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CONFESSION #0064 — SELLER MELTDOWN
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
My seller had a complete breakdown because the professional photos made his house look "too good" and he was worried buyers would be disappointed when they saw it in person. Sir, that is literally the point of professional photography. We spent forty-five minutes on the phone while he demanded I reshoot everything to make the house look "more realistic." I asked if he wanted me to add some dirty dishes to the sink and leave the trash cans out. He said he'd think about it. Then he called back two hours later upset that we only had three showing requests in the first day and asked why I wasn't marketing the property harder. I reminded him the photos he approved were specifically chosen to be less appealing. He told me I should have talked him out of it. I've been doing this for eleven years. I have a degree. I have certifications. I once negotiated a deal during a hurricane. But nothing prepared me for a man who sabotaged his own listing and then blamed me for the results.
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Judge Reginald Escrow III
⚖️ Presiding
GUILTY OF ENDURING VOLUNTARY PHOTOGRAPHIC SABOTAGE AND SUBSEQUENT BLAME ABSORPTION
This Court has witnessed many confessions from the trenches of residential real estate, but rarely has Judge Escrow encountered such a pristine example of what legal scholars call "the client who would shoot himself in the foot and then sue the podiatrist." The agent stands accused of NOTHING except possessing the patience of a sedated monk while a grown adult man demanded his home be photographed like a crime scene. You negotiated during a HURRICANE, counsel, yet here you are being gaslit by someone who thinks Zillow buyers want authenticity over curb appeal. This Court finds the seller guilty of Premeditated Self-Sabotage in the First Degree, with a special enhancement for the audacity of the callback complaint. The agent is hereby awarded one phantom commission for emotional distress and is ordered to frame those "realistic" photos as a warning to future clients. Judge Escrow must now retire to his chambers to lie down because the phrase "add some dirty dishes to the sink" has given him a legal migraine.
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