Notlith · Des Moines
Real estate video in Des Moines, neighborhood by neighborhood
Selling a brick home in Beaverdale, a restored Victorian in Sherman Hill, a loft above an East Village storefront and a new build in Waukee are four different jobs. Buyers ask different questions about each. Notlith produces real estate videos remotely from your listing photos, floor plans and renders, with AI-assisted motion, editing and sound, and keeps every room exactly as it is.
Remote production · From your photos
Brick, built-ins and Beaverdale details
Beaverdale is known for its brick houses, and buyers drawn to the neighborhood tend to look for the original details: arched doorways, fireplaces, built-in shelving, hardwood under the rugs, sometimes a sunroom or a detached garage off the alley. A film that lingers on those elements, in the order a visitor would meet them, says more than a sweeping exterior.
Updated kitchens and finished basements deserve their place too, but we never blur the line between original and renovated. If the seller has documentation of a roof or furnace replacement, it can appear as text over the matching image. Basements matter in a region with tornado warnings and cold winters, so a finished lower level should be shown with its real ceiling height and windows.
Historic Sherman Hill and the honesty of condition
Sherman Hill's Victorian houses attract buyers who expect craftsmanship and some ongoing work. A film for one of these homes should show the porch, the staircase and the woodwork as they are, including areas still under restoration, clearly labeled.
Historic district rules can limit what an owner may change outside. We do not generate a repainted facade or a new porch to suggest a future that the buyer may not be allowed to build. If the seller has period photographs of the house or approved plans for a project, they can appear as documents, clearly dated, rather than as generated scenes.
Lofts above the East Village streets
A loft in a converted building near the Capitol sells on its volume, its windows and its access to everything at street level. The film starts in the unit, then moves to shared amenities and the building entrance, using your photos of each. Views of the dome appear only if the windows truly frame it.
Condo fees, parking spaces and storage are facts buyers check early. We place them in captions exactly as your listing states them. A short sequence on the walk to the farmers' market, the river trails or nearby restaurants can follow, using images the agency is allowed to publish.
New construction before the lawn grows in
In fast-growing suburbs such as Waukee and Ankeny, builders often market homes that are not finished yet. Renders and model-home photos can carry the film, provided each image is labeled as a render, a model or the actual lot.
We never present a finished street where there is still bare soil. Rendered landscaping is marked as illustrative, and the closing frame points to the sales office or the agent. Builders with several lots can reuse one structure and swap the floor plan, the elevation and the finish package for each.
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Can you add virtual furniture to empty rooms?
Yes, as clearly labeled virtual staging. Walls, windows, floors and dimensions stay exactly as photographed, and the listing should say which images are staged.
Can you film the house with a drone?
No. We do not send crews or drones. If aerial views help, a licensed local drone operator can capture them and we edit them in.
Can the video mention schools or commute times?
Only facts you provide and have verified. We prefer neutral location information, such as the distance to downtown, stated in your approved wording.
What formats suit a listing?
A widescreen version for listing sites and a vertical cut for social posts are common. Formats, rounds and usage are listed in the quote.
Start with your images
Send the listing photos, the floor plan and the details buyers ask you about most, and we will suggest the order of the film.