It Has a Nice View! and other MLS Fibs

"And it has a nice ocean view" promised the brochure.

It didn't say that the view was nice if you stood on a barstool and used high powered binoculars.

This is the extreme.

Thankfully, it's not an everyday occurrence, but it happens more than it should.

Every once in a while I'll have a buyer who is pre-sold on the promise of a nice view.

When we arrive, the discovery period begins.

What happens when the listing agent over-promises and under-delivers in the listing verbiage?

If the homeowner is lucky the buyer discovers other things to love.

More often than not the buyer will conclude that there are even more skeletons in this listings closet.

What's your opinion on this and other advertising fibs? I'd love to know.