Getting setup and ready for your interactive 360 virtual tour is very important when marketing properties online. Remember that a 360 virtual tour will filter out many home shoppers and unnecessary cleanups so doing a great job on your first pass will certainly pay off in the end.

Dream House Photography offers a toll free “virtual tour readiness” line or a downloadable link below that you can give out to your clients prior to the scheduled date of your shoot.  Whichever method is the easiest for you to use, we highly recommend that you do choose one as our photographers will have limited time at each location since several tours are scheduled daily. Remember that our interactive 360 Tours will make your home look amazing online but our photographers are not able to stage or clean for you.
 

Online Download:

Click here to download our Virtual Tour Getting Ready Message!


Virtual Tour Preparedness Suggestions:

Outdoors:

  Spruce up your garden and lawn; trim shrubbery if necessary. 
  Yard and patio should be neat; outdoor furniture should be in good shape. 
  Mow the lawn; make sure the driveway & entryway are free of clutter (toys, bikes, etc.) 
  Winter - keep the sidewalks cleared of snow.

Living Areas:

  Remove clutter and tidy up the shelves. 
  Move excess furniture out of rooms. You want the space clean, open, and clutter-free
    (dog crates, tray tables, etc.). 
  Replace burnt out light bulbs (the photographer will need light in most rooms).

Kitchen:

  Clean off kitchen counters; remove any clutter. 
  Make sure dirty/clean dishes are out of the sink & put away. 
  Empty the garbage can.

Bathrooms:

  Put essential items used daily in a small box that can be stored away.
  Close toilet lid and empty the garbage. 
  Clean mirrors & glass surfaces. 
  Hang towels neatly from towel bar.

Overall/General:

  Check the basics around the house (indoors & out). It takes just a minute to make sure the
    house is clutter-free and all is in order. 
  Turn on as many lights as you can when the photographer arrives. 
  Try not to be in the room the photographer is photographing as you may end up in the photo.

The photographer cannot:

  Move furniture 
  Clean or dust 
  Move garbage 
  Pick up/move clutter (toys, dirty dishes, dog toys, etc.)

The home MUST be ready for the photographer when he/she arrives. Upon arrival our photographers can wait no longer than 5 minutes for additional home preparations. If a wait longer than this must happen we will have to move on to our next scheduled appointment and the virtual tour will be rescheduled. If this happens a rescheduling fee of $20.00 will apply.

Visit here for a printer-friendly version: Printer-friendly: Preparing for a Virtual Tour

If you have any questions or comments, please contact us at 757-831-0829 or e-mail us via keithfrank@dreamhousephotography.com

Do you need a web site to display your virtual tours? We can arrange those services for you. We work together with a local web site developer who is a leading web design firm right here in Virginia Beach. We can create a custom package for you.

REMEMBER, Dream House Photography is the leading Eastern Virginia Virtual Tour Company and is connected to the www.realtourvision.com network which provides services in 25 countries world wide. No virtual tour deal is too large for us!!