Real Real Estate Photos Sure to Scare Off Buyers

By MSN Now

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Do you like flowers? The person who took this listing photo sure did.

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    The owner of this $3.95 million home in Kansas City, Mo., must have thought their photo needed something a little more exotic.

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January 7, 2013 Updated Jan 7, 2013 at 4:29 PM PDT

The housing market is pretty tough on sellers lately, so there's no substitute for cleaning and prepping your house, finding a good real estate agent and posting a great series of listing photos.

Or you could go in another direction completely.

From a dirty bathtub ( or is that blood?) to a kid passed out on a bed, this gallery of real listing photos showcases several reasons why these sellers will probably own their homes forever.

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