The Best Time of Day for Real Estate Photos: Scheduling Your Drone Shoot

A drone does not care what a house costs, how recently the kitchen was renovated, or whether the listing copy calls the backyard “an entertainer’s dream.” It doesn’t matter if you’re selling a single-family home in Cincinnati or a massive house in Houston, the drone sees the place as it is: roof, driveway, fence line, trees, shadows, bins, toys, bare spots in the grass, and whatever else a person on the ground has learned to ignore. That is the usefulness of aerial real estate photography. It shows buyers how a home sits in the world around it. But the same elevated view can make a quality property look disorganized if the timing is wrong, the light is hard, or the yard has not been prepared. Scheduling a drone shoot comes down to two connected decisions: what needs to be shown, and when the light will show it best. A pool, a wooded lot, or a deep backyard may each call for a different flight plan and a different hour of the day. So, while a drone may not care about how much your house costs, it does care about the time of day you schedule your shoot. Let’s learn more about the best time of day for real estate photos from the experts. Start with what the drone sees Before you start...