Where In The World?

     Is Carmen San Diego, Camelot, Avalon, Shangri-La, Xanadu.... you know, the "perfect" place to live? 
     One thing that amazes me when I'm perusing through ads on realtor.com is how some of the salespeople choose to highlight different features of a property.  If you don't believe me, go ahead and go check....  go ahead, I'll wait.  Anyway, most ads have 4 pictures.  The first picture should ALWAYS, (read ALWAYS), be the front of the dwelling, also known as the entrance, or the street view.  Then you can get creative with something special that the property offers.  One of the pictures should be the kitchen.  Whether it is a selling point or not, it will inform the prospective buyers whether they love it or will need to remodel.  It's better knowing that up front...period.  I like seeing the back or side yard, as well.  I enjoy spending time outside, and want to know if it looks inviting or needs to be landscaped.  Too often the person doing the photography takes a picture of each bedroom.... yeah, most bedrooms look similar.... and there seems to always be a picture of the toilet???  I know that the bathroom is a big selling point as well, and a lot of folks like to have that remodeled as well, but, come on... a commode is a commode....  It's also especially annoying when we have to wait for music, or ads, or a particular template has to load and slows us down even more.
I think that some realtors try to showcase the current owners "collection" of goodies that they collected throught their time in the house.  Most realtors know that the emptier the house is, the faster it sells.  And, if the current owners have a wall of family photos, those should be out of sight as well....  we, the prospective buyers, need to picture ourselves and our families in the home, not the previous owners.... So Get With It! One last gripe is how now-a-days everyone has to be pre-qualified before they will even show you a house.  I understand why, because I have a Broker's License, too, but to me it's like going to the grocery store and having to show the contents of your wallet before being allowed to shop.  How long do you all think that would last?