Boston luxury condos buyers: Beware of Boston condo for sale photo listings.

We almost take it for granted now, but it’s incredible that someone can now sit in a Starbucks in Beacon Hill, open an app and search for online Boston downtown real estate listings to their heart’s content. You can see Boston condos for sale with description and photos of the home, the actual address and even more details all in the palm of your hand.

How buyers find Boston Boston real estate has changed a lot over the years. Not so long ago, buyers were completely reliant on their downtown Boston real estate brokers to find out what Boston Seaport condos were for sale. Now the masses are truly empowered and can be notified of a new listing just as quickly as their Boston downtown real estate broker.

Having all this unfettered access to information on Boston condos for sale is ideal for buyers and sellers.

Obviously nothing beats going to see a Boston Seaport condo for sale in person, but you can be informed online as to whether a Beacon Hill condo listed for sale is worth your trouble seeing. Unfortunately, Beacon Hill homes for sale can look better online because of the professional photographer used as wide angle lens

TIPS FOR VIEWING ONLINE LISTING PHOTOS.

A picture is worth a thousand words and for Boston downtown real estate listings, good photos can be worth thousands of dollars. Most buyers will jump straight on the photos without reading the listing description. People love photos. Plus pictures will usually tell you a lot more about the Boston Seaport condo than a well written broker description.

The number of photos: For downtown Boston real estate listings our MLSPIN allows agents to upload numerous photos per listing Just because an agent is allowed numerousr photos, don’t expect the photos for every listing.

Less photos that you would have expected : The description and details of lets say a three bedroom Beacon Hill condo for sale but is only displaying 2 bedrooms should be a warning sign..It could be that tge Boston downtown real estate broker doesnt want you to view third bedroom because it has some issues. I

The quality of the photos: Just because the photos look professional doesn’t mean the Beacon Hill home for sale is automatically turnkey

There’s only ONE measly photo: Either the downtown real estate broker was lazy or the Boston condo for sale is in desperate repair.

Beware of photos taken wide angle lens: As stated earlier, professional photographers have a lens that have the ability to make the living room of a 1-bed condo look like a dining room at the White House.

Do the photos match what the listing says? the description says “updated” kitchen but all you see is a new granite counter top sitting on 30 years old cabinets (aka lipstick on a pig) then you might want take the listing description with a wee pinch of salt.