{"id":14798,"date":"2011-03-15T09:30:16","date_gmt":"2011-03-15T16:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/?p=14798"},"modified":"2011-03-15T13:55:15","modified_gmt":"2011-03-15T20:55:15","slug":"real-actual-listing-photos-genius-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/15\/real-actual-listing-photos-genius-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Actual Listing Photos: Genius Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<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>No particular theme this month, other than the usual theme of bizarre and disturbing listing photos.<\/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\/Seattle\/2345-W-Halladay-St-98199\/home\/124023\" title=\"2345 W Halladay St Seattle, WA 98199\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/ralp-2345-W-Halladay-St-sm.jpg\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;\" title=\"2345 W Halladay St Seattle, WA 98199\" alt=\"2345 W Halladay St Seattle, WA 98199\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\"><\/a>&#8220;&#8230;large entertaining size deck overlooking in-ground pool and views. Must see!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:20px;\">I think I&#8217;ve seen enough already.  Ouch.  My eyes.  Hat tip <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/marlowharris\/status\/46837819628453888\" title=\"Marlow Harris on Twitter\">to Marlow Harris<\/a> on this one.<\/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\/Seattle\/3701-W-Barrett-St-98199\/home\/12318768\" title=\"3701 W Barrett St Seattle, WA 98199\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/ralp-3701-W-Barrett-St-sm.jpg\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;\" title=\"3701 W Barrett St Seattle, WA 98199\" alt=\"3701 W Barrett St Seattle, WA 98199\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\"><\/a>&#8220;The best of indoor\/outdoor living&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:20px;\">Including a front-row seat to the apocalypse!<\/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\/1309-E-Marine-View-Dr-98201\/home\/2897952\" title=\"1309 E Marine View Dr Everett, WA 98201\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/ralp-1309-E-Marine-View-Dr-sm.jpg\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;\" title=\"1309 E Marine View Dr Everett, WA 98201\" alt=\"1309 E Marine View Dr Everett, WA 98201\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\"><\/a>&#8220;The spacious kitchen features plenty of counter space&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:20px;\">Yes, the listing agent actually called this a &#8220;spacious kitchen.&#8221;  Also note the dehumidifier sitting <em>in the bathtub<\/em> in photo #3.  Yowza.<\/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\/1206-Hoyt-Ave-98201\/home\/2673701\" title=\"1206 Hoyt Ave Everett, WA 98201\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/ralp-1206-Hoyt-Ave-sm.jpg\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;\" title=\"1206 Hoyt Ave Everett, WA 98201\" alt=\"1206 Hoyt Ave Everett, WA 98201\" width=\"320\" height=\"279\"><\/a>&#8220;Bring your creativity and restore this timeless home to its former splendor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:20px;\">It would appear that whoever processed these photos forgot to delete a layer of their creativity before they closed Photoshop.<\/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\/Kirkland\/9412-NE-138th-St-98034\/home\/279488\" title=\"9412 NE 138th St Kirkland, WA 98034\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/ralp-9412-NE-138th-St-sm.jpg\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;\" title=\"9412 NE 138th St Kirkland, WA 98034\" alt=\"9412 NE 138th St Kirkland, WA 98034\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\"><\/a>&#8220;Gorgeous split level home in the heart of Kirkland.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:20px;\">Okay, first, that&#8217;s not a split-level, it&#8217;s a split-entry, and &#8220;gorgeous split-entry&#8221; is an oxymoron.  As for the photo, there is just so much going on here.  The glowing dish of radiation on the end table, the sofa directly in front of the fireplace&#8230; but my favorite touch is the classy art above the fireplace.  NICE.<\/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\/Seattle\/1521-2nd-Ave-98101\/unit-1101\/home\/28704251\" title=\"1521 2nd Ave #1101 Seattle, WA 98101\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/ralp-1521-2nd-Ave-1101-sm.jpg\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;\" title=\"1521 2nd Ave #1101 Seattle, WA 98101\" alt=\"1521 2nd Ave #1101 Seattle, WA 98101\" width=\"320\" height=\"215\"><\/a>&#8220;24 hour concierge services, rooftop terraces, yoga studio &#038; well appointed gym complete this Villa in the sky.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:20px;\">See, if we cleverly place a poster of Einstein in our primary listing photo, maybe the buyer will feel <em>smart<\/em> for spending 17% more than we paid in 2009.  Better make sure it says his name in big bold print though, just in case they don&#8217;t get it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both; border-top: 2px solid #000000; margin:0 0 15px;\"><\/div>\n<p>Let me know if you have an idea for the next &#8220;Real Actual Listing Photos&#8221; theme.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s time for another installment of Real Actual Listing Photos. 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. 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