Top Tips for Real Estate Agents: a Year-End List
(in which I reuse old posts for educational purposes)
1. Flush the toilet.
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2. Put your pants back on before taking the photo.

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3. Clean up if the house isn’t in good shape. Vaseline on the lens is not the answer.

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4. Look, we presume there’s a toilet. We don’t need to see it.

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5. No, really. “Pants on” is a pretty basic rule when it comes to real estate agents at work.
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6. New toilets don’t cost that much. Maybe you should buy one, if they’re that important to you.

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7. Keep the photos relevant. I’m sure your pets are charming but, unless they transfer, don’t include them in the listing.

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8. How’s this for a compromise: include a photo of the toilet only if it’s not where one might logically expect to find it.

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9. You’re going to keep on using toilet photos, aren’t you? I give up. Is there a support group you could join? Maybe you should start one. You could meet here:

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Thanks for an excellent year, real estate agents! I couldn’t do it without you. And remember…
10. …it never hurts to include a photo of Chair.
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