New England Properties

No Interior Pics? Clever Or Not? ... Do you Prefer To Visit To Verify?

What would happen if agents stopped putting interior pictures of their listings on the Internet? Oh yes, there would be an outcry from surfers and hobbyists who love to see what is inside. And there would be some agents who don't understand the usefulness of actually communicating with buyers.

So why would one think of that no interior pics would be useful? Maybe it would be so more people would make an appointment to look at a property. Maybe it would be to make the interior pics on your personal or company web site more useful that the listing sites are. maybe it would be so the public doesn't have to spend so much time "verifying" the pictures of multiple listings.

Imagine a world where buyers actually crossed the threshold of properties to see what is inside. Imagine if you will, a world where agents know more about the inside of a property than the surfing public. And consider the time saved in a transaction when professionals who actually know the market, and who have seen the insides of properties actually shorten the time necessary to find a property.

Here on Cape Cod, I have to often say, "those pictures are not WYSIWYG." What You See Is not always What You Get. Pictures of beaches that are actually a mile away, or pictures taken from a the only place on the whole lot that you can view the water from, or pictures of a tennis court that is actually owned by the town and is down the street, can have a consumer not only frustrated and confused, but angry at the deception.

The demand for public pictures has caused some agents to use "bait" pictures so the public will be fooled into Visiting To Verify.

Just some food for thought: Would eliminating or minimizing interior pictures, help or hinder real estate?

 

Heath Coker, Associate Broker
Robert Paul Properties
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3 comments • Falmouth MA Cape Cod Heath Coker • July 29 2010 12:50PM

88 Pearl Street Cambridge MA 02139 - Cambridgeport Two-Family House

Update:  88 Pearl Street sold for $525,000 after receiving 10 offers.  I look forward to the transformation!

Calling all contractors and old house enthusiasts! This 1820s house at 88 Pearl Street in Cambridge Massachusetts is on the market for the first time in over sixty years.

Antique green house in Cambridge MA

If "old and untouched" is what you look for - you'll want to check out 88 Pearl Street.  There's still some nice vintage detail here - paneled doors, built-ins, some wide board floors, front and back staircases, and ladder like stairs to an attic.

Developers and contractors will find a lot to like here. This is the perfect project for the spring market! The house is configured as a two-family and lends itself to condos.  Alternatively it could be converted to a single family home.  The rooms are large and very sunny.  The City of Cambridge gives the approximate living area as 2380 sq. ft. 

Front stairs in an old Cambridge Massachusetts house

No mistake about it - the house needs a lot of work.  Some things have been taken care of though - the furnace was new in 2002, the leaking roof was replaced in 2008, and the windows have been replaced.

The current room layout has four large rooms and two baths on the first floor and five rooms with one bathroom on the second floor. There is off-street parking for 2 - 3 cars.

Built-in Cupboard in a Cambridgeport house

This is a super location - just blocks from the heart of popular Central Square, MIT is just down the street, Harvard is one subway stop away on the Red Line, and the Charles River and Boston are nearby.

88 Pearl Street is new to the market and priced at $475,000. 

First floor kitchen in a Cambridge two-family house

Please call Elizabeth Bolton of Coldwell Banker on Huron Avenue in Cambridge if you would like more information or would like to schedule a showing.  Liz can be reached at 617-504-1737.

There will be an open house on Sunday, August 23, 2009 from 1 to 2:30pm at 88 Pearl Street, Cambridge MA 02139.

Stairs in an early 1800s Cambridge house

9 comments • Elizabeth Bolton - Cambridge MA Real Estate Agent • August 19 2009 12:25AM