Drone Real Estate Photography in South Florida

What drone aerials add to a listing

Aerials answer the questions buyers ask before booking a showing: how big is the lot, what is behind the house, and how close is the water.

In South Florida the aerial is often the shot that sells the location. A canal-front home in Fort Lauderdale or Hollywood needs the dock and the canal turn in frame. A lake lot in Weston or Pembroke Pines needs the water and the community amenities. Acreage in Davie or Plantation Acres only reads from the air.

For condos and townhomes the aerial places the building relative to the beach, the Intracoastal or the golf course, which is what an out-of-town buyer scrolling on a phone is trying to work out.

Is drone photography legal for real estate in Florida?

Yes, when the pilot holds an FAA Part 107 remote pilot certificate and has authorization for controlled airspace where it applies.

Commercial drone flights in the United States fall under FAA Part 107. Flying for a paid listing without the certificate is illegal, and an agent who hires an uncertified operator can share the liability. Much of Broward and Miami-Dade sits inside controlled airspace around Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Miami International, Opa-locka, North Perry and Pompano Beach airports, where each flight needs LAANC authorization. SnapSpace handles that before arriving, so the shoot is not delayed.

When aerials are worth it, and when they are not

Order aerials for any waterfront, acreage, golf, gated-community or new-construction listing. Skip them for a mid-rise condo interior where the view from the balcony does the job.

The Listing Complete package bundles aerials with the photo set and one twilight conversion, which is the combination most South Florida single-family listings need.