Drone Video for Sarasota Real Estate
Aerial videography of the lot, the water, and the neighborhood, shot the same day as the listing photos for MLS and social.
Drone video shows a Sarasota listing the way a buyer cannot see it from the driveway: the shape of the lot, how much water is actually on the property, and where the house sits in the neighborhood. MoneyShotSRQ flies it with FAA Part 107 pilots, on the same appointment as the HDR photos, and delivers it next day with the gallery.
Agents use the still aerial on the MLS and the aerial video everywhere a photo cannot move: the listing site, the email to an out-of-town buyer, and social. A canal dead-end, a dock, a preserve edge, or a corner lot reads in a few seconds of drone videography. The photo set still does the rooms. The video does the land.
Drone video, aerial video, and still aerials
Still aerials are in every photo package. Photo / Aerial starts at $260 and includes 50 or more photos, aerials included, with next-day delivery. That frame is the overhead of the roof, the pool, and the lot line. It belongs in the MLS gallery next to the interiors.
Drone video is the moving version of that same flight. Aerial videography for a listing is a short, deliberate shot: a reveal that finds the house, an orbit that shows all four sides, or a pass along the water so the buyer sees frontage instead of guessing from a map. It is the clip people send to a spouse who has not seen the house. We shoot it for MLS embeds and for social, not as a scenic reel of the city.
An aerial 360 panorama is the third piece. The buyer can spin in place above the property and look toward the water, the street, and the neighbors. It is included on 3D and Photos ($360), Photos and Video ($460), and Full Package ($560), along with the still aerials. Photos and Video is the package that adds a cinematic walkthrough or social reel with the Sarasota videographer on the same day as the stills. Say you want drone video when you book so the flight plan includes the moving shots, not only the stills.
The longer note on altitude, angle, light, and what a useful aerial actually contains is our drone guide for listing agents. Package lines and the square-footage fees are on the real estate page.
Part 107 pilots, including airspace near SRQ
The pilot on your listing holds an FAA Part 107 certificate. That is the remote pilot license commercial drone work requires. MoneyShotSRQ pilots are insured, and we request the airspace authorization before the shoot when the address needs one. Sarasota Bradenton International is close enough that some listings sit in controlled airspace. You should not have to learn the map. We do not fly a listing we are not cleared to fly.
Part 107 also sets the ceiling: 400 feet above the ground. A useful real estate aerial is usually well under that. Too high and the house becomes a speck. The shot we want shows the lot, the water, and enough neighborhood that a buyer understands where the house sits — a dock, mangroves, a canal, a golf corridor, the next street — without turning the frame into a satellite image. Early light and late light still matter. We schedule the drone with the photo appointment so you are not paying for a second trip.
We fly Sarasota, Bradenton, Lakewood Ranch, Siesta Key, Longboat Key, and the surrounding listings already on the photography calendar. The studio is 1245 S Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34239. Past 25 miles from UTC and I-75, travel is $1 per mile each way, the same rule as the rest of the shoot. Waterfront and homes over 2,000 square feet or two floors take the $99 fee listed with the packages. Call (855) 416-3418 to put drone video on a date you already hold for photos.
Drone video questions
Are your drone pilots FAA certified?
Yes. MoneyShotSRQ pilots hold an FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate and are insured. We handle airspace authorizations, including the restrictions around SRQ, so the agent does not file them.
Is drone video shot the same day as the listing photos?
Yes. Aerial stills, aerial 360 panoramas, and drone video are captured on the same visit as the HDR photos. The gallery, including the aerials, is delivered next day.
What is the difference between a still aerial and drone video?
Still aerials go in the photo set — every listing package includes aerials with the 50 or more photos. Drone video is the moving shot: a reveal, an orbit, or a pass that shows the lot, the water, and the neighborhood. Aerial 360 panoramas are a separate still you can spin, included from the 3D package up.
Where do you fly?
Sarasota, Bradenton, Lakewood Ranch, Siesta Key, Longboat Key, and surrounding listings we already shoot. The studio is at 1245 S Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34239. Past 25 miles from UTC and I-75, travel is $1 per mile each way. Part 107 limits the flight to 400 feet above ground level, and some addresses near the airport need an authorization we request before the shoot.
How do I book aerial video?
Book the listing shoot and say you want drone video on the order. Photo packages start at $260 and include still aerials. Photos and Video is $460 for the cinematic walkthrough or social reel on the same day. Call (855) 416-3418 if you need the aerial video confirmed before we roll.
Book the flight with the photos
FAA-certified drone video, same day as the listing photos, next-day delivery. MoneyShotSRQ, 1245 S Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34239, (855) 416-3418.