"The internet buyer already knows every house on the market. They're not at the information gathering stage – they're in the elimination process. If your listings don't provide them with a tour, then your house is eliminated from the search. Realtors understand that.

While virtual tours are helping to promote certain listings, they are causing other listings – those without a virtual tour – to be eliminated from consideration. "

- RIS Media, Real Estate's Largest Independent News & Information Service

 

 

 

Many Uses For Real Estate Video

Besides the obvious use for video in real estate, virtual video tours, there are actually many ways to make use of video to greatly enhance your real estate business. The methods to make use of today’s video technology is really only limited by your imagination.

Here are some other things that can be done with video that is not as easily accomplished with stills:

  • Realtor profiles. What better way to showcase your talents and achievements than to film yourself talking to the camera as if you were sitting in the clients’ living room. Not only does this allow you to put yourself in front of many new clients by adding this video to your web site and sales material online, but it introduces you to them before they ever meet you in person, solidifying your relationship before you ever step foot in their door.

  • Capturing the sound and movement of special features. Most properties worth pursuing as an agent have qualities that really help sell them. Is there a water garden in the back yard? A river nearby? Quiet sitting place? Birds chirping in the trees? Kids playing in the pool? Perhaps there is a lovely afternoon breeze and the weeping willow tree allows you to capture it as it gently sways. You get the idea.

  • Educational videos. You can provide first time home buyers in a video or series of videos as free content to anyone interested. This builds your credibility in the buyers' minds and allows them to virtually meet you.

  • Drive through the neighborhood. Often times one of the best features is the location of the property. Showcase this by driving through the neighborhood and narrating the video with highlights.

  • Perfect for out-of-towners. You can sell the benefits of your area to out-of-towners looking to relocate. And since you now have a new tool at your disposal, if they really seem interested you can film specific things at their request and quickly and easily publish those videos online to share with them, wherever they live in the world.


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