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How to Make a Listing Video for Student Housing

Student housing sells on bedroom count, the walk to campus and durability, to investors and to parents who are paying — so the video counts the bedrooms in a hall walk, shows the distance to campus in a street clip, and shows the finishes that survive tenants. Shoot it clean once, keep the address out of the video, and reuse it every leasing season.

By the Villenza team · Published

Count the bedrooms

A tracking walk down the hall with every door open, then a short clip in each bedroom, with the count in the caption. Bathrooms per bedroom is the second number; show them.

The walk to campus

A street clip from the door toward campus, with the walking time in the caption. For parents, the lighting and the neighbourhood at dusk matter; shoot the street once in daylight.

Investor facts

Rent per bed, the lease term, the vacancy history and the parking count go in the documents; the video shows the condition that justifies them. The rental guide covers reusing the video at turnover.

Questions

Should I show the property with tenants' belongings?

No — shoot it between leases, clean and empty, and reuse the video. Tenant belongings date the video and raise privacy issues.

Is video worth it for a four-bed rental?

It fills the unit faster and filters the showings to serious groups. One video serves every leasing season.

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Down the hall with every door open.

Three photos along the hall and the tracking clip renders.

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