Do you watermark your listing photos? If so, why? If not, why?

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RVA HomePRO Michael Hottman, Helping you achieve goals in life & real estate (RVA HomePRO Realtor with Keller Williams serving Hanover, Henrico, Chesterfiled and Richmond, Virginia)

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RVA HomePRO Michael Hottman

RVA HomePRO Realtor with Keller Williams serving Hanover, Henrico, Chesterfiled and Richmond, Virginia - Glen Allen, VA

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Sam Miller here's a site that I branded my photos:

http://4508herringcreekroad.2seeit.com/

And I'm considering replacing the photos on my Trulia and Zillow listing... where they will last long after the listing is sold I hope.

Nov 22, 2014 12:29 PM

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Roy Kelley

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RVA HomePRO Michael Hottman

RVA HomePRO Realtor with Keller Williams serving Hanover, Henrico, Chesterfiled and Richmond, Virginia - Glen Allen, VA

Helping you achieve goals in life & real estate

Sam Miller we can't watermark our MLS photos, but I was considering doing it on other syndication sites. Not so much to protect them, but to add extra branding.

Nov 22, 2014 12:23 PM

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Roy Kelley

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Sam Miller

RE/MAX Stars Realty - Howard, OH

Knox County Ohio Real Estate Specialist

RVA Home Pro Michael Hottman, My team and I are not watermarking our listing photos on our website or on the MLS. However, we are watermarking the majority of our community blog photos.

Nov 22, 2014 12:19 PM

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Dipti Thakkar

LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA

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I guess, my husband does that. If not, we should.

Apr 17, 2018 09:46 PM

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Praful Thakkar

Burlington, MA

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Ajay Pandya

e-Merge Real Estate Unlimited - Columbus, OH

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Not yet. It is a good idea, though.

Sep 13, 2017 10:33 PM

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Praful Thakkar

Burlington, MA

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Sam Miller

RE/MAX Stars Realty - Howard, OH

Knox County Ohio Real Estate Specialist

RVA Home Pro Michael Hottman, What you are describing is a great and I had a friend watermark his name and phone number and he has had pretty good response from it.

Nov 22, 2014 12:25 PM

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Roy Kelley

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Bob Crane

Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI

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No, not for the mls, but for social media we do.

Jul 13, 2019 10:15 PM

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Praful Thakkar

LAER Realty Partners - Burlington, MA

Metro Boston Homes For Sale

No. I should.

Apr 20, 2018 10:48 PM

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Gabe Sanders

Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL

Stuart Florida Real Estate

I do not. It is branding and not allowed.

Aug 06, 2017 05:44 AM

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Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers

Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ

Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

No

Feb 18, 2017 02:46 AM

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Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties

Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN

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I never have as I think it is distracting. It is easy enough to track if they are being used by someone else through the code.

Jan 04, 2017 03:06 PM

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Inna Ivchenko

Barcode Properties - Encino, CA

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I take my pictures down sometimes after the sale of the house, of it is rented. I work with a lot of short sales and sometimes the condition of those houses are not the best, they are not staged or perfectly organized. If I hire a photographer, I make them watermark pictures, those pictures I don't remove.

Nov 25, 2014 04:05 PM

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Roy Kelley

Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

No. I really do not care if they are used by others. Why worry about it when there are more important things to do. This, of course, is a personal decision that has no best answer.

Nov 25, 2014 06:03 AM

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Sam Miller here's a site that I branded my photos:

http://4508herringcreekroad.2seeit.com/

And I'm considering replacing the photos on my Trulia and Zillow listing... where they will last long after the listing is sold I hope.
Sam Miller we can't watermark our MLS photos, but I was considering doing it on other syndication sites. Not so much to protect them, but to add extra branding.
RVA Home Pro Michael Hottman, My team and I are not watermarking our listing photos on our website or on the MLS. However, we are watermarking the majority of our community blog photos.
RVA Home Pro Michael Hottman, What you are describing is a great and I had a friend watermark his name and phone number and he has had pretty good response from it.
I never have as I think it is distracting. It is easy enough to track if they are being used by someone else through the code.
I take my pictures down sometimes after the sale of the house, of it is rented. I work with a lot of short sales and sometimes the condition of those houses are not the best, they are not staged or perfectly organized. If I hire a photographer, I make them watermark pictures, those pictures I don't remove.
No. I really do not care if they are used by others. Why worry about it when there are more important things to do. This, of course, is a personal decision that has no best answer.