SQL Select Return Default Value If Null

Two things:

  1. Use left outer join instead of inner join to get all the listings, even with missing pictures.
  2. Use coalesce to apply the default

    SELECT Listing.Title
        , Listing.MLS
        , Pictures.PictureTH
        , coalesce(Pictures.Picture, 'default.jpg') as Picture
        , Listing.ID  
    FROM Listing 
    LEFT OUTER JOIN Pictures 
        ON Listing.ID = Pictures.ListingID 
    

EDIT To limit to one row:

SELECT Listing.Title
    , Listing.MLS
    , Pictures.PictureTH
    , coalesce(Pictures.Picture, 'default.jpg') as Picture
    , Listing.ID  
FROM Listing 
LEFT OUTER JOIN Pictures 
    ON Listing.ID = Pictures.ListingID 
WHERE Pictures.ID is null
OR Pictures.ID = (SELECT MIN(ID) 
    FROM Pictures 
    WHERE (ListingID = Listing.ID))) 

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