{"id":11803,"date":"2010-07-19T07:00:32","date_gmt":"2010-07-19T14:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/?p=11803"},"modified":"2010-07-18T23:14:47","modified_gmt":"2010-07-19T06:14:47","slug":"real-actual-listing-photos-bank-owned-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2010\/07\/19\/real-actual-listing-photos-bank-owned-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Actual Listing Photos: Bank-Owned Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Speaking of <a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2010\/07\/14\/bank-foreclosure-losses-exceed-20-in-snohomish-co\/\" title=\"Bank Foreclosure Losses exceed 20% in Snohomish Co.\">poorly-marketed bank-owned listings<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s time for another installment of <a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/tag\/real-actual-listing-photos\/\" title=\"Real Actual Listing Photos\">Real Actual Listing Photos<\/a>.  Once a month (or so) I round up some of the most bizarre listing photos from around the Seattle area and post them here, with brief excerpts from the real actual listing description, and probably a bit of snarky commentary.<\/p>\n<p>The idea for this series stems from the ongoing forum thread <a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/forum\/viewtopic.php?f=1&#038;t=2102\" title=\"Detrimental Listing Photos\">Detrimental Listing Photos<\/a>, which is where you should post your nominations for next month&#8217;s Real Actual Listing Photos post.<\/p>\n<p>Enough explanation.  Let&#8217;s get to the photos!  Click the photo to view the Real Actual Listing.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 600px; margin: 0pt auto; border-top: 2px solid #000000; clear:both; padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/WA\/Brier\/2593-234th-Pl-SW-98036\/home\/2801011\" title=\"2593 234th Place SW Brier, WA 98036\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/ralp-2593-234th-Pl-SW.jpg\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;\" title=\"2593 234th Place SW Brier, WA 98036\" alt=\"2593 234th Place SW Brier, WA 98036\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"><\/a>&#8220;Lush, mature landscaping outside.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:20px;\">I think the photo of that front lawn speaks for itself, but apparently the listing agent didn&#8217;t agree.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 600px; margin: 0pt auto; border-top: 2px solid #000000; clear:both; padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/WA\/Everett\/1716-Cedar-St-98201\/home\/2688231\" title=\"1716 Cedar St Everett, WA 98201\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/ralp-1716-Cedar-St.jpg\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;\" title=\"1716 Cedar St Everett, WA 98201\" alt=\"1716 Cedar St Everett, WA 98201\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\"><\/a>&#8220;Home is very desirable easy going&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:20px;\">The listing agent for this home took 8 photos, each more unbelievably out of focus than the one before.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 600px; margin: 0pt auto; border-top: 2px solid #000000; clear:both; padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/WA\/Everett\/1706-112th-St-SE-98208\/home\/2710091\" title=\"1706 112th St Everett, WA 98204\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/ralp-1706-112th-St.jpg\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;\" title=\"1706 112th St Everett, WA 98204\" alt=\"1706 112th St Everett, WA 98204\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/a>&#8220;This cutie is close to all of the amenities&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:20px;\">&#8230;and by &#8220;amenities,&#8221; I mean large, dense trees, of course.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 600px; margin: 0pt auto; border-top: 2px solid #000000; clear:both; padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/WA\/Everett\/3806-High-St-98201\/home\/2748493\" title=\"3806 High St Everett, WA 98201\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/ralp-3806-High-St.jpg\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;\" title=\"3806 High St Everett, WA 98201\" alt=\"3806 High St Everett, WA 98201\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/a>&#8220;Charmer&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:20px;\">ABANDON SHIP!  SHE&#8217;S GOING DOWN!  ABANDON SHIP!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 600px; margin: 0pt auto; border-top: 2px solid #000000; clear:both; padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/WA\/Everett\/2511-Fulton-St-98201\/home\/2560762\" title=\"2511 Fulton St Everett, WA 98201\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/ralp-2511-Fulton-St.jpg\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;\" title=\"2511 Fulton St Everett, WA 98201\" alt=\"2511 Fulton St Everett, WA 98201\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/a>&#8220;Charming opportunity in North Everett awaits your buyers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:20px;\">I think &#8220;awaits your buyers&#8221; isn&#8217;t quite the right phrase to describe what&#8217;s going on here.  I&#8217;d go with &#8220;lurks sinisterly in the shadows.&#8221;  Photo 4 in this set is pretty great too.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 600px; margin: 0pt auto; border-top: 2px solid #000000; clear:both; padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/WA\/Enumclaw\/43701-284th-Ave-SE-98022\/home\/295447\" title=\"43701 284 Ave SE Enumclaw, WA 98022\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/ralp-43701-284th-Ave.jpg\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;\" title=\"43701 284 Ave SE Enumclaw, WA 98022\" alt=\"43701 284 Ave SE Enumclaw, WA 98022\" width=\"221\" height=\"166\"><\/a>&#8220;Features a formal living room with valuted ceilings, bay window with seating area.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:20px;\">&#8230;oh, and a possessed kitchen.  Did we mention the possessed kitchen?  Oh well, they&#8217;ll find out about it soon enough on their own.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both; border-top: 2px solid #000000;\"><\/div>\n<p>Let me know if you have an idea for another &#8220;Real Actual Listing Photos&#8221; theme.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speaking of poorly-marketed bank-owned listings&#8230; It&#8217;s time for another installment of Real Actual Listing Photos. 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