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Making a Listing Video That Works for First-Time Buyers

First-time buyers watch a listing video to learn what a house is like to live in, not to be impressed, so the video shows the practical rooms — the laundry, the garage, the storage — as clearly as the kitchen, places the house in its neighbourhood, and the caption says the things a first-timer does not know to ask: the HOA, the taxes, the age of the roof. Keep the music quiet and the pace plain.

By the Villenza team · Published

Show the whole house

A complete walk-through with every room and a clip of the laundry, the garage and the storage. First-timers cannot picture what is not shown and will not ask.

Place it

A ten-second neighbourhood clip — the street, the park, the coffee shop — and the commute in the caption. They are buying a first neighbourhood as much as a first house.

Say the costs

HOA dues, property taxes, the roof and HVAC ages in the caption. Describe the property, never the buyer — the fair-housing guide covers the wording.

Questions

Should a starter home get a drone clip?

Rarely. A front-door approach and a backyard reveal do more for the buyer than an aerial of a subdivision lot.

How long should the walk-through be?

Long enough to show everything — two minutes is normal for a small house with the practical rooms included.

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Every room, the laundry included.

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