Why do you only have 7 pictures?

I assume you are asking because your listing isnt selling, so herr is my constructive criticism: How much trouble would it be to make all of that faux finishing go away? Not to offend, but it's really out of style with today's buyers, as is the overall earth tone color scheme. I get that it is in line with the exterior style, but it does give the interior a dated finish. Looks like you've already reduced $30k, might be worth looking at what it would cost to freshen up the interior, and you could possibly relist at a higher price to recoup some of the expense.

Add more pictures.

It appears you haven't been fighting the property taxes. I would point this out to my agent when putting together my lowball offer.

I'm not used to seeing the lot square footage given more importance than the home square footage. I had been looking at your listing for 3 minutes before I realized the home was 2000, not 1500, sq ft.

Buyers need to be led around like infants. My home was overbuilt, so I split the difference between the value of a home that size and the value of typical homes in the neighborhood. Dozens of visitors, no offers. Lowered the price $5K to go under a "magic" amount, and got a list offer within 3 days. Amazing - any one of those potential buyers could have offered $5K less at any time, and likely would have gotten it. They don't do the right value calculations, they are afraid of offending the seller, they have poor realtors who don't coach them...whatever the reason, real estate exposes the illogical and irrational psychology of business and economics.

Suck it up and paint!

the first picture looks bad.

Take from a different angle where you can't see that damn power pole and crappy fence.

I think that will also show your front door, which seems to not exist in these pictures.

Put a picture of the big walk-in shower. Bachelors love to bang their Washington ave wh0res in those.

I don't know prices and Houston neighborhoods and square footage and things like that, but I can comment a little on the photos and how I would have gone about shooting your house. Most of the problems come down to composition. Warning: potentially boring photography talk ahead.

1. I'm not a believer in the idea that more photos = better listing, but 7 photos is not nearly enough for this one. From what I can tell about the floor plan, you need 12-15 total.

2. The front exterior is the most important shot, and that one isn't doing you any favors. As previously mentioned, my eyes are drawn to the left side of the image, which shows all the wrong features, and I can't tell where the front door is. Take five steps to the left and shoot another one angled back to the right. Then take another one, tighter. A detail shot of the front door will show where it's located relative to the garage. It's important to get potential buyers to imagine what it's like to live in the house, and now you've shown them where to enter.

3. Without furniture or basic staging, it's even more important to focus on the kitchen, master bath, and fireplace. Big sweeping shots won't get it done. Using a wide angle lens for interiors is a double-edged sword. You may feature (exaggerate) the size of the room, but you also de-emphasize the interesting parts that people care about. For instance:

• The kitchen is shown in three images, but two of them make it seem really small (the wide lens pushes the middle area farther away) and the other doesn't tell us enough about the quality of the space. The shot we're looking for is from the right side of those bar stools, but we need to get in there tighter and show the stove, cabinets, microwave, and backsplash. You've already shown people where the kitchen is, now show them what it's like to cook in it.
• There's a good view of the fireplace, but we missed the angle and we aren't close enough to see the detail around it. We need to be two steps to the right and a little tighter to show the fireplace and the view straight through to the dining area past the stairs.
• The bathroom shot isn't terrible, but we could have shown more detail if we didn't try to include everything in one shot. It's a good job of showing the layout, but we may be leaving out important stuff. Is that a walk-in shower with a bench on the left? That's a missed opportunity. It's not always necessary to get two shots from a single bathroom, but an argument can be made for up to three here.

4. Little things. There's at least one light burned out in every photo. There are four of them burned out in a single image that could have been one of the hero shots. Photoshop them "on" or hit the switch and turn them all "off". It seems like such a minor detail, but it's a mental thing. Fair or not, it gives a negative vibe as to how well the house is maintained. When viewing online, most people aren't buying this type of home based on the photos - they're finding reasons to eliminate the home to narrow their search. Don't give them a silly reason to eliminate yours before they visit.

5. It's a 3/3.5 - where are the rest of the rooms? I don't like descriptions on my images, but they might help here. I'm assuming the biggest room is the master bedroom. Or is it the smaller room with the balcony? For a big fancy estate with a lot of character, you can get away with omitting little rooms and focusing on the good stuff. But for 2,000sf, shoot everything. It won't take long. There's a dining area with a nice light fixture and curtains, and we didn't shoot it at all.

6. It's a three story building - you need an elevated shot. Google shows three balconies across the street, and the first one is the right height but the wrong angle (see point #2). The shot you want is from the front of the little blue house. It doesn't have to be too high - a ladder would work. I'd use a 12' painters pole.

7. There have been numerous comments about the color. I'm assuming it looks much better in person than it does in the photos. It looks like the photographer used some variety of blending here - either HDR or exposure fusion or whatever the case may be. The problem with that technique is that it tends to make things muddy (dull) and flat. I guess that's ok from time to time, but in this case, the home is predominantly brown and beige. Not exactly the best colors to make muddy and flat.

The floors look good. I like the wall texture on the main level. The stairs are nice. Looks like a decent stove. There's plenty to work with in the master bathroom. But we didn't feature any of that stuff. Instead, we took wide shots with flat lighting and colors that made the whole place seem rather... boring.

I hope it sells quickly, but in the event that things don't go as planned, if it's still listed the next time I'm in Houston, I'll reshoot it for free. Should be about 12 images total. I don't know my exact shooting schedule over the next month, but if there's an open weekend and I can make the trip, I'll check back here and let you know.

That's a solid post right there.