I realize I've posted a lot of critiques of real estate photos lately. I admit, it's quickly becoming a hobby. My husband and I are fixing up our own home to sell and searching real estate ads for homes or land, so naturally I keep stumbling upon these questionable real estate pictures. The next two photos are not questionable real estate photos but are of a typical new home construction. They represent very common designs available around the Twin Cities metro. And they have three features I really dislike. Let's look at the first photo. This home design is what I call, "Three Car Garage (with attached home)." The typical new constructions feature the garages so prominently and oh, yes, there's a house, too. The appeal of a home should be in the overall design, the front door/windows, the porch or landing. Not the garage. Garage doors are not attractive to me nor are they a selling point. Additionally, most of the Three Car Garage (with attached homes) are split levels. You walk in the front door and the first thing you see are stairs. A set going up to the main level and another leading to the basement.
Whatever happened to foyers? Bring back foyers! The next photo features my biggest pet peeve regarding new home construction in Minnesota. There's no deck. The deck is not included in the construction. If a new homeowner wants a deck, they have to get a contractor to build it or do it themselves. And many, many homeowners must not include the cost of a deck in their financing, and their home stands for years without one. A back door that opens to nothing but a fifteen foot free fall. So homeowners board up the back door to prevent their toddlers from tumbling out. I've never seen this zero-deck rule for new constructions in other states where I've lived. I just don't understand it.
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Usually I critique sloppy realtor photos and poor home staging. Then I came across this photo.
The windows above the doors serve no purpose and aren't centered at all. It makes no sense. My only guess is perhaps those two rooms do not have exterior windows and these were installed to let in natural light. But then, why not center them? Probably some framework or ducts in the way? Was this a builder design or did the homeowner do their own remodeling? Either way - no. |
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