Avoiding Photo Fines

Friday 19 January 2007

Photo violations are one of the easiest violations to avoid because you can select "Association Loaded" and MLS's photographer will photograph your property and upload it free of charge. Nonetheless, photos remain the number one listing violation. Here are some tips on how to avoid photo fines based upon what we've been hearing from you:

I'm so busy, sometimes I forget to go back to a new listing to upload a photo.

It's easy to do: your clients are eager for you to get their listing up, you have everything you need to post the listing except the photo, and you mean to get by to take the photo, but life gets in the way. If this sounds like you, it would be a good idea to select "Association Loaded."

I don't choose "Association Loaded" because I like my own photos better.

We upload hundreds of photos daily, and the MLS photographer does a professional job. However, if you take a photo you like better, you can always upload your own photos at any time.

When I chose "Association Loaded" and later upload my own photo, sometimes MFR overwrites my photo.

This can happen. Once you select "Association Loaded," we will send a photographer to the property and upload the photo. The process is automated, so we can't check to see if there's already a photo, and as a result, if you've already uploaded photos, we will overwrite your first photo. If this happens, you can always replace our photo with the original image. And know this: we'll never overwrite any of the images in position 2-10.