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Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

Buy a drone to put on it and then learn to fly it.

Feb 15, 2015 07:29 AM
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Doyle Davison
Hawaiian Beaches Hawaii - 714-968-6767 - Huntington Beach, CA
30 years as your Concierge services listing broker

HAHA... I bought a drone and hovered it over the bed and the wife got mad...Darn new millennial footage gone bad.

Feb 16, 2015 01:54 AM
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John Helmick
John Helmick Success & Ohio Property Inspection Services - Dayton, OH
Realtor Personal Growth/Success Coach

Dan Harstine - Haha!  THAT's the whole point of buying a gadget...buy the gadget now - worry about how you are going to use it later!  Hehe!

Gabe Sanders - I like the drone idea!

Doyle Lee Austin Davison Iv - THAT'S AWESOME!  

 

Feb 16, 2015 08:58 PM
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Gene Riemenschneider
Home Point Real Estate - Brentwood, CA
Turning Houses into Homes

Don't let Dan Harstine give you a bad time.  You are a man, you wanted, now you have it.  This is part of your great hunter instinct.  Now find a place to mount it all the wall and brag to all your friends about what a good deal you got.  

Feb 16, 2015 05:55 AM
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Dan Harstine
Century21 Integrity Real Estate Group - Warsaw, IN
Warsaw, In Real Estate Residential, Lake, Commerci

So you bought a new toy without a defined mission. Hmm... That sounds expensive. How will you calculate your return on the investment?  Remember this is a business and stuff costs real money.  As real estate professionals, we spend far too many resources on the next best gadget that is going to make us millions.  Actually, its the gadget makers making the millions. 

once you define the mission of the gadget, then you can quantify the value to your business.

Meanwhile - the go pro is a lot of fun attached to airplanes, boats, motorcyle and snowmobile helmets.  That way you can relive all of the death defying stupidity with your family and friends.  REALLY..  Its lots of fun! :)

Feb 16, 2015 02:40 AM
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Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041
ReMax Realtec Group - Palm Harbor, FL
Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ

Buy some accessories..

1. Under Armor athletic wear

2. Heart monitor w/chest strap
3. Vest mount for Go Pro
4. Saucony  multi-surface joggers.
5. Hit the trials and record the unexpected benefits of running.

Or, were you intending to be one of those obnoxious types? In that case do a few test runs with exterior and interior shots and the Go-Pro limitations will become crystal clear.

Feb 15, 2015 09:28 PM
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Ajay Pandya
e-Merge Real Estate Unlimited - Columbus, OH
Realtor Ajay Pandya

Good Luck.

Feb 10, 2018 10:02 PM
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Harold Satterfield
Panoramas in Paradise - Navarre, FL
Professional Real Estate Photography

If you plan to shoot videos of your real estate listings, purchase a good gimbal system and pratice, practice, pratice!  Bad videos do more to distract a potential buyer than no videos at all.  Remember that a professional photographer has the equipment and more importantly, experience.  

Feb 16, 2015 02:24 AM
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Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Great for localism posts, show off your local trails, parks, and streets.

Oct 21, 2019 08:35 PM
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Dipti Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
On a team with Praful Thakkar

Enjoy.

Jun 24, 2018 08:16 PM
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Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573
MOOERS REALTY - Houlton, ME
Northern Maine Real Estate-Aroostook County Broker

Zhiyun crane, useful in outdoor image and video collection but cartoon like, distorted can make the angles like you are taking a LSD trip. Use in conjuction with other cameras, editing software. My first go pro was under a drone for payload. New drone has it's own camera fix positioned to angle POV.

May 07, 2018 03:58 AM
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Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

Gabe nailed this one!

Jun 16, 2017 05:04 AM
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Richard L. McKinney P.A.
Atlantic Shores Realty Expertise - Port St Lucie, FL
For Results that MOVE you on the Treasure Coast!

Scott Godzyk Cathy Starkweather Leslie Whitlock thanks for the info.

 

Dan Harstine John Helmick   I actually bought the GoPro to use when I dive and general family use. Besides that, I could afford it. So I really didn't need a defined mission for business purposes. I was simply looking for ideas from the creative, more tech savy members of Ar. 

Feb 19, 2015 10:30 AM
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Marilyn O'Donoghue
Long & Foster Avalon - Avalon, NJ

I enjoyed reading this post as I do not have a GoPro but my son does.  He uses it for rowing related videos and loves it.  Good luck!

Feb 17, 2015 10:19 AM
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Doyle Davison
Hawaiian Beaches Hawaii - 714-968-6767 - Huntington Beach, CA
30 years as your Concierge services listing broker

Be careful or you will get a blade close shave and instead of a haircut, you will need the ER to stitch you up, these take skills to fly safely. There are a lot of buttons to maneuver and remember, get your billions people. People love reality videos.

Feb 17, 2015 12:00 AM
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Jon Zolsky, Daytona Beach, FL
Daytona Condo Realty, 386-405-4408 - Daytona Beach, FL
Buy Daytona condos for heavenly good prices

Gosh, it is so funny. But a drone idea by Gabe is simply hilarious. And then using it to hover over yu wife in bed is the epitome. Now you can forget about real estate and why you bought the camera

Feb 16, 2015 10:46 PM
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Cathy Starkweather
La Rosa Realty, LLC. - Celebration, FL

Go Pro's are terrific and can be incorporated in your business, using a tripod is suggested.  You can incorporate a Go Pro in your personal life, once you begin using it... you'll find out how nice it is to have on hand.  If you spend time outdoors buy mounting brackets to record biking on the trails, take it on vacations, to record once in a lifetime experiences.  My boys use a Go Pro to record their  motocross and skateboard sessions.  We've strapped it to our Boxer to see what her point of view was like when she was outside playing and swimming.  Have fun with it! :)

Feb 16, 2015 09:25 PM
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Richard Robibero, e-Pro, ABR, SRS
Panorama R.E. Limited - Toronto, ON
Selling Your Home as if it were My Own!

As Harold Satterfield mentioned, by a good steadicam and practice. I tried one out at a local camera store and determine it wasn't for me, so I bought a gearbox instead.

Feb 16, 2015 09:17 PM
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Chuck Mixon
The Keyes Company - Cutler Bay, FL
Cutler Bay Specialist, GRI, CDPE, BPOR

As one that works with REO properties I sure it would be great to document problems as you do your walk through. Back at the office you can review the tape.

Feb 16, 2015 09:06 PM
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Dana Basiliere
Rossi & Riina Real Estate - Williston, VT
Making deals "Happen"

 You could helmet mount it and do a water ski video or a motorcycle video or whatever short you do to show your peeps your fun/crazy side. 

Feb 16, 2015 10:54 AM
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Christine Gerbehy
Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Fox and Roach Northfield - Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Making waves, one home at a time...

 rofl @Doyle Lee!  I'll bet!  I bought a new webcam a couple weeks ago, started a channel on Youtube.  I hate video, my nerves show, lol!  But I try to have fun with it, lol!   Real estate, lighter side of...  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC32HlUwddZaunYLRCwu7l6A/videos

Feb 16, 2015 07:01 AM
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Leslie Whitlock
Los Feliz, CA
Leslie Whitlock Staging & Design

Get a drone and produce virtual tours like this:  http://liveatoutpost.com

Feb 16, 2015 05:31 AM
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Marshall Brown
Mid America Inspection Services, LLC - Fargo, ND
BSEE, CHI

It won't be as exciting as hanging out the door on a Huey but I bet the radio control choppers can be real fun.

Feb 16, 2015 05:22 AM
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Kimo Jarrett
Cyber Properties - Huntington Beach, CA
Pro Lifestyle Solutions

Get a wireless audio system, tripod and software program to edit your videos. After you produce some videos get a HDMI cable and plug your laptop into your big screen TV and review your video with your wife and friends and get their feedback on your production. What they liked, didn't like, etc. Hope you have lots of time to get proficient with your new toy.

Feb 16, 2015 03:56 AM
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Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

I have no idea. I do not use videos.

Feb 16, 2015 03:39 AM
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Beth and Richard Witt
New York, NY
The best Retired Brokers !!!!

I don't have a clue but the drone ideas sound pretty good...

Feb 16, 2015 02:41 AM
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Ben DeHaven
Haven Realty & Investments - Lakeland, FL
Proudly serving Winter Haven & Lakeland, Florida

If you are going to record videos for business, also invest in a tripod and microphone. Nothing worse than an unprofessional video with bad sound quality.

Feb 16, 2015 01:32 AM
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Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Burlington, MA
Metro Boston Homes For Sale

Richard Iarossi that's a great one!

If you can attach with a drone....lol!

Feb 15, 2015 12:58 PM
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Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

So did i, it just came in Friday, now i am working on mounting, there are too many choices for mounting and the directions were not clear. I am having fun with it and trying to come up with the best way for home videos

Feb 15, 2015 07:27 AM