Light, weather and when to shoot
Spring is storm season and the sky changes by the hour; shoot exteriors on the still mornings between systems. Summer heat and wind haze aerials. Fall is the clean exterior season, and winter is often clear and bright enough for an exterior on a calm day.
What sells here, and what buyers want to see
Edmond, Norman, Moore and Yukon sell newer construction, the shelter, the garage and the school district; Tulsa's midtown and Jenks and Bixby sell character and newer suburbs respectively. Grand Lake and Eufaula sell the water, the dock and the drive from the cities.
The clips to make
- The shelter: a dolly toward the safe room or a tilt down into the cellar.
- Drone top-down of the roof, with the age in the caption; a truck along the garage.
- Grand Lake and Eufaula: a backyard reveal down to the dock and a drone fly-over out across the cove.
Rules worth checking
Oklahoma's Residential Property Condition Disclosure Act requires a disclosure statement on most sales, and roof and storm history are what buyers read first; never reuse a pre-hail roof photo. The tornado and hail guide covers showing the shelter and the roof as features.
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
Should the shelter clip come first?
Not first — open with the exterior or the kitchen — but early in the walk-through, and mention it in the caption. It is a real deciding feature for families here.
How do I shoot around storm season?
Plan exteriors for the calm mornings between systems and keep the interiors for the bad afternoons. Check the sky before any drone morning.
Read next
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- Real Estate Video in Texas: Big Lots, Bright Sun and Buyers Comparing SuburbsListing video for Texas agents: showing lot size and outdoor space, shooting in hard light, covering new-build communities, and helping relocating buyers compare suburbs they have never visited.
- Real Estate Video in Kansas: Johnson County, Wichita and the Open PlainsListing video for Kansas agents: Johnson County suburbs of Kansas City, Wichita neighbourhoods, Flint Hills ranches, wind and storm season, shelters and roofs as features, and disclosure practice.