What is this easy trick?
VIDEO
A VIDEO of the home. I am aware at how easy this trick sounds, more like common sense. A virtual tour is a collection of photos that move slowly from one to the next or a live video of a walkthrough of the house with background music or commentary. This video accompanies a public listing and can be utilized by homeowners trying to sell and real estate investors/agents.
When video first came out it was called picture shows. It was basically a sequence of photos, played out very fast to create a story. That is exactly what can be done to create a virtual video tour, as well as live video feed touring the home. These days it is very easy to make a virtual tour with use of a camera phone or simple camera.
Tips:
- Hold the camera horizontally, grasping it in one hand while using the other hand to click the play button.
- This helps you maintain control of the camera
- Having control of the camera is vital to not developing a shaky video that will give viewers a migraine
- Use long and relaxed movements to create a smooth view
- Because cell phone videos often take up a lot of memory, you might have to put together a few videos to get the whole tour
Editing
- If you own a MAC you can use IMOVIE
- There is also Camtasia which is a video developing software
- There is a free trial available for 30 days for homeowners only selling their personal home.
- The other option is to take multiple photos and put them together as a slideshow
Post the video
- It is super simple to put a video on a video server that can be viewed from cellphones and computers
- I suggest either Youtube or Vimeo
- Name the video the address of the home so if it is searched for, the video will pop up in the search results.
Benefits of a Virtual Video Tour:
- You can sell the greatest highlights of a home to anyone that is a possible buyer
- A real estate agent selling the property to a buyer, often does not know about, or mention all of the greatest features. A video allows you to familiarize potential buyers with these features.
- When they see the actual home, these features you have pointed out will pop out more.
- So a video link will become your sales pitch of the best parts of the home