Show the lot and the outdoor room
- Drone top-down for the lot; drone fly-over for the backyard.
- Backyard reveal out to the covered patio — in much of Texas that patio is a room.
- Front-door approach up the drive; garages and driveways matter to buyers here.
New-build communities
Much of the inventory is new construction in master-planned communities. The new construction guide covers the model-home approach; add an aerial clip of the amenity centre and the lot's place in the plan, and say which model and which lot the video shows.
Helping a buyer compare suburbs
Relocating buyers are comparing areas they cannot picture. A short neighbourhood clip — the street, the park, the school run — cut before the house clips gives the listing a place. Shoot it from your own photos of public streets, and keep other people's homes and faces out of it.
Questions
How do I shoot exteriors in Texas summer?
Sunrise to about 9 a.m., or the last hour before sunset. Midday light flattens everything and the heat haze softens aerials.
Should the video mention hail or tornado risk?
Disclosure belongs in the documents, not the reel. The severe-weather guide covers showing a house honestly in those regions.
Read next
- 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.
- How to Make a Backyard Reveal Real Estate VideoA backyard reveal walks out through the patio doors, from the room into the garden. It connects the two spaces buyers most want to see together and makes the outdoor area feel like an extension of the house rather than a separate photo.
- Real Estate Video in Arizona and the Desert SouthwestListing video for Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico agents: desert light, pools and outdoor living, mountain views, retirement and seasonal buyers, and the drone shots that show the setting.