• Give it a bath. Shine the windows, hose down the house, and clean the gutters. Sweep the pathways and driveway.
You don’t want pictures of cobwebs around your doorways or photos of water-stained windows.
Take strategic photos from angles that really show off your home. Following the above tips should make this easier because you will not be trying to avoid capturing the grass or bushes in the photos.
DRONES
In the past, you would have needed to pay an expensive fee to a pilot for the use of a private plane or helicopter. Now, you can make it all happen more affordable with drones. Drones have a variety of uses. One of these is to show off the high value of your home to potential buyers. As regulation continues to shape the future of drones and their legal use by civilians, you can still stay ahead of the crowd by hiring a licensed drone photographer or getting the license to fly one yourself. Why does drone photography give you an advantage over other sellers? • Provides a big-picture view. You can give potential buyers a complete view of your property by an aerial photograph or video. This is something that most home owners never see for themselves for as many years as they have been in their homes. The house, the yard, the distance from neighbors — the view is a valuable shot. • Shows the road home. If you choose to have the drone capture video footage, you can take the potential buyers on a ride up the street to your home and even pull up into
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