Timing the shoot
Wait for the clear-out if the family can manage it; an empty house videos better and respects their privacy. If it must be shot furnished, clear the surfaces and keep personal items and photographs out of the frame.
The bones and the condition
A staircase climb and a tilt up for the details a renovator will keep; plain clips of the kitchen, the bathrooms, the basement and the roof for the estimate. Condition clips for an estate follow the same pattern as the older home guide.
The process
Court confirmation, as-is, the offer deadline, the disclosure exemptions that apply to estates in your state — in the caption and the documents. Buyers of probate sales expect a process; state it.
Questions
The heirs live out of state. How do they see the video?
Send the link; the video is also their showing. It helps them accept the condition the buyers will see.
Do estate sales need a seller disclosure?
Rules differ by state; many exempt estates from the standard form. Say what applies in the caption and let the video show the condition.
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