, don't you think?
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First Comes Love….
642blog on Thu 15 Apr 2010 at 6:28 PM
Then Comes Marriage….
Then Comes….
!!!
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #737
642blog on Wed 14 Apr 2010 at 8:19 AM
April 14th, 2010
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Victoria BC Real Estate Buyers Profile - March 2010
642blog on Tue 13 Apr 2010 at 5:08 PM
Last month's data from our Member Market Survey has just been released by the Victoria Real Estate Board. Each month, agents who've completed one ore more transactions while acting on behalf of a buyer
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #736
642blog on Tue 13 Apr 2010 at 4:55 PM
April 13th, 2010
Vertical (portrait) photographs look terrible and stretched out in horizontal (landscape) format. Don't do this. Also, I tend to put the lid down on the toilet when I shoot bathrooms
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Secondary Suites in Sooke - Input Needed!
642blog on Mon 12 Apr 2010 at 8:56 AM
The District of Sooke is currently investigating the secondary suites issue, and is looking for feedback from residents about suites. At issue is the potential for legalizing secondary suites (also kno
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #735
642blog on Mon 12 Apr 2010 at 8:31 AM
April 12th, 2010
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #734
642blog on Sat 10 Apr 2010 at 6:35 AM
April 10th, 2010
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Sooke Rotary Auction and Spring Fair 2010
642blog on Tue 06 Apr 2010 at 11:08 AM
Springtime in Sooke - Cherry blossoms, daffodils, tulips. A season of renewal is upon us as the days get longer and the weather gets warmer. For the last 20 years, another sign of spring in Sooke has b
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #733
642blog on Tue 06 Apr 2010 at 10:32 AM
April 6th, 2010
It's nice when a home is staged professionally - it really helps to 'set off' an empty home and allows a buyer to more easily envision living in the space. However, agents should take
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #732
642blog on Fri 02 Apr 2010 at 10:14 AM
April 2, 2010
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Sooke Potholes Camping To Resume Spring 2010
642blog on Mon 29 Mar 2010 at 3:09 PM
Since the Capital Regional District and The Land Conservancy bought up some formerly private land around the Sooke Potholes a few years back (they recently bought some more), lots has been done up ther
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #730 & #731
642blog on Mon 29 Mar 2010 at 2:06 PM
March 28th, 2010
March 29th, 2010
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #728 & #729
642blog on Sat 27 Mar 2010 at 7:34 AM
March 26th, 2010
March 27th, 2010
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #727
642blog on Thu 25 Mar 2010 at 10:56 PM
March 25th, 2010
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #726
642blog on Wed 24 Mar 2010 at 7:43 AM
March 24th, 2010
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #725
642blog on Tue 23 Mar 2010 at 7:41 AM
March 23rd, 2010
Half of this photo is all whited out from something in the extreme foreground getting overexposed.
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #724
642blog on Mon 22 Mar 2010 at 6:39 AM
March 22nd, 2010
Hmm, he or she has kind of missed most of the room and instead focused on the ceiling and left wall. Also, it's always a better idea to shoot pictures in the daytime, allowing all t
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Upcoming Free Victoria BC Real Estate Seminar: Buying A Home
642blog on Mon 22 Mar 2010 at 5:33 AM
Ah… springtime… when a young person's thoughts turn to… buying a home, of course! The spring market is here, and many first-time buyers are taking advantage of record low interest rates and makin
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #723
642blog on Sun 21 Mar 2010 at 6:37 AM
March 21st, 2010
Why would you even consider putting such a dark and cluttered photo on your listing? Always, always, always double check your photos before you leave the house, re-shooting any that
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #722
642blog on Sat 20 Mar 2010 at 7:36 AM
March 20th, 2010
What? Why?!
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #721
642blog on Fri 19 Mar 2010 at 8:34 AM
March 19th, 2010
Sometimes, I guess we just run out of rooms to shoot.
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #719 & #720
642blog on Thu 18 Mar 2010 at 11:34 PM
March 17th, 2010
There is really no purpose to photos like this - they just make the place look dark and small.
March 18th, 2010
Yikes! As a REALTOR®, it's my job to get the occupants of the house
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #718
642blog on Tue 16 Mar 2010 at 11:12 AM
March 16th, 2010
An opportunity is wasted here to show off a great kitchen. The agent should have turned on the lights in the kitchen and stepped slightly away from the left wall to avoid the awkwar
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #716 & #717
642blog on Mon 15 Mar 2010 at 7:06 PM
March 14th, 2010
March 15th, 2010
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #715
642blog on Sat 13 Mar 2010 at 7:21 AM
March 13th, 2010
Well, at least he took his shoes off…
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Victoria BC Real Estate Buyers Profile - February 2010
642blog on Fri 12 Mar 2010 at 6:05 PM
The latest data from our Member Market Survey has just been released by the Victoria Real Estate Board. Each month, agents who've completed a transaction while acting for a buyer are polled on various
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #713 & #714
642blog on Fri 12 Mar 2010 at 5:19 PM
March 11th, 2010
Clutter! And lots of it! As an agent, I feel it's my job to gently tell my clients to CLEAN UP if it needs to be done. I will often come back to shoot pictures another day if the pl
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #711 & #712
642blog on Wed 10 Mar 2010 at 9:37 AM
March 9th, 2010
I've never really understood the point of posting pictures of just the stairs on the MLS. They're stairs, same as they've been for thousands of years. They go up, they go down.
March
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CRD Agrees To Buy Sandcut Beach, Jordan River, Sooke Potholes Lands from WFP
642blog on Mon 08 Mar 2010 at 4:34 PM
The Capital Regional District (CRD), along with non-profit The Land Conservancy (TLC) has agreed to buy up more than 2300 hectares (nearly 5700 acres) of land that was slated to go up for sale today. T
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #709 & #710
642blog on Mon 08 Mar 2010 at 3:50 PM
March 7th, 2010
Wonderful. Simply great.
March 8th, 2010
I think they forgot to click 'rotate' before uploading this one.
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #707 & #708
642blog on Sat 06 Mar 2010 at 5:46 PM
March 5th, 2010
For the last time: leave your clients' kids out of the picture! This happens way too often.
March 6th, 2010
This wouldn't be such a bad shot if it was straight. It looks like the R
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #706
642blog on Thu 04 Mar 2010 at 9:29 AM
March 4th, 2010
Sometimes we're not given much to work with - ancient faux-wood paneling, a vacant room, etc. But clear up the debris and other junk out of the photo to improve the look.
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Your Home Is Not An ATM!
642blog on Wed 03 Mar 2010 at 11:23 AM
Something's been bugging me for a while now, and I've been meaning to write about it. You know the commercials on the radio and TV. I probably hear them half a dozen times a day, more if I'm listening
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #704 & #705
642blog on Wed 03 Mar 2010 at 9:14 AM
March 2nd, 2010
Laundry rooms almost never look good in photos - especially when there are socks and underwear and other mess lying in the photo. It's best to leave the laundry room out.
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #703
642blog on Mon 01 Mar 2010 at 2:54 PM
March 1, 2010
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #701 & #702
642blog on Sun 28 Feb 2010 at 11:22 PM
February 27th, 2010
But, that's the picture right there - how can it not be "as shown,” I'm looking at it right now, and it is as shown! *head explodes*
February 28th, 2010
Great. What is it?
Se
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #700
642blog on Fri 26 Feb 2010 at 2:18 PM
February 26th, 2010
There are bad bathroom shots, and then there is this.
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How Many Homes Are There At Sooke's Sunriver Estates?
642blog on Thu 25 Feb 2010 at 1:35 PM
…And answers to other frequently asked questions about Sunriver Estates in Sooke - one of the most popular new neighbourhoods in the greater Victoria, BC area.
Because I write a lot about Sooke, I g
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #698 & #699
642blog on Thu 25 Feb 2010 at 12:44 PM
February 24th, 2010
Not hard to see what's wrong in this picture. It's easy to correct the problem, though. First, turn on some lights. The camera's light meter is being fooled by the bright light c
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #697
642blog on Tue 23 Feb 2010 at 11:21 AM
February 23rd, 2010
Doesn't look very inviting, does it?
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Victoria BC Real Estate Buyer's Profile - January 2010
642blog on Mon 22 Feb 2010 at 8:54 AM
Last month, I started a new series about buyer activity in the greater Victoria real estate market. The data comes directly from the "man (or woman) on the street” by way of a survey sent out by the
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #695 & #696
642blog on Mon 22 Feb 2010 at 8:19 AM
February 21st, 2010
February 22nd, 2010
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #694
642blog on Sat 20 Feb 2010 at 7:37 AM
February 20th, 2010
Really, you actually published your clients' kid on the Internet? Really?
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #692 & #693
642blog on Fri 19 Feb 2010 at 11:36 PM
February 18th, 2010
Maybe it's just me, but it looks like the ceiling is really low in this picture!
February 19th, 2010
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #691
642blog on Wed 17 Feb 2010 at 8:33 PM
February 17th, 2010
A little crooked, a little blurry and kind of awkward, taking in little bits of the living room, hallway, and wine rack.
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New Canadian Mortgage Qualification Rules Announced Today
642blog on Tue 16 Feb 2010 at 12:04 PM
Following a couple months of speculation, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty brought in some new regulations designed to tighten up lending practices and cool off the housing market in Canada. The governmen
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #690
642blog on Tue 16 Feb 2010 at 11:18 AM
February 16th, 2010
A better idea here would be to open up those curtains and shoot from the opposite direction, allowing the natural light to illuminate this dull, dark scene.
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Staying Away from The Vancouver 2010 Olympics? Forget It! Go!
642blog on Mon 15 Feb 2010 at 11:21 AM
I was one of those people before. I had no interest in taking the ferry to Vancouver and braving the crowds, lines and security to hang out downtown. What's the big deal?
I was wrong. I returned from V
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #688 & #689
642blog on Mon 15 Feb 2010 at 9:54 AM
February 14th, 2010
February 15th, 2010
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #686 & #687
642blog on Sat 13 Feb 2010 at 7:57 PM
February 12th, 2010
This photo has a bit of a creep-factor - it looks like it was taken through a peep hole camera or something!
February 13th, 2010
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #685
642blog on Thu 11 Feb 2010 at 1:47 PM
February 11th, 2010
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #683 & #684
642blog on Wed 10 Feb 2010 at 9:53 AM
February 9th, 2010
February 10th, 2010
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #682
642blog on Mon 08 Feb 2010 at 10:53 AM
February 8th, 2010
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #681
642blog on Sun 07 Feb 2010 at 8:33 AM
February 7th, 2010
Reader Gary S. sent this one in and writes "Of all the corners in the world, why pick this one? I think its a statement about life.”
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-Tim Ayres
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #680
642blog on Sat 06 Feb 2010 at 7:23 AM
February 6th, 2010
So, does the wildlife come with the property? Has anyone asked Bambi here how she feels about it?
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How Will The BC HST Affect Your Home Purchase In Sooke or Victoria?
642blog on Fri 05 Feb 2010 at 12:24 PM
As of July 1st, 2010, the 5% GST and 7% BC PST will be replaced by a 12% Harmonized Sales Tax. How does this affect buyers of housing in British Columbia?
HST will only apply on new housing. Just like
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #679
642blog on Fri 05 Feb 2010 at 11:08 AM
February 5th, 2010
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #678
642blog on Thu 04 Feb 2010 at 9:24 AM
February 4th, 2010
I believe this is one of those newfangled tankless hot water heaters. But, does a picture of it really belong in the MLS photos? And can the average home buyer tell this apart from
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #677
642blog on Wed 03 Feb 2010 at 11:06 PM
February 3rd, 2010
Clipart has no place in MLS listings.
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-Tim Ayres - Sooke Real Estate Professional
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Lindsay Day - 2 Years Later and Buziak's Murder Still Unsolved
642blog on Tue 02 Feb 2010 at 3:26 PM
As long as I write this blog, I'm certain to never forget that two years ago today, February 2nd, is the day that Lindsay Buziak, a 24 year old real estate agent from Victoria, was murdered in the hous
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #676
642blog on Tue 02 Feb 2010 at 1:09 PM
February 2nd, 2010
Special thanks to reader and fellow Sooke-ite Melanie from Freshleaf Designs for this one!
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-Tim Ayres - Sooke Real Estate Professional
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Sooke BC at the 2010 Olympics [Video]
642blog on Mon 01 Feb 2010 at 2:36 PM
With just 10 days to go until the 2010 Olympic Winter Games open in Vancouver, the excitement is growing and reports from Vancouver indicate the atmosphere on the streets is electric as athletes, suppo
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #675
642blog on Mon 01 Feb 2010 at 2:04 PM
February 1st, 2010
What possible value does this provide? We can't tell anything about this home from this shot. Remember context. If you're just confusing people, you're not helping.
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #674
642blog on Sun 31 Jan 2010 at 5:43 PM
January 31st, 2010
A messy, cluttered room, complete with a creep-factor poster on the left. Yikes.
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #673
642blog on Sat 30 Jan 2010 at 10:49 AM
January 30th, 2010
We have no clue as to what this room is. Digital cameras have long had a great advantage over film: the view screen function. If your photo is dim and dark like this, there's no ex
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #672
642blog on Fri 29 Jan 2010 at 9:22 AM
January 29th, 2010
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What's Building In Sooke? Projects Update [Photos]
642blog on Thu 28 Jan 2010 at 6:04 PM
A while back, I wrote about the BC Spirit Square that was announced for Ed Macgregor Park in Sooke. The oft-vandalized BC Government sign visible from the roadway had been sitting there for months with
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #670 & #671
642blog on Thu 28 Jan 2010 at 1:51 PM
January 27th, 2010
Sometimes, you just can't count on anything, not even homes remaining upright for photos. I wonder how long it took to get this poor REALTOR® down?
January 28th, 2010
I think thi
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #669
642blog on Tue 26 Jan 2010 at 9:30 AM
January 26th, 2010
Clearly, the house is located on a hill, but the agent in this case didn't check to make sure the camera was level, giving the appearance that the home is sinking, or falling over
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #668
642blog on Mon 25 Jan 2010 at 9:24 PM
January 25th, 2010
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Is Sunriver Estates in Sooke a Strata?
642blog on Mon 25 Jan 2010 at 2:13 PM
This is a question I get all the time from people who are interested in buying a home in Sooke's popular Sunriver Estates subdivision.
The answer is no, Sunriver is not a strata. There are no councils,
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #667
642blog on Sun 24 Jan 2010 at 5:50 PM
January 24th, 2010
A better choice here would be to stand back and take in the whole room as opposed to just those wall sconces.
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #666
642blog on Sat 23 Jan 2010 at 4:36 PM
January 23rd, 2010
A fittingly eeeevil photo for the eeeeevil 666th Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day!
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-Tim Ayres - Sooke Real Estate Professional
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #665
642blog on Fri 22 Jan 2010 at 10:14 PM
January 22nd, 2010
Of the 4 or 5 photos on this listing, this one was the only exterior shot. What? Really? Yes. And somebody's paying their agent to do this.
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-Tim A
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Upcoming Free Victoria BC Real Estate Seminar: Buying A Home
642blog on Thu 21 Jan 2010 at 10:23 PM
Is 2010 the year you decide to stop paying rent and invest in your future in the form of your very own home? How much do you need and how can you save for a down payment? What's the best type of mortga
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #664
642blog on Thu 21 Jan 2010 at 9:51 PM
January 22nd, 2010
If you must shoot a hallway, do it in the vertical orientation so you can see the floors and ceiling, rather than one or the other. But really, what's the point in shooting a hall
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A Day In The Life of A Hero: Sooke Fire and Rescue Blog
642blog on Wed 20 Jan 2010 at 4:50 PM
I'm not sure how this escaped my Sooke Internet Radar(tm), as I'm usually up to speed on just about anybody doing anything online in our town, but did you know that the Sooke Volunteer Fire Department
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #663
642blog on Wed 20 Jan 2010 at 4:47 PM
January 20th, 2010
This is probably a shot of a dining room or eating area off the kitchen - you can see the edge of a chair, the kitchen and of course that light fixture. Stand back and take in the
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Sleeping Around In Sooke - Reb Stevenson's Toronto Star Column [Video]
642blog on Tue 19 Jan 2010 at 8:27 PM
I love Twitter. I also love living in a town with a unique name. It's easy to monitor the goings-on in the online world with a search for Sooke saved as an RSS feed or in one of the many Twitter deskto
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #662
642blog on Tue 19 Jan 2010 at 7:05 PM
January 19th, 2010
Walls, walls, everywhere you look. I would assume we're looking at the front entrance, due to the coathooks on the right, but other than that it's kind of an ambiguous white mess.
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #659, #660, & #661
642blog on Tue 19 Jan 2010 at 6:18 PM
January 16th, 2010
Just another crappy shot of the laundry pair. I always wonder why people bother putting pictures of the laundry room on the listing - they never look good, and unless it's a condo
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Victoria BC Real Estate Buyer's Profile - Where are the Buyers Coming From?
642blog on Fri 15 Jan 2010 at 8:15 PM
An initiative we started late last year at the Victoria Real Estate Board is giving us some excellent data on market trends in the Victoria BC real estate market. As a director and chair of a Communica
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #655 - #658
642blog on Fri 15 Jan 2010 at 7:46 PM
January 12th, 2010
Besides committing picto-cide by photographing a bathroom without a wide-angle lens, this photo leaves all the current occupant's possessions out for everyone to see online. I wou
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #653 and #654
642blog on Mon 11 Jan 2010 at 6:31 PM
January 10th, 2010
Doesn't take a lot to see that this isn't of much value. It's mostly walls, and neither of the two rooms separated by the doorway are showcased very well. A better choice would be
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #652
642blog on Sun 10 Jan 2010 at 2:01 AM
January 9th, 2010
This looks awkward and is of limited value. It would be hard to shoot, even with a better, wide-angle lens. Best to leave shots like this out; they make the place look small.
See a
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #651
642blog on Fri 08 Jan 2010 at 10:12 PM
January 8th, 2010
A good two-thirds of this photo is dark walls and doors. Why not take the time to open the left-hand door, step into the doorway, and capture the whole room, instead of just the wi
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #650
642blog on Fri 08 Jan 2010 at 6:18 AM
January 7th, 2010
What are we looking at? Mostly wall and ceiling. Think of what a buyer really wants to see - the whole room and how it looks. Floor included.
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-Tim
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #649
642blog on Wed 06 Jan 2010 at 11:08 PM
January 6th, 2010
This just looks awkward all around - notwithstanding the colour choices - I'm not here to pick on style! It's mostly a picture of a wall, and what appears to be a fireplace mantel i
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #648
642blog on Mon 04 Jan 2010 at 7:35 PM
January 4th, 2010
Sorry for the lack of posting over the holiday season. I had fully intended to keep posting and writing but things just got away from me. I had a wonderful Christmas and New Year cele
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #646 & #647
642blog on Wed 23 Dec 2009 at 1:11 AM
December 21st, 2009
December 22nd, 2009
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day 5-pack Blast!
642blog on Sun 20 Dec 2009 at 4:53 PM
Well, the Christmas season has definitely caught up with me and I've been so busy that I've neglected the horrible MLS Photos! Here are five in a row to make up for lost time!
#641, December 16th, 2009
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #557 & #558
642blog on Sun 13 Sep 2009 at 9:06 PM
September 12th, 2009
This is just awkwardly composed. If the REALTOR® had simply taken a big step to the right, he or she would have captured that nice looking living room, without the whited-out ban
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #556
642blog on Fri 11 Sep 2009 at 7:54 AM
September 11th, 2009
You should always take a few moments before you shoot photos of your new listing to make sure all the clutter and excess "stuff” is off the counters, tables, shelves, etc. Thi
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #555
642blog on Thu 10 Sep 2009 at 11:43 PM
September 10th, 2009
Another day, another bad bathroom shot.
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-Tim Ayres - Sooke Real Estate Professional
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New Waterfront Hotel, Convention Centre, Public Marina Coming Soon To Sooke
642blog on Wed 09 Sep 2009 at 9:07 AM
What a difference a good council can make. Since being elected last November, the new Sooke Municipal Council has been busy. They've arranged for several provincial government grants for public project
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #554
642blog on Wed 09 Sep 2009 at 6:53 AM
September 9th, 2009
Reports indicate that the REALTOR® who shot this picture was not seriously injured as he fell over backwards after losing his balance aiming the camera too high. Client still ba
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #553
642blog on Tue 08 Sep 2009 at 6:13 AM
September 8th, 2009
Most cameras measure the light from the center of the frame, which is what they use to calculate exposure time and other variables which determine how the picture looks. When you
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #552
642blog on Mon 07 Sep 2009 at 6:33 AM
September 7th, 2009
I know I have probably hundreds of Horrible MLS Photos just like this, but they just keep coming. Bathrooms are impossible unless you have the right equipment - a camera with a w
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #551
642blog on Sun 06 Sep 2009 at 6:56 AM
September 6th, 2009
It's nice to show off the vaulted ceilings, but why not stand back a bit or re-compose the image to take in more of the room? Turning on that light would also add a lot of warmth
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #550
642blog on Sat 05 Sep 2009 at 5:50 AM
September 5th, 2009
These ones just floor me every time. Why in the world would you post a picture of your client standing in his kitchen for all the world to see? It looks awkward beyond belief.
Se
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #549
642blog on Fri 04 Sep 2009 at 6:45 AM
September 4th, 2009
I thought bear-skin rugs were supposed to be on the stone floor in front of a roaring fireplace…
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-Tim Ayres - Sooke Real Estate Professional
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #548
642blog on Thu 03 Sep 2009 at 10:07 AM
September 3rd, 2009
Beautiful window and wallpaper, but what does the rest look like?
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #547
642blog on Wed 02 Sep 2009 at 11:31 AM
September 2nd, 2009
Not much value added here with a shot of that chandelier and archway. A better way would be to take in the whole entrance, showing off the flooring, lighting and the doorway.
See
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Sooke Fall Fair, Chili Cookoff, And Beach Art on The Spit - Sept 12
642blog on Tue 01 Sep 2009 at 9:40 PM
Think the end of summer marks the end of community events? Think again! Lots will be happening in Sooke on the weekend after Labour Day, September 12th and 13th.
The Sooke Fall Fair, started in 1913,
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #545 & #546
642blog on Tue 01 Sep 2009 at 8:35 PM
August 31st, 2009
It is unlikely that this piece of artwork so gracefully hung on the wall would be included with the house. Most people take these items when they move. It is equally unlikely that t
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #543 & #544
642blog on Sun 30 Aug 2009 at 9:40 AM
August 29th, 2009
Nice, bright looking bathroom, but it's hard to take it all in without a wide angle lens.
August 30th, 2009
This photo is too dark, and is awkwardly composed - it's hard to tell wh
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778 Area Code Comes To Sooke
642blog on Fri 28 Aug 2009 at 7:36 AM
This isn't really news, the 778 area code has been province-wide since July 4, 2007, but I don't get the impression that it was well publicized when the numbers actually started to appear earlier this
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #540, #541, and #542
642blog on Fri 28 Aug 2009 at 6:51 AM
August 26th, 2009
Too dark, and too boring. It's hard to tell what room this is a picture of. Turn some lights on, step back to take in more of the room or use a wide-angle lens, and I always find ro
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #539
642blog on Tue 25 Aug 2009 at 11:35 AM
August 25th, 2009
It was hard to tell exactly what I was looking at here, but it's a washer/dryer closet. The picture is of terrible quality. Always make sure you upload the high-resolution photos t
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #538
642blog on Mon 24 Aug 2009 at 9:12 AM
August 24th, 2009
When the 16-year-0ld TV is the best looking part of the deal, you need some serious help.
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-Tim Ayres - Sooke Real Estate Professional
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #537
642blog on Sun 23 Aug 2009 at 6:46 AM
August 23rd, 2009
This one is courtesy of Dara Sklar from RealtySupport.ca and Reachd.com. Really - shouldn't it be obvious to take your clients out of the pictures?!?!
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #536
642blog on Sat 22 Aug 2009 at 6:42 AM
August 22nd, 2009
Just your average, everyday, ordinary awful bathroom photo. Tells the viewer nothing about the bathroom, just close-ups of the bathroom cabinet.
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-Ti
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #535
642blog on Fri 21 Aug 2009 at 7:34 AM
August 21st, 2009
Usually, this results from using a photo that is way too small for the MLS photo slot that it is intended to occupy. The MLS system tries to fill the spot by stretching it - which ma
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #534
642blog on Thu 20 Aug 2009 at 6:28 AM
August 20th, 2009
This isn't even nice flooring. And even if it were - so - where is it? What does the rest of the room look like? This provides no value to a potential buyer.
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #533
642blog on Wed 19 Aug 2009 at 5:26 AM
August 19th, 2009
A cluttered room of any kind, especially a cluttered garage, should not be included in the photos on the MLS.
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #532
642blog on Tue 18 Aug 2009 at 6:22 AM
August 18th, 2009
Once again I'll express my furor towards the person that decided that having the date function set to on by default was a good idea. It's completely redundant in the digital world -
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #531
642blog on Mon 17 Aug 2009 at 6:15 AM
August 17th, 2009
This is a shame. It looks like a really really nice bathroom - but we can't see any detail due to the lack of proper lighting.
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-Tim Ayres - Sooke Rea
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #530
642blog on Sun 16 Aug 2009 at 7:12 AM
August 16th, 2009
Hint: If it looks like the furniture is glowing, you're doing HDR wrong.
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-Tim Ayres - Sooke Real Estate Professional
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #529
642blog on Sat 15 Aug 2009 at 6:04 AM
August 15th, 2009
This place appears to have fallen on hard times.
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #528
642blog on Fri 14 Aug 2009 at 6:50 AM
August 14th, 2009
Something has gone horribly wrong here.
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #526 & #527
642blog on Thu 13 Aug 2009 at 6:58 PM
August 12th, 2009
Whoops! How'd he get there?
August 13th, 2009
Somebody cranked up the colour saturation all the way to eleven.
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Close Encounter with Killer Whales (Orca) Outside Sooke Harbour [VIDEO]
642blog on Tue 11 Aug 2009 at 9:42 AM
What follows below is nothing short of spectacular. Jason from DiscoverSooke.com and Allan from West Coast Outdoor Adventure Rentals were enjoying some time in Allan's rental Hobie inflatable kayaks on
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #524 & #525
642blog on Tue 11 Aug 2009 at 9:10 AM
August 10th, 2009
I find that unless they are absolutely enormous, laundry rooms take awful pictures. They're just too small, often poorly decorated and usually have lots of clutter. I usually leave
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #523
642blog on Sun 09 Aug 2009 at 9:22 AM
August 9th, 2009
It's AUGUST. If there is still snow on the ground in your pictures, it's time to renew them! Turn off the date function and re-shoot the photos. Use a tripod to let in lots of natur
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #522
642blog on Sat 08 Aug 2009 at 8:00 AM
August 8th, 2009
Dates and darkness. Turn off the date function on you camera and turn on the lights!
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-Tim Ayres - Sooke Real Estate Professional
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #521
642blog on Fri 07 Aug 2009 at 8:22 AM
August 7th, 2009
This potentially interesting looking bathroom is ruined by the wall taking up most of the frame. Stand back and use a wide angle lens to improve this one.
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #520
642blog on Thu 06 Aug 2009 at 6:33 AM
August 6th, 2009
2 quick fixes. 1: Flash - lose it and let the natural light illuminate the scene evenly. 2: Context - stick a few bottles of wine in this amazing wine cellar/rack.
See all the usual
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #519
642blog on Wed 05 Aug 2009 at 7:41 PM
August 5th, 2009
HDR (High dynamic range) photography makes a lot of sense for real estate. By taking 3 or more exposures of the same scene taken at different exposure settings, and then combining t
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #517 & #518
642blog on Tue 04 Aug 2009 at 8:06 PM
August 3rd, 2009
"Well, the lawn isn't quite ready yet, but that's alright, I've got MS Paint!"
This beauty comes courtesy of @Zmottie on Twitter. Thanks for the submission!
August 4th, 2009
A pic
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #516
642blog on Sun 02 Aug 2009 at 11:34 PM
August 2nd, 2009
See all the usual suspects here.
-Tim Ayres - Sooke Real Estate Professional
Your comments are welcomed and encouraged!
Just use the form or link below this post.
You can bookmark th
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #515
642blog on Sat 01 Aug 2009 at 11:10 AM
August 1st, 2009
Bravo for being open about the condition of the home, but sometimes, I think less is more. There were no fewer than five or six pictures of this home in various states of disrepai
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #514
642blog on Fri 31 Jul 2009 at 1:36 PM
July 31st, 2009
If you were the home owner, wouldn't you ask your agent how this photo possibly helps to sell your home?
See all the usual suspects here.
-Tim Ayres - Sooke Real Estate Professional
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #512 & #513
642blog on Thu 30 Jul 2009 at 8:18 AM
July 29th, 2009
I know I sometimes complain about photos not having enough light, but that doesn't mean you should focus on the lights! Fully 50% of this photo of the kitchen is made up of ceiling t
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #511
642blog on Tue 28 Jul 2009 at 9:16 PM
July 28th, 2009
Another poor presentation of a defenseless, helpless little bathroom. When will somebody do something about the hapless WCs of the world? I'm going to start a charity: Wide Angle Len
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #509 & #510
642blog on Mon 27 Jul 2009 at 10:01 AM
July 26th, 2009
Poorly composed and poorly lighted. What this photo really needs is more light - turn on the lights! And the focal point is that light fixture on the left. A better composition would
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #508
642blog on Sat 25 Jul 2009 at 9:21 AM
July 25th, 2009
Simply turn on the lights and this photo would get an instant A-OK from me! It shows the whole room, it's shot at the right angle, but unfortunately, it's too dark to look very appeal
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #507
642blog on Fri 24 Jul 2009 at 9:22 AM
July 24th, 2009
I'm not sure what this picture accomplishes. Maybe there's a yoga studio below this place or something? At any rate, why waste a valuable photo spot on the MLS® with something like t
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #506
642blog on Thu 23 Jul 2009 at 8:35 AM
July 23rd, 2009
This little gem seems to take in part of just about everything in this room, but doesn't really focus on anything in particular, except for maybe the wall. In any case, it's pretty b
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #505
642blog on Wed 22 Jul 2009 at 11:39 PM
July 22, 2009
Looks like just enough of this room to tell it's a bathroom. Not a very nice way to show off your client's home.
Wide. Angle. Lens. Is. Your. Friend!
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-T
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #504
642blog on Tue 21 Jul 2009 at 4:18 PM
July 21st, 2009
It's probably a bathroom - but hard to tell from this way-too-zoomed-in photo.
See all the usual suspects here.
-Tim Ayres - Sooke Real Estate Professional
Your comments are welcomed
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #502 & #503
642blog on Mon 20 Jul 2009 at 3:26 PM
July 19th, 2009
There's not really much good in this photo of the home's entrance. Crooked, poorly lit, and not really focused on one particular thing.
July 20th, 2009
This one's so foggy - one won
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #501
642blog on Sat 18 Jul 2009 at 8:43 AM
July 18th, 2009
We can hardly tell what this room is because of this shot mostly of the wall. I think I see a projector on the ceiling, so it's probably a home theatre/media room, but what a horribl
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #500
642blog on Fri 17 Jul 2009 at 11:39 PM
July 17th, 2009
Wow, 500 Horrible MLS Photos, and no sign of slowing down! As I reach this milestone, I'd like to thank everyone who's commented, submitted, or otherwise shared a chuckle at the awful
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Sooke Sushi Cruise on the ROLANO - July 25th
642blog on Thu 16 Jul 2009 at 1:16 PM
Looking for an interesting dining experience? Join local Sooke chef extraordinaire Kari Osselton and Captain Ralph for a 3-4 hour dinner cruise departing from Sooke on July 25, 2009 at 5:00.
Step aboar
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #499
642blog on Thu 16 Jul 2009 at 12:56 PM
July 16th, 2009
A very strange colour choice for the bathroom, but who am I to judge decor? The problem here is the same as usual - too close in with a regular old point-and-shoot camera lens. You ca
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Real Estate Prices Victoria BC vs Sooke
642blog on Wed 15 Jul 2009 at 9:26 AM
I've been working with quite a few first-time buyers in Victoria lately. It's become somewhat an exercise in frustration, as the homes that are available in their price ranges (typically under $400,000
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #497
642blog on Tue 14 Jul 2009 at 8:51 AM
July 14th, 2009
When shooting exterior spaces like a patio, you really have no excuse for standing back and capturing the whole thing in the frame. There are no walls or objects to get in your way. I
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #495 & #496
642blog on Mon 13 Jul 2009 at 2:07 PM
July 12th, 2009
Wow. I don't usually like to point out horrible decor - it's a very subjective topic, beauty is in the eye of the beholder and everything - but all I could think of was little blue f
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #494
642blog on Sat 11 Jul 2009 at 8:15 AM
July 11h, 2009
Other than being kind of blurry - this isn't horrible per se, but the old-school picture-in-picture struck me as kind of funny.
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-Tim Ayres - Sooke Rea
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #493
642blog on Fri 10 Jul 2009 at 11:09 PM
July 10th, 2009
All sorts of craziness going on - reflections caused by flash use in an already bright room, too close to capture any context. It looks like it could be a nice bathroom, but without p
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Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra Fling Concert July 19th
642blog on Thu 09 Jul 2009 at 2:35 PM
Some people would think that a tiny town like Sooke - with a population of around 10,000 - wouldn't have much of an arts and culture scene. Those people would be very, very wrong! Since moving to Sooke
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #492
642blog on Thu 09 Jul 2009 at 1:50 PM
July 9th, 2009
Looks like a pretty nice bathroom, but not very well presented in this photograph. Bathrooms are often one of the best-lit rooms in a home, so using a flash is not usually necessary,
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #491
642blog on Wed 08 Jul 2009 at 9:33 AM
July 8th, 2009
Next time, stand back a little to take in more of the room.
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-Tim Ayres - Sooke Real Estate Professional
Your comments are welcomed and encouraged!
Jus
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #489 & #490
642blog on Tue 07 Jul 2009 at 12:15 PM
July 6th, 2009
You can almost make out a bedroom under all the clutter! Not only is this picture taken from too close in, or with a zoom lens rather than a wide-angle, but all the clutter is all any
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #487 & #488
642blog on Sun 05 Jul 2009 at 4:44 PM
July 4th, 2009
Bravo for remembering to turn the lights on! Not so much for putting them in the middle of the frame in the foreground! They distract, block the shot of the room, and help to trick the
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Derelict Tug Florence Fliburg Burns in Sooke Harbour [Video]
642blog on Sat 04 Jul 2009 at 10:21 AM
Being a member of the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary here in Sooke, I seem to have the worst luck with missing the really interesting emergency calls. I was on the mainland for Christmas with family
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #486
642blog on Fri 03 Jul 2009 at 9:04 PM
July 3rd, 2009
This picture of a somewhat dirty, grimy looking bathroom kind of creeps me out for some reason. It must be the eerie lighting or something. Bathrooms are nearly impossible to shoot wi
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #485
642blog on Thu 02 Jul 2009 at 4:21 PM
July 2nd, 2009
I thought this was some kind of joke when Calgary REALTOR® Cliff Stevenson sent me a shout-out via Twitter. But later he followed up with the MLS sheet, so what could I do but post i
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #484
642blog on Wed 01 Jul 2009 at 8:49 AM
July 1st, 2009
By placing the wall in the middle of the frame, not only has the REALTOR® composed a very awkward looking photo, but it's also the object that the camera used to measure the exposure
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #483
642blog on Tue 30 Jun 2009 at 8:54 PM
June 30th, 2009
80% sky and 20% house? At least there's no moss on that roof.
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-Tim Ayres - Sooke Real Estate Professional
Your comments are welcomed and encouraged!
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Strata Mondays #7 - Fractional Ownership vs Timeshare
642blog on Mon 29 Jun 2009 at 10:03 AM
In my continuing series about strata property, Strata Mondays, I answer a different question about condos, townhouses and other strata property in Victoria, Sooke, and British Columbia. Make sure you s
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #482
642blog on Mon 29 Jun 2009 at 8:48 AM
June 29th, 2009
What's for sale, the car or the house? I always ask my clients to move the cars out of the driveway and certainly from in front of the house before shooting pictures. In this instanc
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #481
642blog on Sun 28 Jun 2009 at 3:14 PM
June 28th, 2009
Wow, that's one done up shower. In between the lace and frills, there is a bathroom somplace, but the camera used to shoot the photo is unable to capture it all. Remember to use a wid
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #480
642blog on Sat 27 Jun 2009 at 11:25 PM
June 27th, 2009
An uninspired, slightly depressing picture of this kitchen. Also appears to have been taken at night, another one of my no-nos.
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-Tim Ayres - Sooke Rea
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #479
642blog on Fri 26 Jun 2009 at 9:21 AM
June 26th, 2009
Yup, it's a window!
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-Tim Ayres - Sooke Real Estate Professional
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #478
642blog on Thu 25 Jun 2009 at 11:21 PM
June 25th, 2009
Nothing says "Welcome Home!” quite like a big blue dumpster as the number one (main) photo for the listing. Sure, it's pretty obvious that this home is getting a new roof, but leave
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Sooke Biz Net Inaugural Event - Thursday
642blog on Wed 24 Jun 2009 at 10:32 PM
Are you in business in the Sooke region? The newly formed Sooke Biz Net business networking group is hosting its inaugural event tomorrow night, Thursday, June 25th.
The idea behind Sooke Biz Net is th
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #477
642blog on Wed 24 Jun 2009 at 8:30 AM
June 24th, 2009
From the Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day Child Protection File comes this one. I don't think you need to be a genius to realize that you should ask your clients to make sure they (on t
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #476
642blog on Tue 23 Jun 2009 at 8:32 AM
June 23rd, 2009
Looks like this fairly pointless photo of mostly the ceiling and fan also has managed to capture a wall, overexposing it in the right of the frame. Always review your photos on the c
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #475
642blog on Mon 22 Jun 2009 at 8:50 AM
June 22nd, 2009
Other than being a little cluttered, its not that horrible, but my God, that blanket is enough to give a person nightmares!
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-Tim Ayres Sooke Real Est
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #473 & #474
642blog on Sun 21 Jun 2009 at 9:08 AM
June 20th, 2009
I don't want to poke fun at anyone's misfortunes, but really - I think that if there is any excuse to have no photos on the listing, a home that has been damaged by fire is probably a
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #472
642blog on Fri 19 Jun 2009 at 8:36 PM
June 19th, 2009
Uh nice. We really cant tell what were looking at, other than a picture of an apple on the wall. No context, making this a pretty useless piece of marketing.
See all the usual suspec
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #471
642blog on Thu 18 Jun 2009 at 11:38 AM
June 18th, 2009
If were showing off the plant, then this is a decent picture. However, my guess is that the plant will probably move out with the owner if this one sells. This photo fails to showcas
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Sooke Harbour Resort and Marina - Recreational Ownership Opportunities
642blog on Wed 17 Jun 2009 at 10:22 AM
Sooke Harbour Resort and Marina is a beautiful oceanside resort development located in the heart of Sooke, British Columbia. Sooke is a small seaside community on the southwest tip of Vancouver Island,
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #470
642blog on Wed 17 Jun 2009 at 8:38 AM
June 17th, 2009
This shot is so pixelated, crooked, blown-out, and blurry that its difficult to tell what were looking at! I would be embarrassed if I was the seller and this was how my home was bein
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #469
642blog on Tue 16 Jun 2009 at 6:00 AM
June 16th, 2009
Double trouble. Two not-so-good photos combined into one. Thing is, not all the photo spaces were filled on the listing! Why not give each its own photo? And what do the bathroom and
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #468
642blog on Mon 15 Jun 2009 at 7:48 AM
June 15th, 2009
Just another uninteresting bathroom shot of the window and the walls. Sometimes without a wide angle lens you can capture a little more of the bathroom by orienting the camera vertic
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #468
642blog on Mon 15 Jun 2009 at 7:48 AM
June 15th, 2009
Just another uninteresting bathroom shot of the window and the walls. Sometimes without a wide angle lens you can capture a little more of the bathroom by orienting the camera vertic
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #467
642blog on Sun 14 Jun 2009 at 6:04 AM
June 14th, 2008
Nice, an awkward crooked photo of what appears to be cupboards above the laundry pair.
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-Tim Ayres - Sooke Real Estate Professional
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #466
642blog on Sat 13 Jun 2009 at 6:04 AM
June 13th, 2009
Its hard with a vacant lot, to fill in all those MLS photo spots. This just struck me as an opportunity to use a bad pun, which I could not resist.
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-T
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First Time Buyer Friday #11 – When To Walk Away
642blog on Fri 12 Jun 2009 at 8:00 AM
In my continuing series, First-Time-Buyer Fridays, I answer a common question from a first-time buyer. If you have a question to submit, first-time-buyer or experienced investor, put one in the comment
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First Time Buyer Friday #11 - When To Walk Away
642blog on Fri 12 Jun 2009 at 8:00 AM
In my continuing series, First-Time-Buyer Fridays, I answer a common question from a first-time buyer. If you have a question to submit, first-time-buyer or experienced investor, put one in the comment
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #465
642blog on Fri 12 Jun 2009 at 7:41 AM
June 12th, 2009
What appears to be the mantel of a fireplace would be better showcased by, oh, I dont know, maybe showing the fireplace!!! Is the room really that small that there was no room to get
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #465
642blog on Fri 12 Jun 2009 at 7:41 AM
June 12th, 2009
What appears to be the mantel of a fireplace would be better showcased by, oh, I don't know, maybe showing the fireplace!!! Is the room really that small that there was no room to ge
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Exciting New Ocean View Condo Development for Sooke!
642blog on Thu 11 Jun 2009 at 9:26 AM
Late last month, I was invited to a lunch event at the fabulous Markus' Wharfside Restaurant to learn about two new development projects that will soon be breaking ground in Sooke.
Harbour View Cente
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #464
642blog on Thu 11 Jun 2009 at 8:38 AM
June 11th, 2009
Wow, I think I saw Jimmy Hoffa hiding in there someplace. If your clients' house isn't exactly shiny, sparkly clean, then advise them to tidy up before you shoot photos. It goes a lo
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #462 & #463
642blog on Wed 10 Jun 2009 at 3:49 PM
June 9th, 2009
An interesting photo, to be sure. Most of the lower part of the room has been cut off, but the sunlight and the contrasts between the orange wall and the white one makes this one parti
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #461
642blog on Mon 08 Jun 2009 at 7:52 AM
June 8th, 2009
I think the REALTOR® actually took a digital photo of two printed photos and then put it on the MLS®. Simply terrible.
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-Tim Ayres - Sooke Real Estate
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #460
642blog on Sun 07 Jun 2009 at 10:09 AM
June 7th, 2009
The corner of this bathroom is very nice! But lets step back and show everyone the whole thing!
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-Tim Ayres - Sooke Real Estate Professional
Your comme
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #459
642blog on Sat 06 Jun 2009 at 9:52 AM
June 6th, 2009
There were about 10 or 15 versions of this same shot on the MLS® for a development, which means some well-intentioned photographer thought this was a good way to showcase the bathroom
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Grand Opening of Sooke’s Souki Sushi Tomorrow
642blog on Fri 05 Jun 2009 at 1:49 PM
Sorry for the late notice, but I just found out about this a few minutes ago!
Not to be missed, local chef extraordinaire Kari Osseltons newest endeavour, Souki Sushi, is hosting a grand opening celebr
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Free Real Estate Seminars
642blog on Fri 05 Jun 2009 at 1:17 PM
I will be co-hosting a series of real estate seminars on Thursday, June 11th at the Juan de Fuca Library, beside the rec centre on the Island Highway. Joining me are Alexis Mills, a mortgage broker,
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #458
642blog on Fri 05 Jun 2009 at 9:35 AM
June 5th, 2009
Those tall ceilings can be hard to fit in the frame. Maybe the REALTOR® that took this one was aiming the camera up and fell backwards, catching this disaster.
See all the usual susp
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Hot Weather In Victoria and Sooke - Today’s Forecast [Video]
642blog on Fri 05 Jun 2009 at 7:13 AM
Happy Friday, everyone!
-Tim Ayres - Sooke Real Estate Professional
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You can bookmark this post using the button bel
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #457
642blog on Thu 04 Jun 2009 at 11:19 AM
June 4th, 2009
Here is a perfect example of why you should avoid taking pictures of a bathroom without a wide angle lens. If not for the shower curtain, we might not even be able to tell that this i
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #456
642blog on Wed 03 Jun 2009 at 8:43 AM
June 3rd, 2009
Compositionally, this is not a bad bathroom photo - you can see just about everything, and even a wide-angle lens wouldnt get you much of the vanity in the frame. However, the colour i
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #455
642blog on Tue 02 Jun 2009 at 8:46 AM
June 2nd, 2009
Instead of having a crooked line down the middle of the photo, why not step out on to the patio and take the shot from there? It would also help with the lighting issue, making this p
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #454
642blog on Mon 01 Jun 2009 at 8:59 AM
June 1st, 2009
Hold the phone! Stop the presses! This place has a mailbox?! Glad this photo was here, I might have assumed otherwise. This came from a condo listing; out of seven pictures on the list
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #453
642blog on Sun 31 May 2009 at 9:50 AM
May 31st, 2009
The poor quality and fogginess of this photo amplifies the creep-factor of what appears to be a doll lying helplessly on the bed. Seriously, this photo makes my skin crawl - its like so
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #452
642blog on Sat 30 May 2009 at 7:46 AM
May 30th, 2009
Comes with complete, functional Bat-cave. Bat-mobile and Robin most definitely not included. Yes, I know its a sauna, but this dark, dreary picture of mostly the door isnt doing the b
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First Time Buyer Friday #10 - How Does Rent To Own Work?
642blog on Fri 29 May 2009 at 12:54 PM
In my continuing series, First-Time-Buyer Fridays, I answer a common question from a first-time buyer. If you have a question to submit, first-time-buyer or experienced investor, put one in the comment
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #451
642blog on Fri 29 May 2009 at 10:32 AM
May 29th, 2009
Our only clue that this is in fact the bathroom is the vanity lights in the far left of the frame. Dont bother with the bathroom unless theyre huge, cavernous, spa-like monstrosities or
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #450
642blog on Thu 28 May 2009 at 6:21 PM
May 28th, 2009
This was the only picture of the exterior of this house. Whats the point?!
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-Tim Ayres - Sooke Real Estate Professional
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #449
642blog on Wed 27 May 2009 at 9:10 AM
May 27th, 2009
Great, a chandelier. Is it above the entrance, or the dining room, or? We dont know because there is no context to this picture. Also unknown is the size of the room, the flooring typ
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #448
642blog on Tue 26 May 2009 at 3:24 PM
May 26th, 2009
Galley kitchens are tough. Often narrow and small, its hard to get them all in the frame. A better choice in this case would be to orient the camera vertically to get a portrait-forma
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #447
642blog on Mon 25 May 2009 at 7:42 AM
May 25th, 2009
This picture offers no value to a buyer browsing properties online. This could quite literally be any room in the house and one might assume that its a tiny, cramped space and simply
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #446
642blog on Sun 24 May 2009 at 8:07 AM
May 24th, 2009
See all the usual suspects here.
-Tim Ayres - Sooke Real Estate Professional
Your comments are welcomed and encouraged!
Just use the form or link below this post.
You can bookmark th
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #445
642blog on Sat 23 May 2009 at 9:18 PM
May 23rd, 2009
Not exactly inviting, looking off into space. Perhaps its a selling feature for budding astronomers - black night sky for excellent stargazing! In any case, you shouldnt shoot photos o
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First Time Buyer Friday #9 - Bidding Wars or Competing Offers
642blog on Fri 22 May 2009 at 1:46 PM
In my continuing series, First-Time-Buyer Fridays, I answer a common question from a first-time buyer. If you have a question to submit, first-time-buyer or experienced investor, put one in the comment
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #444
642blog on Fri 22 May 2009 at 9:41 AM
May 22nd, 2009
Sometimes, with a new development, all you have to show off is the artists impression drawings that are done before the project breaks ground. However, upload the file rather than tak
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #443
642blog on Thu 21 May 2009 at 7:46 AM
May 21st, 2009
That is a very nice window! My guess here is that this is a tiny bedroom or den, and the REALTOR®s point-and-shoot camera couldnt capture the whole thing. Bonus points, however for t
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #442
642blog on Wed 20 May 2009 at 5:33 PM
May 20th, 2009
It looks like the REALTOR® that took this picture barged in on the clients in the middle of cooking dinner and forced them out of the frame just long enough to snap this picture of th
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #441
642blog on Tue 19 May 2009 at 5:08 PM
May 19th, 2009
Well, thats easy. The crappiest photo of all is that of a bathroom, taken without a wide-angle lens - almost all of them are awful! This has no business being on the MLS®.
See all th
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #440
642blog on Mon 18 May 2009 at 7:07 AM
May 18th, 2009
Im not sure what is going on here. It looks like the picture was cut out of a magazine or old photo album, scanned and put on on the MLS.
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-Tim Ayres -
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #439
642blog on Sun 17 May 2009 at 5:03 PM
May 17th, 2009
This low-res beauty looks like somebody smeared Vaseline all over the lens for some kind of artistic look. Didnt work so well, Id say.
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-Tim Ayres - So
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #438
642blog on Sat 16 May 2009 at 9:48 AM
May 16th, 2009
What the hell.
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-Tim Ayres - Sooke Real Estate Professional
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #437
642blog on Fri 15 May 2009 at 6:00 AM
May 15th, 2009
Im not even quite sure what room this is - that door on the left kind of looks like a closet, but I think it could also be a shower door. At any rate, the two windows with the blinds d
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Royal LePage National Garage Sale For Shelter - Victoria
642blog on Thu 14 May 2009 at 9:23 PM
Coming up on May 23rd, Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty, one of Victorias largest real estate firms, is taking part in the National Garage Sale for Shelter. Royal LePage offices from coast to coast wi
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FSBO Ad Is Racist? Or Just A Big Misunderstanding? [VIDEO]
642blog on Thu 14 May 2009 at 8:57 AM
A little levity for your Thursday. Below is a video from Australia (if youre reading this via e-mail subscription youll have to click through to the post).
You couldnt have written this better for a s
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #436
642blog on Thu 14 May 2009 at 8:40 AM
May 14th, 2009
This photo represents the epic struggle for all eternity of good vs. evil, dark vs. light. closet vs. bathroom?! Other than looking kind of awkward, its not a very good shot of the bed
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #435
642blog on Wed 13 May 2009 at 12:42 PM
May 13th, 2009
All this photo tells us is that there are trees outside and that the door frame is white. Despite turning on the lights in the room, the light from outside the home was just too brigh
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #434
642blog on Tue 12 May 2009 at 4:13 PM
May 12th, 2009
I think Captain Picard sums up my feelings on this one:
OK, I think I need to go see the new Star Trek movie before I totally lose it.
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-Tim Ayres - S
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Sooke’s SEAPARC Arena and Pool Expansion/Renovation
642blog on Tue 12 May 2009 at 7:00 AM
Were lucky in Sooke to have such a nice facility for recreation as the SEAPARC (Sooke and Electoral Area Parks And Recreation Commission) arena and pool. The facility, located on Philips road just off
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #433
642blog on Mon 11 May 2009 at 9:44 AM
May 11th, 2009
Sometimes, I have little hope for my profession. What possible good does this photo do to show a potential buyer why he or she should purchase this home over the dozens of others in t
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #432
642blog on Sun 10 May 2009 at 9:25 AM
May 10th, 2009
Close ups of the shower in a bathroom are not a very good way to show it off. Instead, take a few steps back to get more of the bathroom, and use a wide angle lens.
See all the usual su
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First Time Buyer Friday #8 - Do I Need A Home Inspector?
642blog on Sat 09 May 2009 at 9:56 AM
In my continuing series, First-Time-Buyer Fridays, I answer a common question from a first-time buyer. If you have a question to submit, first-time-buyer or experienced investor, put one in the comment
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #431
642blog on Sat 09 May 2009 at 9:26 AM
May 9th, 2009
This picture would be a lot nicer if the REALTOR® stood back a bit more and captured a little more of the room. Also, I would recommend turning on some lights to brighten things up an
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #430
642blog on Fri 08 May 2009 at 1:04 PM
May 8th, 2009
This REALTOR® seems to have made up his or her own 80/20 rule. Except in this case its 80% walls 20% doors (and 100% horrible).
See all the usual suspects here.
-Tim Ayres - Sooke Rea
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #429
642blog on Thu 07 May 2009 at 9:00 AM
May 7th, 2009
A blurry, dark, and dreary photo full of jpeg artifacts - the REALTOR® probably uploaded a thumbnail-sized photo that was used to fill the full-sized photo spot. Make sure you use the
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #428
642blog on Wed 06 May 2009 at 9:29 AM
May 6th, 2009
Enough said, really. How this made it on to an MLS, I really dont know.
See all the usual suspects here.
-Tim Ayres - Sooke Real Estate Professional
Your comments are welcomed and encour
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #427
642blog on Tue 05 May 2009 at 1:10 PM
May 5th, 2009
Im willing to bet that even without a picture of the front door, the buyers viewing the home on the Internet would assume that the place has one or two. Dont waste valuable MLS picture
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Strata Mondays #6 - Leaky Condos Part III
642blog on Mon 04 May 2009 at 8:50 AM
In my continuing series about strata property, Strata Mondays, I answer a different question about condos, townhouses and other strata property in Victoria, Sooke, and British Columbia. Make sure you s
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #426
642blog on Mon 04 May 2009 at 7:50 AM
May 4th, 2009
I bet 80% of the bathroom photos I see on the MLS® could qualify for Horrible MLS Photo of the day. Theyre just too small for a point-and-shoot camera. If you want a good bathroom sho
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #425
642blog on Sun 03 May 2009 at 9:39 AM
May 3rd, 2009
An illegible plot plan was the only picture on this listing. I know it can be hard to showcase a vacant lot with pictures, but why not throw a half-dozen or so shots from different are
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #424
642blog on Sat 02 May 2009 at 9:16 AM
May 2nd, 2009
This huge bed appears to be crammed into a tiny bedroom. Its probably not as bad as it looks, but the composition of this photo exacerbates the problem. Also, open the curtains and turn
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First Time Buyer Friday #7 - BC Property Transfer Tax (PTT) Exemptions
642blog on Fri 01 May 2009 at 3:29 PM
In my continuing series, First-Time-Buyer Fridays, I answer a common question from a first-time buyer. If you have a question to submit, first-time-buyer or experienced investor, put one in the comment
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #422
642blog on Thu 30 Apr 2009 at 8:27 AM
April 30th, 2009
Its hard to tell what exactly is going on here, but I think its a bathroom wall and a tiny bit of the shower. How is this picture helpful? Use a wide-angle lens or dont bother.
See
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BC Election: Sooke All Candidates Meeting - May 4th, 2009
642blog on Wed 29 Apr 2009 at 10:16 PM
I received an e-mail from BC Liberal candidate Jody Twas campaign office informing me of an all candidates meeting here in Sooke. The meeting will take place at Edward Milne Community School on Monday,
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #421
642blog on Wed 29 Apr 2009 at 2:29 PM
April 29th, 2009
Doh! Looks like the MLS has mangled another uploaded photo. This can happen if youre using photos shot in the vertical (portrait) format and your MLS software isnt set up to properly
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #420
642blog on Tue 28 Apr 2009 at 1:43 PM
April 28th, 2009
Such a beautiful kitchen, left all alone in the dark. The cameras light meter has been thrown off by the brightness of the light coming through the window and sliding glass door. A
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Strata Mondays #5 - Leaky Condos Part II
642blog on Mon 27 Apr 2009 at 6:46 PM
In my continuing series about strata property, Strata Mondays, I answer a different question about condos, townhouses and other strata property in Victoria, Sooke, and British Columbia. Make sure you s
Topics: business
Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #419
642blog on Mon 27 Apr 2009 at 8:04 AM
April 27th, 2009
Its not hard to tell whats wrong with this picture: the kitchen, which should be the main focal point of the photo is too far away, and instead were treated to 40% of the picture bei
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #418
642blog on Sun 26 Apr 2009 at 6:10 PM
April 26th, 2009
Not a bad picture of the living room, but tagged for todays photo because the agent neglected to turn on the lights which would have improved the exposure and made the picture not so
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #417
642blog on Sat 25 Apr 2009 at 7:34 AM
April 25th, 2009
There is so much foliage in here we cant see the room! Either help you client to rearrange the greenery or choose a better angle, because I think I could fall in love with an orangut
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First Time Buyer Friday #6 - What Does My Money Get Me?
642blog on Fri 24 Apr 2009 at 2:14 PM
In my continuing series, First-Time-Buyer Fridays, I answer a common question from a first-time buyer. If you have a question to submit, first-time-buyer or experienced investor, put one in the comment
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #416
642blog on Fri 24 Apr 2009 at 8:44 AM
April 24th, 2009
This little gem was one of three pictures on the listing. How is a potential buyer supposed to decide whether to view this property when there are dozens of other similar ones for sa
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #415
642blog on Thu 23 Apr 2009 at 8:19 AM
April 23rd, 2009
Is it the darkened room that we cant really see because of poor lighting, or is this just a lazy REALTOR® whos listed his neighbours house across the street and is shooting the exteri
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #414
642blog on Wed 22 Apr 2009 at 7:48 AM
April 22nd, 2009
This blurry, crooked image of an empty garage is kind of trippy, dude.
See all the usual suspects here.
-Tim Ayres - Sooke Real Estate Professional
Your comments are welcomed and en
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Bank Of Canada Cuts Interest Rate to 0.25% At April 2009 Meeting
642blog on Tue 21 Apr 2009 at 9:16 AM
To the surprise of many analysts, this morning at its April 21, 2009 meeting, the Bank of Canada cut its key overnight lending rate (the rate at which it lends funds to chartered banks) another half-pe
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #413
642blog on Tue 21 Apr 2009 at 8:35 AM
April 21st, 2009
Great job on not capturing yourself in the mirror! I know this can be a challenge when shooting a bathroom. Somtimes, Ive had to resort to using PhotoShop to edit out my camera and t
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Strata Mondays #4 - Leaky Condos Part I
642blog on Mon 20 Apr 2009 at 4:35 PM
In my continuing series about strata property, Strata Mondays, I answer a different question about condos, townhouses and other strata property in Victoria, Sooke, and British Columbia. Make sure you s
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #412
642blog on Mon 20 Apr 2009 at 9:31 AM
April 20th, 2009
It seems like there have been a lot of bathroom shots lately, but theyre easy to spot and there are plenty of them. Pictures like this provide no value whatsoever to a buyer and do yo
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #411
642blog on Sun 19 Apr 2009 at 10:01 AM
April 19th, 2009
An otherwise fairly decent shot of the kitchen gets cut in half in a photographic tragedy.
See all the usual suspects here.
-Tim Ayres - Sooke Real Estate Professional
Your comments
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #410
642blog on Sat 18 Apr 2009 at 8:39 AM
April 18th, 2009
Another Horrible MLS® Photo - another bathroom. These go hand in hand, and its not surprising because usually the bathroom is the smallest room in the house, full of obstacles like
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #409
642blog on Fri 17 Apr 2009 at 7:13 AM
April 17th, 2009
The sad part about this picture is that it looks like the REALTOR® used a proper wide-angle lens to shoot it, and would have easily been able to capture the whole bathroom, in horizo
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #408
642blog on Thu 16 Apr 2009 at 7:53 AM
April 16th, 2009
This actually would have been an OK shot if it had been shot in the vertical format.
See all the usual suspects here.
-Tim Ayres - Sooke Real Estate Professional
Your comments are we
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A Free Night At The Sooke Harbour House!
642blog on Wed 15 Apr 2009 at 7:42 AM
Have you ever been out for dinner at a really nice restaurant, and after finishing that glass of robust red wine thought If only I didnt have to drive home I could enjoy another glass or two of wine!?
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #407
642blog on Wed 15 Apr 2009 at 6:00 AM
April 15th, 2009
WOW, looks inviting! How about some more light?
See all the usual suspects here.
-Tim Ayres - Sooke Real Estate Professional
Your comments are welcomed and encouraged!
Just use the
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Strata Mondays #3 - Maintenance Responsibilities
642blog on Tue 14 Apr 2009 at 11:26 AM
In my continuing series about strata property, Strata Mondays, I answer a different question about condos, townhouses and other strata property in Victoria, Sooke, and British Columbia. Make sure you s
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #406
642blog on Tue 14 Apr 2009 at 7:00 AM
April 14th, 2009
This picture would probably have worked better if it were shot in a vertically-oriented (portrait) aspect. It would still be a little boring, but at least youd see the floor, ceilin
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #405
642blog on Mon 13 Apr 2009 at 7:00 AM
April 13th, 2009
Not much going on here. If your photos dont add any additional value to the listing, showing a buyer why they should call you or their agent for a viewing, then there isnt much poin
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #404
642blog on Sun 12 Apr 2009 at 7:00 AM
April 12th, 2009
This photo has no business being on the MLS. A prudent REALTOR® would have realized this on site by reviewing the photo on the digital camera and re-taking the photo. This wasnt the
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #403
642blog on Sat 11 Apr 2009 at 7:00 AM
April 11th, 2009
You know how I feel about bathrooms. If theyre not as big as a spa or if you dont have a wide angle lens, a nice written description will serve your buyers and sellers better than a
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First Time Buyer Friday #5 - Do I Need A REALTOR®?
642blog on Fri 10 Apr 2009 at 4:48 PM
In my continuing series, First-Time-Buyer Fridays, I answer a common question from a first-time buyer. If you have a question to submit, first-time-buyer or experienced investor, put one in the comment
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #402
642blog on Fri 10 Apr 2009 at 7:00 AM
April 10th, 2009
A blurry, cluttered shot of what I presume to be a dining room. Stand back a bit and aim the camera down a little to capture more context.
See all the usual suspects here.
-Tim Ayre
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #401
642blog on Thu 09 Apr 2009 at 7:00 AM
April 9th, 2009
Dark, cluttered and poorly composed are what get this gem to appear on this blog! Turning on a few lights and shooting away from the brightly lit window would take care of the dark pa
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #400
642blog on Wed 08 Apr 2009 at 9:48 AM
April 8th, 2009
Too close in and too many mirrors make for a poorly composed, awkward-to-look-at bathroom. Avoid bathrooms unless theyre huge or youve got a proper wide angle lens.
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Sooke Events: Shirley Valentine and Sooke Eco-Fest
642blog on Tue 07 Apr 2009 at 10:23 AM
April 17th and 18th: Shirley Valentine comes to Sooke.
Shirley Valentine is a one-woman play about a bored, empty-nest English housewife who dreams of a land far away under the sun where she might let
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #399
642blog on Tue 07 Apr 2009 at 8:34 AM
April 7th, 2009
I honestly dont know what this picture is. Ive seen it all, being that I work in real estate and probably go through 20 homes every week, and I still dont know what this is. Imagine a
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Strata Mondays #2 - Which floor is worth more?
642blog on Mon 06 Apr 2009 at 7:53 PM
In my continuing series about strata property, Strata Mondays, I answer a different question about condos, townhouses and other strata property in Victoria, Sooke, and British Columbia. Make sure you s
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #398
642blog on Mon 06 Apr 2009 at 9:29 AM
April 6th, 2009
If this was your home, and you were perhaps showing off the listing to a friend at work, would you not be embarrassed by photos like this? One of my followers on Twitter asked me the
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #397
642blog on Sun 05 Apr 2009 at 9:37 AM
April 5th, 2009
Most certainly a hall of shame contender. There is just no excuse for a photo like this! In an age where you get instant gratification from shooting pictures on a digital camera and th
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #396
642blog on Sat 04 Apr 2009 at 2:23 PM
April 4th, 2009
Compositionally, this is a fairly nice photo. You can see the whole dining room, and how big it is from the large dining room table and six chairs in the frame. However, its ruined by
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First Time Buyer Friday #4 - Closing Costs
642blog on Fri 03 Apr 2009 at 6:32 PM
In my continuing series, First-Time-Buyer Fridays, I answer a common question from a first-time buyer. If you have a question to submit, first-time-buyer or experienced investor, put one in the comment
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #395
642blog on Fri 03 Apr 2009 at 2:45 PM
April 3rd, 2009
Blurry, crooked, and dark, make this todays Horrible MLS Photo. Turn on a few lights, and use a tripod. Always double-check your images to ensure that theyre straight-on. This is easi
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #394
642blog on Thu 02 Apr 2009 at 1:43 PM
April 2nd, 2009
A particularly uninspiring photo of the living room/kitchen is made worse by not turning on the lights! This is so simple and I dont know anyone whos in that much of a rush that they
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #393
642blog on Wed 01 Apr 2009 at 1:48 PM
April 1, 2009
One of many too-close-up zoomed-in shots of laundry equipment and a tiny portion of the laundry room/area. Its always hard to get a good shot of tiny rooms, even with a wide-angle lens.
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #392
642blog on Tue 31 Mar 2009 at 12:30 PM
March 31st, 2009
Another example of a lazy REALTOR® - at least, I sure hope this listing hasnt been on the MLS® for over three years! That, and the picture is pretty awful. Turn on some lights
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Strata Mondays #1: Bare Land Stratas
642blog on Mon 30 Mar 2009 at 4:38 PM
Inspired by my most recent First-Time-Buyer Friday post, I have decided to dedicate a new tag on this blog to covering strata issues. So, without further ado, we have the first weekly, but much less al
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #389, #390 & #391
642blog on Mon 30 Mar 2009 at 9:28 AM
March 28th, 2009
I dont know about you, but if I were the homeowner and I saw that my REALTOR® was too lazy to even step outside the car to take pictures of my house, Id probably be firing him or he
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First-Time-Buyer Friday #3 - Strata Properties
642blog on Fri 27 Mar 2009 at 1:42 PM
In my continuing series, First-Time-Buyer Fridays, I answer a common question from a first-time buyer. If you have a question to submit, first-time-buyer or experienced investor, put one in the comment
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #388
642blog on Fri 27 Mar 2009 at 8:48 AM
March 27th, 2009
Every picture on this listing had all the lights turned off. Its amazing what turning on the lights will do for a photo to make the scene look more alive and inviting. And in this m
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #387
642blog on Thu 26 Mar 2009 at 7:39 AM
March 26th, 2009
If youre only going to include one picture of the exterior of the house in the listing, it should probably be of the house, not just its rooflines!
See all the usual suspects here.
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #386
642blog on Wed 25 Mar 2009 at 2:18 PM
March 25th, 2009
Hall of shame material for sure! This appears to be a crawlspace or dungeon or something, Im not sure. At any rate, it needs more light, a tripod, or both.
See all the usual suspects
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #385
642blog on Tue 24 Mar 2009 at 12:13 PM
March 24th, 2009
Barely a week goes by when there arent at least one or two bathroom photos on this here blog. Bathrooms are usually the most cramped spaces in a home, and to be properly photographed
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Tim Hortons in Sooke?
642blog on Mon 23 Mar 2009 at 10:19 AM
Some would call it our national obsession - after hockey and beer, of course. So much so, that the colloquial term double-double (referring to a coffee with two creams and two sugars) was actually adde
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #384
642blog on Mon 23 Mar 2009 at 8:49 AM
March 23rd, 2009
Every picture on this listing was like this, crooked and poorly composed. One of the great things about digital photography is the ease at which photos can be edited. You can either
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #383
642blog on Sun 22 Mar 2009 at 7:36 AM
March 22nd, 2009
If you must shoot the hallways, its always best to go vertically-oriented with the composition, so you can see floor-to-ceiling and avoid having the walls as your main focal points.
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #382
642blog on Sat 21 Mar 2009 at 9:44 AM
March 21st, 2009
Simply awful. This offers no value to a buyer and does very little to show off the sellers home.
See all the usual suspects here.
-Tim Ayres - Sooke Real Estate Professional
Your c
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First-Time-Buyer Friday #2 - Needs vs Wants
642blog on Fri 20 Mar 2009 at 4:36 PM
Q. There are lots of potential homes in my price range. How can I narrow down the field so I dont waste time viewing homes I really have no interest in buying?
A. Many first time buyers are hit with th
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #381
642blog on Fri 20 Mar 2009 at 4:14 PM
March 20th, 2009
Step one: turn on some lights. Step two: use a wide angle lens. Step three: rinse, wash, repeat.
See all the usual suspects here.
-Tim Ayres - Sooke Real Estate Professional
Your com
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #380
642blog on Thu 19 Mar 2009 at 3:03 PM
March 19th, 2009
Four pictures, each pair of the same room. Bravo for multiple pictures, but dont you think different angles would work better? There were five interior pictures on this listing, f
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #379
642blog on Wed 18 Mar 2009 at 11:00 AM
March 18th, 2009
Theres horrible, and then theres this. Id even venture to say that the agent who took the picture actually zoomed in to manage this tight shot of the laundry room. Theres just no reaso
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #378
642blog on Tue 17 Mar 2009 at 9:55 PM
March 17th, 2009
Always remember that your camera works a lot differently than your eye does. While the scene would look perfectly normal to the human eye, with sunlight streaming in the window bathi
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #377
642blog on Mon 16 Mar 2009 at 8:53 AM
March 16th, 2009
Another mystery room! By only focusing on the corner of this room, the agent that took this photo has excluded any contextual information about the room - what is it? How big is it? C
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #376
642blog on Sun 15 Mar 2009 at 1:56 PM
March 15th, 2009
Most of this photo is of the wall. To improve it, stand closer to that pass-through and capture more of the kitchen, or better yet, shoot the kitchen from an entirely different angle
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #375
642blog on Sat 14 Mar 2009 at 10:10 AM
March 14th, 2009
This is truly special, isnt it? We can tell from the shower curtain that this is the bathroom, but not much else is any help on this one. So much clutter, and shot at such a strange,
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First-Time Buyer Fridays! - New Feature on the 642Blog
642blog on Fri 13 Mar 2009 at 1:53 PM
Welcome to the first edition of First-time Buyer Friday! In this new section of the blog, Ill chat about a different topic each week that is specifically important to first time buyers in the Victoria
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #374
642blog on Fri 13 Mar 2009 at 10:35 AM
March 13th, 2009
Nice tiles, but I would avoid taking pictures of the property unless the place is finished (very dusty, stairs unfinished, wall plates missing, etc). Also, turn on some lights!
See a
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #373
642blog on Thu 12 Mar 2009 at 5:32 PM
March 12th, 2009
If the agent who shot this photo would only stand back a few feet, or better yet, use a wide-angle lens, youd be able to see lots more of the room, and maybe even tell what kind of ro
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #372
642blog on Wed 11 Mar 2009 at 12:35 PM
March 11th, 2009
This one looks like its been mangled by the real estate boards uploading system. It was likely a vertical-oriented shot that got stretched out to fit a horizontal space. Point is, if
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #371
642blog on Tue 10 Mar 2009 at 9:44 AM
March 10th, 2009
Nothing says home sweet home like a blurry cluttered photo with just about everything including the kitchen sink splayed out across the room. Yeee-ikes!
See all the usual suspects he
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #370
642blog on Mon 09 Mar 2009 at 9:48 AM
March 9th, 2009
This was a listing for a vacant lot - and sure, how many photos can you take of a piece of dirt, right? I just thought the artists concept drawing looked out of place, in amongst pho
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Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #369
642blog on Sun 08 Mar 2009 at 7:00 AM
March 8th, 2009
Its been quite a while since I had a photo with pets in it. I definitely suggest that you leave the pets out of the photos. Some people are highly allergic and would exclude this prop
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