Storm features as features
- Impact windows and doors: a truck along the window wall; say the rating in the caption.
- Roof age and straps: a drone top-down of the roof; the wind-mitigation report in the documents.
- Generator, shutters, elevation: one clip each, no music needed.
Shooting around the season
Atlantic hurricane season runs June through November. Shoot exteriors on a settled day, and if a storm has passed, photograph the property as it is now rather than reusing a pre-storm set — a video that shows a fence that is no longer there is a problem at the showing.
History and insurance
Past claims, repairs and the current insurance position are disclosure matters that follow your state's rules. Keep them out of the video and in the paperwork.
Disclosure requirements differ by state, province and MLS. This guide is about making the video honest; what you must disclose, and where, is a question for your broker and your local rules.
Questions
Should I re-shoot after a storm?
If anything visible changed, yes. The video is a representation of the property as it is; reusing old footage after damage is the kind of thing a buyer remembers.
Can I still lead with the pool and the water?
Yes — that is why people buy on the coast. Lead with the setting and give the storm features their own clips after it.
Read next
- Real Estate Video in Florida: Light, Water and the Buyer Who Is Not There YetHow Florida listing agents use video: shooting in hard sun and afternoon storms, leading with pools and water, and selling to out-of-state and seasonal buyers who decide from a screen.
- Real Estate Video on the Southeast Coast: Carolinas, Georgia and the GulfListing video for coastal Southeast agents: beach and marsh settings, elevated homes and stilts, porches and outdoor living, relocation buyers, and the honesty a coastal video needs about water and weather.
- Listing Video for a Home in a Flood Zone: Honest Without AlarmingHow to make a listing video for a property in a flood zone: what the video should and should not show, where flood facts belong, and how to present elevation and mitigation as the features they are.