What is a Drone Tour and how can you as an agent benefit from one?
Drone tours are becoming an increasingly popular way for real estate agents to showcase properties, and it’s easy to see why. Agents can provide potential buyers with a unique perspective of the property that simply isn’t possible with traditional methods. With most buyers online, a drone tour can be conveniently sent to prospective buyers to virtually explore the home.
So you may be asking, what exactly is a drone tour? A drone tour is basically where an FPV (first person view) drone flies through a property, guiding the viewer through the space from the drones perspective. It is a really unique experience and is a fantastic opportunity to virtually showcase a property or business.
Is it expensive?
Due to the nature of flying a drone indoors, a drone tour does require an experienced pilot who knows what they are doing. It’s probably not the best to have an inexperienced pilot flying indoors with a bunch of expensive furniture. Because of this, drone tours are not quite being serviced by all media companies just yet. They are currently being done by specialized drone companies who have been working with drones for years. In the coming years, we can expect drone tours to be much more widely used marketing tools.
What else can Drone Tours be used for?
Drone tours can benefit various industries besides residential real estate; including commercial real estate, construction, sports and entertainment, and much of the hospitality space. For the first time ever, not only can you fly drones outside, but they can also be safely flown indoors. Virtual tours are now taken to the next level with drone technology. You can start outside the property and fly inside to tour the property.
Drones in Construction
Throughout the construction industry, drones are being used to document the construction process. Most recently, this has been done using drone photography and video. Now that the technology is available, more and more construction companies are beginning to use drone tours as a way to showcase completed projects during future bids. Drone tours are also an affordable way to show off a new construction. For larger scale demolitions, FPV drones are even being used to fly throughout the demolition process.
Drones for Business Owners
For businesses and restaurant owners, FPV drones can explore spaces in a new and unique ways. Restaurants with indoor/outdoor spaces can benefit from having a drone tour done of the space to show customers all of their amazing amenities. FPV drones are now being used in commercial advertising as well. There are a variety of creative scenes that can be setup for advertising purposes using drones. The possibilities for drone tours are becoming endless.
