Selling houses - photos on walls yes/no?

ginvzt

It never bothered me - and I have viewed quite a few houses in the last few years! I too look at the room sizes, kitchen, bathroom, is the water pressure good enough for the shower, etc.

If I saw lots of pictures on the walls, the only thing I would think of would be how many holes I would have to fix after I bought the and just hope that they did not use the very big nails, or even worse the 'raw plugs' or whatever they are called (yes, I have seen them being used even for photos)

We had one photo frame with our wedding photos (7 of them) when we sold our house.

ginvzt

beccad wrote: »

As this thread has shown :rotfl:

I don't have any problem thinking of the flat as a product - I don't like living here :mad: but obviously won't tell prospective buyers that

It is just DH and I in the photos, nothing bigger than a 6x4, and 21 photos in total in five multi-aperture frames, nothing taken anywhere local either. I might see if anyone has anything we can borrow :think: I definitely don't want to buy anything...

If you decide to replace them, why not look for some pictures or flora, for example? You could probably pick up some very cheaply in Ikea for example, or ebay!

For example:
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/10147619
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/00147634

googler

If the proportion shown in this thread can be extrapolated to your real viewers, 50% won't mind, 50% will be distracted or will mind.

Leave them, and you're putting off half your viewers.
Take them away, and you're putting no-one off.

telfordwhite

googler wrote: »

If the proportion shown in this thread can be extrapolated to your real viewers, 50% won't mind, 50% will be distracted or will mind.

Leave them, and you're putting off half your viewers.
Take them away, and you're putting no-one off.

I don't think anybody has actually said they would not buy a house because of photo's on the wall.

Are people really so air headed?

Agent - "Will you be putting in an offer on the property."

Viewer - "No, I didn't like the photos on the wall"

Agent - "OK, thanks, goodbye!"

seven-day-weekend

I think you should not have personal photos around. They WILL put some people off.

It would not put me off personally, (although I can't stand portraits all over the walls) but some people can't imagine their own stuff there if your family are staring at them from the walls.

googler

telfordwhite wrote: »

I don't think anybody has actually said they would not buy a house because of photo's on the wall.

You're quoting me, and I didn't say that either.

If something is perceived as even a SLIGHT distraction, REMOVE IT.

Why have anything in your home which will put your buyers off or distract them TO ANY EXTENT?

dander

I think this is almost a myth that's come about through all the House Doctor type shows. If you go to view a house that is lived in, there's all kinds of stuff there that is "personal" - I always feel rude going into someone's bedroom, that feels far more personal to me than some photos. I think it's something that you might use as an excuse to an estate agent if you just didn't like the house, but if you like everything else, a picture or two wouldn't put you off.

googler

dander wrote: »

I think this is almost a myth that's come about through all the House Doctor type shows. If you go to view a house that is lived in, there's all kinds of stuff there that is "personal" - I always feel rude going into someone's bedroom, that feels far more personal to me than some photos. I think it's something that you might use as an excuse to an estate agent if you just didn't like the house, but if you like everything else, a picture or two wouldn't put you off.

It's not a question of whether or not the buyer is 'put off'; it's more a matter of the seller (and possibly agent) ensuring that the viewer/buyer remains focused on the house, and removing anything that might distract them from it.

dander

googler wrote: »

It's not a question of whether or not the buyer is 'put off'; it's more a matter of the seller (and possibly agent) ensuring that the viewer/buyer remains focused on the house, and removing anything that might distract them from it.

But surely anything can be a distraction. If you go in a house with carefully arranged glasses and freshly baked bread aromas you can play "house doctor" bingo as you go round and be just as put off - sorry, distracted.

googler

Please refer to last para of #4, which I feel is the salient point here.

Baking bread, coffee etc aren't a distraction in the way that photos are.