Real Estate Videos are Easy

31. pkuning
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    Can someone tell me what size limitation there is on a real estate video that might be posted on the MLS site?  I just finished my first, it's 4-1/2 mins long, and I converted it to Flash.  It's 20 MB.

    Posted 2 years ago #

32. JohnCrawford
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    The average real estate video WelcomeMat.com runs between 2-4 minutes but I see one that is over 5 minutes so 20MB should be no problem.

    If you do upload your video to WelcomeMat be sure to copy and paste a link to it on TheRealEstateVideoShow.com. in your state.

    It really doesn't matter what website one uploads a video to as long as one can post links to it on all other websites one chooses to.

    I prefer Motionbox because of the convenience, ease of use and superb Hi-def resolution in a large frame but it costs about $15/mo for the privilege.

     

    Posted 2 years ago #

33. pkuning
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    Thanks John, you have taken a lot of the mystery out of this for me.  Much appreciated.

    Posted 2 years ago #

34. pkuning
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    Here's a probably really dumb question:  How do I post a picture of myself in my profile?  For the life of me I can't figure it out . . .

     

    Posted 2 years ago #

35. JohnCrawford
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     Clicking on the silhouette profile with the ? on it next to one of your posts should bring you to your profile page. There you should see several red boxes, and clicking on the one which has AVATAR on it should allow you to upload a nice image of yourself in no time.

    Posted 2 years ago #

36. pkuning
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    Thanks AGAIN!  Who would figure that AVATAR was the key.

    Posted 2 years ago #

37. JohnCrawford
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    Ah, so you are a beautiful woman!  Females should do well in the developing field of real estate videos since they have a special eye for what constitutes the foundation, structure and true value of a real home and should be able to both capture and stress it in their videos.

    Welcome to the forum, pkuning. May this be the start of a beautiful video relationship in the real estate business.

    Don't forget to post a link to your real estate videos on the Internet in the appropriate state on TheRealEstateVideoShow.com

     

    Posted 2 years ago #

38. pkuning
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    Thanks again John.  Like you, I had to retire before I could really dive into this and I'm having a blast.

    Posted 2 years ago #

39. Evan Patrick
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    Well, I happen to be in the opposite situation, in that I'm starting my career instead of retiring. Coincidentally, I went to Chico State, which is where Videomaker is located. Anyway, I've had a bunch of people suggest making Real Estate Vids. With video production, it's about finding that niche. And this is definitely a market that hasn't been tapped in to. After reading all of these posts, I would definitely agree that it seems a lot of marketing would need to take place to get clients, even if you are offering a low price. I've never bought or sold a house, but I get the impression Realtors are pretty stingy.

    I've already invested in HD equipment for weddings, but that stuff is time consuming. Brides insanely undervalue a good HD production until their wedding is over. Then they want a fricken Hollywood production, and its too late. So I've been trying to figure out other ways to make money with HD video.

    So here is what I am thinking. It seems pretty easy to shoot and edit a Real Estate video in a day. It's basically just a B-Roll video with music and a couple of titles. If videographers can do same day wedding videos, than I better damn well be able to do a same day real estate video.

    So if that goes to plan, I am totally willing to charge 100 bucks. And again, this is just to start out and get the feel of things. After figuring out how to market the product, I could charge more, take on bigger projects, and maybe it will lead some where. But AT WORST, I'd have a ton of quality HD video demo material.

    Not that anyone cares, but my two ideal jobs are A) make travel videos, destination video, etc. (Travel Channel) and B) get into buying and selling real estate.

    So the whole Video Realestate idea doesn't seem like a bad thing to experiment with for awhile.

    Do you guys think I should just go for it, or continue along the HD wedding path?

    I'm so lucky to be conscious.

    Posted 2 years ago #

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