I think our seller’s home has gone international! I hope they like it in Europe, although I really can’t be sure. Here is what Derherold had to say about us at the Der Makler Blog (Is “the Der” redundant?):
Hier ein Beispiel der Maklerin Kris Berg aus San Diego, das zeigt, was man aus Fotos alles herausholen kann … zugunsten der “Werbung” um einen neuen Eigentümer:
http://sandiegohomeblog.com/2007/09/10/some-homes-just-scream-shoot-me-at-night/#comment-139198
Man darf erwähnen, daß die Kollegin professionelle Fotografen beauftragt - und das nicht nur für Immobilien mit einem Verkaufswert von mehr als 300.000 Euro !
If anyone out there speaks German, please tell me if this is good or bad. Best I can tell, he is saying something about me, our photos and Eminem’s next concert tour. To Derherold, I would post a reciprocal comment on your blog, but I am shamefully one of those boorish Americans who never learned another language.
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Jeremy Hart
09.14.07 at 7:23 am
I don’t read German, but I did stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night. From Altavista’s Babelfish:
“Here an example of the Maklerin Kris mountain of San Diego, which shows, what one of photos of everything take out can… in favor of the “advertisement” around a new owner: http://sandiegohomeblog.com/2007/09/10/some-homes-just-scream-shoot-me-at-night/#comment-139198 One may mention that the colleague assigns professional photographers - and not only for real estates a sales value of more than 300,000 euro!”
Something about how you managed to set your home apart from all the rest by taking beautiful, professional photographs of your listings, regardless of price. I’m paraphrasing, I’m one of those boorish Americans as well.
Boorished and Ashamed
Daniel Rothamel
09.14.07 at 7:52 am
I had a link from a site in Sweeden once. Talk about tough to decipher.
Kris Berg
09.14.07 at 8:04 am
So, it was complimentary! Thanks, Jeremy.
I especially like the part about “Kris mountain of San Diego”.
Sock Puppet
09.14.07 at 10:27 am
Gah I was going to Babelfish and pretend I knew German…
too slow.
-Athol
Shailesh Ghimire
09.14.07 at 12:00 pm
My wife speaks German (she grew up in Austria). Below is her rough translation:
Here is an example of agent Kris Berg from San Diego. It shows everything you can glean (take out of, get) from a picture. This is to the benefit of advertising for the new owners.
http://sandiegohomeblog.com/2007/09/10/some-homes-just-scream-shoot-me-at-night/#comment-139198
You could also mention that the colleague uses professional pictures and not just for her real estate that is priced over 300,000 Euros.
Kris Berg
09.14.07 at 12:37 pm
Thanks, Shailesh. And, just as I thought! The exchange rate really is crummy!
Mark A.
09.18.07 at 6:58 am
Der Makler Blog = The Broker Blog
Simone
09.19.07 at 10:15 pm
The compliment actually went beyond translating “was man aus Fotos herausholen kann” as “what one can glean from photos”. What he is really saying is more like “how you can really use photos to your advantage, to impress the potential customer”. Literally, “how you can milk photos…”
I’m a German native.
Kris Berg
09.20.07 at 10:09 am
I think it sounded more sexy in German.