The Courtesy Of A Clients Privacy

Always err on the side of caution when considering a client’s or fellow realtor’s security concerns.

As a real estate agent, it’s important to showcase your listings to potential buyers in the best possible light. Creating a ListingView video tour of one of your listings and sharing it online or creating a personalized tour of a fellow realtor’s listing are two powerful ways to engage buyers. However, it’s also important to respect the privacy and security concerns of your (or another realtor’s) clients, especially when it comes to filming their home. Here are a few tips for safely filming a video tour of your listing without compromising your client’s security:

1. Obtain permission: Before you start filming, make sure you have your client’s permission to do so. This includes obtaining written consent if you plan to post the video online. If it’s a fellow realtor’s listing, ensure that realtor has their client’s permission for the property to be filmed/videoed for the purposes of sending that video to your client.
2. Protect personal information: Remove any personal information from the video, such as mail, bills, or personal documents. You should also avoid filming any identifying features, such as house numbers or street signs, unless the owner has given permission for the street address to be revealed in the video.
3.  Avoid filming sensitive areas: Some areas of the home, such as safes or gun cabinets, may be off-limits for filming. Respect your client’s wishes and avoid filming these areas.
4. The landscape mode will allow for a wide-angle lens view: A wide-angle lens will allow you to capture the entire room in one shot, rather than zooming in on specific areas. This will help to protect your client’s privacy. However, you will often want to shoot in portrait mode. When doing so be extra cautious.
5. Edit the video carefully: When editing the video, be sure to remove any shots that might compromise a client’s security. This may include shots of the exterior of the home or the surrounding neighborhood.

By following these tips, you can safely film a video tour of your (or a fellow realtor’s) listing without compromising a client’s security concerns. This will allow you to showcase the property to potential buyers while also respecting a client’s privacy.

This last point should be obvious to any ethical realtor. Never promote a fellow realtor’s listing as your own. If a fellow realtor has given you permission to use ListingView to film their client’s home they are doing you a tremendous courtesy. Respect the property as if it were your client’s property, but always identify the listing realtor and their brokerage should your buyer client inquire as to whose listing it is after they’ve viewed your ListingView video.