WTH? Really Bad Listing Photos

WTH? Really Bad Listing Photos

Jen Angotti
April 28, 2014

Sometimes, listing photos make you scratch your head and say "wth?" A few of my favorites below:

Open-plan apartment kitchen with a dark island, basketball arcade game, and city views through large windows.

Basketball game in the middle of the living room and no furniture? Really?

Cluttered bedroom with a rumpled bed and belongings scattered across the floor and furniture.

Messy, an unmade bed, and drugs on the nightstand. Eww.

Living room with a brick fireplace, bulky television, sectional sofa, and cluttered coffee table.

Blurry, bad lighting, and multiple TVs. Wth?

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