Light, weather and when to shoot
Humid haze by mid-morning most of the year; spring and October are the clean exterior seasons. Afternoon storms in summer. Winter is grey and mild, so the interior clips do the work from December to February.
What sells here, and what buyers want to see
Around Nashville, Franklin and Brentwood sell established schools and larger lots, Mt. Juliet and Hendersonville sell newer construction and the community; East Nashville, 12 South and Sylvan Park sell the porch, the design and the walk. Buyers want the office, the covered porch and the garage.
The clips to make
- A neighbourhood clip — main street, park — then front-door approach.
- Backyard reveal to the covered porch; dolly into the office.
- Intown: interior reveal through a tall-and-skinny; staircase climb.
Rules worth checking
Tennessee's residential property condition disclosure applies. Historic overlays in several intown neighbourhoods regulate exteriors. Airspace near the airport restricts drones over the southeast of the metro; most listings use ground-level moves.
Disclosure, drone and privacy rules change and differ by MLS and municipality; confirm the current version with your broker before you rely on anything here.
Questions
Buyers offer sight-unseen here. What must the video include?
Every room, the garage, the yard, the systems and the neighbourhood, posted on listing day. It is the showing.
How do I video a tall-and-skinny?
Move through it — an interior reveal from the entry and a staircase climb — and give the rooftop or the porch its own clip. Panning shows a wall.
Read next
- Real Estate Video in Tennessee: Nashville Growth, the Smokies and the LakesListing video for Tennessee agents: Nashville and its suburbs, Chattanooga and Knoxville, Smoky Mountain cabins and short-term rentals, lake homes on Norris and Tims Ford, humid summers and fall colour, and the residential disclosure.
- How Long Should a Real Estate Listing Video Be?Recommended lengths for real estate video by use: 15–30 seconds for Reels, TikTok and Shorts, 30–60 seconds for the feed, and one to three minutes for the listing page or YouTube. With the reasoning behind each.
- New Construction Video: Selling a Home Before It Is FinishedListing video for new construction and spec homes: how to show a finished model, how to handle a home mid-build, what the video must not imply, and the moves that work on empty rooms.