Marty and Max: You deserve better

Too many times I am searching properties for a buyer and after narrowing my search, I find several that seem to be perfect. The listing caption reads “MUST SEE.” As I review these, I am filled with great anticipation. The problem is that when I click to see more, I only see a few cellphone images. Currently, on the MLS there are numerous multi-million dollar listings that seem to be a great fit, however, they are not professionally presented. There are waterfront properties that paint the word picture of “dreamland,” and “Must SEE,” however, the only images found on the MLS are ones that show a mobile home, some chairs, and some random cellphone pictures from “cellphone Sally.” Although they say, “Must SEE,” they never show me the dream. These are currently on the MLS as I write this.

My client deserves better. I literally have an investor flying in on Monday to purchase waterfront acreage and has a budget of several million dollars. I can’t take a chance to show these properties based on these images. My client deserves better. We have limited time when looking at properties. There is not enough time in the day to try to figure out which properties are real and which ones are fool's gold. Many would conclude this is real estate malpractice. Most of these are listed at discount rates.