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Using AI Video to Create a New Type of Home Tour

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Real Estate Agent with KW North Sound 103527

Now here is a fun YouTube video for everyone to watch. 

I'm experimenting with Google Veo AI video creator using virtually staged photos of the Lake Stevens condo. After many attempts at the opening scene, I settle on this one where the car doesn't even stop before the prospective homebuyers are running out of it. The other scenes, living room - bedrooms - kitchen- backyard - all turned relatively good for a first run. 

I used prompts associated with living a in a home and what I thought marketers would put together for a commercial.

How do you think the AI created video turned out?

AI Video - Short

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Don Baker
Lane Realty - Eatonton, GA
Lake Sinclair Specialist

That's sort of creepy looking.  I think I'll just stick with a traditional walk through tour.

Jun 24, 2025 11:04 AM
Toby Barnett

It does have a interesting view to the scenes yet when I've exhausted everything else, it was time to try something "new".

Jun 24, 2025 12:14 PM
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Hello Toby and thank you for sharing the information in this interesting blog  with us today in the Rain.  

Jun 24, 2025 11:13 AM
Toby Barnett

Thank you for tuning-in, Will.

Jun 24, 2025 12:14 PM
Dennis Neal
Exp Realty of Southern California, Inc. - Big Bear Lake, CA
Your Home Sold in 21 Days or We Sell It For Free

Toby, this is a fantastic experiment with Google Veo! It's truly exciting to see agents like you exploring AI for innovative home tours. The concept of creating a "new type of home tour" with virtually staged photos is brilliant. While the car scene is a fun touch, the interior shots turned out really well for a first run. This definitely offers a fresh perspective!

Jun 24, 2025 11:24 AM
Toby Barnett

Trying to stay cutting edge yet still in the stage of determine if there is any value added with a subscription.

Jun 24, 2025 12:14 PM
GilbertRealtor BillSalvatore
Arizona Elite Properties - Chandler, AZ
Realtor - 602-999-0952 / em: golfArizona@cox.net

Good post with great information. Thanks for sharing it. Have a super fantastic week! Bill

Bill Salvatore, Realtor- Arizona Elite Properties

Jun 24, 2025 11:42 AM
Toby Barnett

Thank you for tuning-in, Bill.

Jun 24, 2025 12:15 PM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Good evening Toby,

I think its a great experiment but buyers should not be jumping on beds (I'd be saying something about that) or sitting down on the couches like it's their home or eating in the kitchen. I think a Realtor should be in the video guiding them trough the house...just my opinion.

Jun 24, 2025 05:02 PM
Toby Barnett

While I agree buyers shouldn't be disrespectful of a home while on tour, I do think you're missing the point of the experimental video. The point of the video was to show what it might be like living there not a commercial with an agent showing buyers around. This is a completely different take on a property video. 

Jun 25, 2025 08:08 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Retired Home Stager/Redesign

Hi Toby- I think it's interesting that you experimented with it. Like Dorie Dillard Austin TX said, it would be nice to see a Realtor in it as well as the buyers sitting on the beds or their dog as well. 

Hmmm I wonder if these AI videos are why we're seeing more and more actors in the ads lately. 

Jun 24, 2025 05:30 PM
Toby Barnett

I started with videos with agents on tour to create a tour / commercial and frankly, it sucked. It looked like to much like a traditional tour we've all have seen millions of times. So, I tried something different to see the public would respond. Mostly mixed results.

Jun 25, 2025 08:10 AM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Hello Toby - interesting.  Marketing often involves tests and testing of many kinds.  In that way, I see the experiment as useful.  

Jun 25, 2025 04:22 AM
Toby Barnett

Thanks for tuning-in, Michael. Couldn't agree more. Trying something new never hurts though the results may, or may, be what's expected.

Jun 25, 2025 08:11 AM
Patricia Feager
Appraisal Review Board, Denton County, TX - Flower Mound, TX
Licensed to April 2027

Toby Barnett - I liked the video you created. Perhaps create two videos of a before and after. This one you shared would be excellent sold video and the before could show the boring but necessary usual tour of a home. That way, be a great incentive to me, if I were shopping to buy!

Jun 26, 2025 09:58 PM
Toby Barnett

That is an idea, I do have other tours of this property featured on the following posts:

- The Last Condo for Sale at Heritage

- 3712 #B VR Home Tour on YouTube

I do so many videos it can be tough to keep track. Being the property is experiencing more a more traditional market time, I thought an experiment was in order to generate some attention. 

Jun 27, 2025 11:06 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Retired Home Stager/Redesign

Jun 28, 2025 07:57 PM
Brian England
Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ
MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

Wow!  It's incredible what AI can do these days.  The video seems really good to me.  Recently, I experimented with AI to virtually stage a vacant listing of mine, and I really liked the results!

It appears that you have been in the Rain for a while, yet we have never connected.  I am following you now and look forward to seeing more of your posts!  I see that you are very close to 500K points, and I hope that you know that after you cross 500K points, you are eligible for a free Rainmaker account.  You might have to message support in able to make it happen, but it should happen.  The best way to get in touch with support is by tagging ActiveRain Member Support in the Q&A section.

Jun 29, 2025 05:38 AM
ActiveRain Member Support

Yep.  Tagging us is a very effective way to get our attention.

Jun 29, 2025 06:05 AM
Toby Barnett

Thanks for tuning-in Brian. Think I have a lifetime rainmaker account from 2006. :)

Jun 30, 2025 01:19 PM
Joe Mojica
Laer Realty Partners Bowen - Port St Lucie, FL
Your Home Adds Value to You

Toby - I give you credit for creating this video using AI. Thanks for sharing it. Keep creating.

Jun 29, 2025 07:18 AM
Toby Barnett

Thank you for tuning-in, Joe. When homes aren't selling, have to get creative. :)

Jul 01, 2025 10:33 AM
Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543
Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 - Downingtown, PA
Selling the Main Line & Chester County

Interesting but a lot of room for improvement still.

Jun 29, 2025 09:02 AM
Toby Barnett

I do agree yet worth a try wouldn't you say?

Jul 01, 2025 10:33 AM
Laura Cerrano
Feng Shui Manhattan Long Island - Locust Valley, NY
Certified Feng Shui Expert, Speaker & Researcher

To paraphrase another great saying, it’s a wonderful servant, but it’s a terrible master..

Jul 01, 2025 11:16 PM
Toby Barnett

Well, AI is going figure out people are the problem then we'll be living somewhere between Terminator and the Matrix.

Jul 02, 2025 08:06 AM