What a Difference a Drone Makes

Here in the North Carolina Mountains, most of our homes don’t have level, flat yards.  This can make taking a photo of a home for the MLS and for all the various internet sites, like Realtor.com, extremely difficult.  I have inserted two pictures above of the same home.  The first picture was taken from the drive.  As you step back from the home, in order to get the whole house in the frame, the picture becomes more and more distorted, because you are looking up at the home.   The second photo was taken by a drone.   This shot shows the home at a much better perspective than does the photo taken from the ground.  If you were the owner of this home, and wanted potential buyers to view your home in its best light, which photo would you prefer?  Photos tell a visual story.  The second photo tells a much better story.

At Mountain Dreams Realty, we do professional photography on every home we list.  That includes doing drone photography when the drone camera is the best tool for the job.  We also do professional virtual tours on most of the homes we list for sale.  Not only does this allow more photos than MLS, which limits the number of photos to 24, but it also allows a prospective buyer to view your home full screen on their computer or tablet.  MLS photos are small, and details can be difficult to see.  Viewing a photo full screen lets a potential buyer see those small details that would be missed in an MLS photo.  We also add a video about the area to the end of our virtual tours.   Many buyers come here from out of state, and are not familiar with our area.  The area video we add shows a little of the infrastructure, recreational opportunities, and natural beauty of the area.

We are a small, boutique real estate agency with only 6 agents.  This allows us to go above and beyond the clients’ expectations.  We are not hampered by a national office that tells us what we can and cannot do.  Whether listing with us or buying a property, YOU set the expectations.