Light, weather and when to shoot
Spring storm season changes the sky hourly; shoot on calm mornings. Summer heat and wind haze aerials. Fall is the clean exterior season; winter is often clear on still days.
What sells here, and what buyers want to see
Edmond, Deer Creek and Norman sell schools, newer construction and the shelter; Moore and Yukon sell value and newer construction; Nichols Hills and the older neighbourhoods sell character. Buyers ask about the shelter, the roof and the HVAC.
The clips to make
- Dolly toward the safe room or a tilt down into the cellar.
- Drone top-down of the roof, age in the caption; truck along the garage.
- Backyard reveal to the covered patio.
Rules worth checking
Oklahoma's Residential Property Condition Disclosure Act applies and roof and storm history are read first. Airspace near Tinker Air Force Base and Will Rogers restricts drones over the south and east of the metro. For the shelter and the roof, follow the tornado and hail guide.
Disclosure, drone and privacy rules change and differ by MLS and municipality; confirm the current version with your broker before you rely on anything here.
Questions
Should the shelter be the first clip?
Early, not first — after the exterior or the kitchen — and in the caption. It is a deciding feature for families here.
How do I handle the roof after a hail season?
Shoot it as it is now, top-down, with the age and the claim status in the caption. Never reuse the pre-hail photo.
Read next
- Real Estate Video in Oklahoma: Oklahoma City, Tulsa and Storm SeasonListing video for Oklahoma agents: Oklahoma City's suburbs and Tulsa's neighbourhoods, storm shelters and roofs as features, lake homes on Grand and Eufaula, wind and hail, and the property condition disclosure.
- Listing Video in Tornado and Hail Country: Shelters, Roofs and HonestyHow to make a listing video for a home in the Plains and the Midwest severe-weather belt: storm shelters and safe rooms, impact-rated roofing, and keeping the video honest about roof age and past hail claims.
- Listing Video in Dallas–Fort Worth: Suburbs, Lots and a Buyer Comparing Twenty CitiesMaking listing video for the DFW Metroplex: Frisco, Prosper, McKinney and the northern suburbs, Fort Worth's neighbourhoods, big lots and covered patios, hard sun and hail, and relocation buyers who have never driven the streets.