# AI Property Photo Editing: Keep the Listing Honest

A property photograph can influence a consequential decision. Use conservative editing instructions and review the output against the real property. Do not remove defects, enlarge rooms or change permanent features to make a listing more attractive. Any virtual staging must be treated and disclosed as a separate kind of image.

## Your brief

1. Use permitted photos and confirm the listing owner’s instructions. Identify permanent features, visible condition issues and surroundings that must remain accurate.

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2. Define a narrow edit, such as a presentation crop or background cleanup outside the property subject. Avoid changing windows, room dimensions, views or fixtures.

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3. Check the publication platform’s current rules and any applicable professional requirements. Decide whether a staging concept is allowed and how it will be clearly labeled.

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## Prompt

Review this property photo edit request [request] against the original. Preserve room geometry, windows, fixtures, visible condition and surroundings. Do not remove defects or imply a view that is not present. If virtual furniture is requested, treat it as a separately labeled staging concept, not an actual furnished listing photo. List changes that require owner review before use.

## Illustrative example

Illustrative room: an empty study with one window and a visible wall mark. A staging concept may show hypothetical furniture only with clear disclosure and source retention. It must not add a second window or conceal the mark in an image presented as the property’s actual condition. A reviewer compares the original and proposed image side by side.

## Acceptance checks

- [ ] Are room proportions, permanent features, views and condition represented accurately?
- [ ] Is virtual staging clearly distinguished from the property’s real current contents?
- [ ] Have the owner and appropriate reviewer checked platform rules and publication wording?

Do not treat an attractive AI output as a verified property record. When an edit could mislead about condition or features, retain the original and seek the responsible owner’s review rather than publishing it as factual evidence.

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