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I'm taking this from a higher activity sub and giving my opinion. Here's the post:

Pissed off at realtors AI listing

So my daughter is moving from out of state and found a home that looked perfect. She did "walk through the home" with her realtor so she viewed it from her phone. She put an offer in and it got accepted. Then she paid almost $900 for an inspection and it came back terrifying. Needless to say we both drove and met her in the state where the house was due to the inspection. OH MY GOSH... the garage is a complete tear down, the windows were all painted shut. It had a white refrigerator and a yellow oven and the rooms were pink and peeling off the walls. In the listing the walls are a light beautiful tan color NOT salmon pink, the appliances MATCHED, etc. The more I look at this listing the more I feel she should be held accountable in some way. I have seen other houses where it says "AI generated room" on the picture. None of this listing says this. Lucky they were able to get out of the offer due to the seriousness of the inspection. I am just mad they are out the money for the inspection and are now back at square one. Is this legal to use AI and not inform the buyer?

Catfishing on a new level.

What blows my mind is that the real estate agent that did the video tour did a really bad job too.

It's tough to find a good realtor who won't be persuaded by the paycheck and who will gie honest opinions about the house before you invest a lot of money into inspections and appraisals etc.

Listings that broadcast the flaws up front do better anyway.

That being said...

Most states require agents to not misrepresent the property. Altering photos to hide condition issues (peeling paint, mismatched appliances, a tear-down garage) crosses from "marketing" into misrepresentation.

a few options people could pursue is filing complaints with the state real estate division/commission, or the local realtor association. Or maybe take it to small claims court.

I have a home-shopping tool that helps you organize and rank all of the homes you visit.

That way you don't rely on the ai images when thinking back on properties.

tools.newbhomebuyer.com/homeshop

Sam

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