Videos of houses: how much do they cost?

There are many types of videos we may find on the Internet, most of them are related to personal activities but, in the last four years, taping a film of a property or a good we desire to sale has become more and more popular. Videos of houses are starting to gain different websites since now; the new tendency is to publish videos of our homes in order to promote a future sale or rent.

Many people wonder what are the advantages and disadvantages of publishing a video of our house, the answer is quite complex but we will give our point of view from this article; first of all we must admit that videos of houses give a more attractive impression to the clients, mainly because we are not showing an static image, we are offering a full and interactive tour all over the property by showing dynamic images. At the same time, another advantage we must stress is the comfort; when we publish videos of houses we give the client the chance of watching every area of the house without moving from their address; in case they get interested, we will agree a meeting to visit the house and make a real tour.

Among all the disadvantages we may find, we will only remark 2; the first one is related to the price these websites use to charge for a simple publication of a house video. Although it is true that this price is related to the website reputation, we believed that the lowest is still expensive for the present market and not many internet users have the chance to afford it. We also have to make clear that this new tendency is still starting so we believe that the prices will get adjusted as time passes by, unfortunately nowadays uploading videos of houses is just an option for those who are able to pay a big amount of money.

What do we need to publish different videos of houses?

To publish video of houses we need a credit card since before the publication we have to enter all our financial details to be controlled by the staff of the website, once they are verified, we will received an e-mail which will let us know that we can continue with the uploading process. In case we do not have a credit card, we might use other means to pay: a deposit in a specific account given by the internet site. The registration form is also a compulsory step we must follow; here we must enter our private and public information (e-mail address, phone number, real address, zip code, etc.); in case a user or a client shows interest in our property, they will immediately contact us by phone or e-mail, it depends on which detail we publish as “public”.

With this we mean that the website gives us the chance to set only one contact option as public: phone or address, this is up to us. We do not overreact if we assure that taping properties is the future of the real estate transactions; we have to consider that since the year 2000 most of internet users decide to publish their article in order to sale them, that is why real estate agencies saw the interactive media as a popular possibility to sale or rent properties. Videos of house gives us the chance to overview the place without moving from our home, at the same time we can read a small but complete description about the property that includes details like: age, dimensions, price, neighborhood, rooms, etc.

Some websites include a very well known service called “goggle maps”, this application allows us to see the how the property land the nearer areas looks from outside. Videos of houses are the best option if we are looking for an efficient service to promote properties; not only because we have the chance to upload home made videos, but also because although we do not have a video camera, we are able to include photos or images of our home using and special program hosted by the website. This software converts the pictures into a video; anyway, we must read carefully the instructions before using it since not all the formats are compatible, most of internet sites work only with .jpeg. Finally we also have to stress that we may also add extra applications like power point effects or music to make the clip more attractive to the client.