I think I see the security system in one picture. Not sure but that will be the first room I hit so I can turn off the alarm.

Okay, so I am no thief (althrough my dad is a locksmith) but I often get a kick out of looking at everything in the pictures seeing what everyone has in their homes and stuff. I love to view myspace pictures where some new person has bought a new apartment and they have pictures of everything they own and being a local, seeing the front of their apartments and stuff, I am always like.. “I know where she stays at!”

Not sure about 30 lbs. but stretching it a bit taller and not wider helps Just don’t get too long in the face.

Hey Brian… is this what you want?

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This was pretty commonplace in L.A. several years ago, before the boom. Then the boom came along, and it seemed unethical, since a seller might be persuaded to take a lower price on an in-house offer than s/he would have gotten if the property had been exposed to the open market and competitive bidding.

My thought would be it is OK for the agent’s office to tour first, but no offer should be accepted until the property is exposed to the open market for x number of days. The question is, of course, what is the “x” number?

Now, can we get a photographer to edit out 30 pounds?

Not necessarily totally on topic, but this is bugging me. Recently an agent took a week or more to get everything ready, get the photos etc. Her entire office toured the property a few days before it went into the mls. When I asked, how did your whole office tour the property, if no one else has even been told it is listed yet, no sign yet, etc… answer: “we always do that to give the agents in the office a chance to sell it first.”

This is a top lister and a top national company and very large office.

Someone in the office brought a buyer who got the property, before most agents had a chance to arrange an appointment.

Seems the rules have changed recently on this…I could be wrong. But it’s been bugging me. What’s your take on this?

Ardell, which photo editing software do you like and use?

For a shot without fancy lighting and setup, I should be able to come out and shoot for under $200 (assuming a single relatively local location… travel might cost you lunch). This would mean that you would get digital versions of the prints to use as you wish. It doesn’t mean a LOT of fancy editing in Photoshop… but I will do the usual color balancing, straightening perspective lines, cropping, etc… I leave the ethics of editing out oil spots up to those of you that know better… but it is certainly easy enough to do.

For studio portraits, there is almost always some Photoshop involved, but that is because people tend to be a lot more picky about their OWN appearance than their house. Even little things like lightening up facial lines, whitening teeth, etc… are all pretty standard edits, even in the simplest of wedding/business card shots.