Real Estate Drone Photography | Hire FAA Part 107 Pilots

How it works for agents

Three steps to listing-ready aerials.

Post the property, compare bids from local certified pilots, book the one you want. Built for agents who need photos this week, not this month.

Post the listing

Address, shot count, twilight or daytime, photo and video specs. Takes about three minutes and costs nothing.

Review pilot bids

Certified pilots near the property send you bids with their portfolio and price attached. Compare the work, not just the number.

Book direct, get files fast

Pick your pilot and work with them directly. MLS-ready files land in your cloud folder, typically inside 48 hours of the flight.

Copy this into your job post

The six-shot list that sells a listing.

Hand this to any pilot you book and you will get a listing package that covers what buyers actually look for. Most agents paste it straight into the job description.

Standard listing shot list

Agent tested

01Front approach, 60 to 80 ftThe hero shot. Shows curb appeal plus roofline in one frame.

02Lot boundary orbitBuyers want to see exactly what they are getting. This answers it.

03Backyard and amenitiesPools, decks, and outbuildings read far better from above.

04Neighborhood contextDistance to schools, water, or open land, shown rather than described.

05Twilight exteriorThe scroll-stopper. Listings with a dusk shot get noticeably more clicks.

0645-second teaser clipOne vertical video for social, one horizontal for the MLS and your site.

What agents book most

Every listing type, one place to post.

From a starter home that needs six sharp photos to a 40-acre parcel that needs mapping, the same three steps apply.

Residential listings

The bread and butter. Front approach, lot orbit, backyard, done. Most residential packages complete for under $250.

Land and acreage

Boundary aerials, overhead map views, and orbit clips that show a parcel the way no ground photo can.

Twilight shoots

Dusk exteriors with the lights on. The single highest-impact upgrade a listing photo set can get.

Video teasers

Short vertical clips for Instagram and Facebook, longer horizontal cuts for the MLS and your listing page.

Commercial property

Retail pads, office parks, and multifamily. Aerials that show parking, access, and surroundings in one frame.

New construction

Pre-sale aerials of builds in progress, and finished-community shots for builder marketing.

Straight answer on cost

You set the budget. Pilots bid on it.

There is no rate card here because your market sets the rate. Post the job with the budget you have in mind, and certified pilots near the property tell you what they will do it for. Posting is free, FlyDroneHub takes no commission, and you pay the pilot directly, so the number you agree on is the number you pay.

FlyDroneHub was built by Richard Hudman, a 21-year military veteran and working Part 107 pilot, on a simple idea: the pilot does the work, the pilot keeps the money, and the client never pays a middleman. That is the whole model.

Common questions

Real estate drone FAQ.

Is drone photography for a real estate listing legal?

Yes, when the pilot holds an FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate. Every pilot on FlyDroneHub is Part 107 certified, which is the federal requirement for any paid drone work in the United States.

How fast can I get a pilot for a listing?

Most listing jobs start receiving bids the same day they are posted. You review the bids, compare portfolios and pricing, and book the pilot that fits your timeline.

What do I receive after the shoot?

You specify the deliverables when you post: photo count, resolution, orientation, video length and format. Pilots deliver MLS-ready files straight to your cloud folder.

What does real estate drone photography cost?

You set the budget and certified pilots bid on it, so pricing reflects your local market rather than a fixed national rate. Posting the job is free and FlyDroneHub takes no commission, so the price you agree on is the price you pay.

Which areas do you cover?

The Mid-Atlantic region is live now: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Maryland, Washington DC, and Virginia. The Mountain and Southwest region is also live, covering Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Texas, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. More regions open as demand grows.