I am a real estate agent and I do take aerials of my listings. Most of the agents in my office know about my "hobby" and if they have a property that interests me enough I'll take a look a their listing from a higher perspective than I might otherwise be able to see from the ground. I charge a very nominal fee for my time and opinion of the property from the elevated view, including pictures to illustrate my opinions of course.
The article below has been posted to my Facebook page more than a few times. It does address some of the gray areas that have been mentioned already, but would most likely be more of a deterrent for agents to employ you since they could get caught up in a residual action by the government and would have no desire to challenge the authority without the same basis of empowerment we have gained as hobbyist discussing the matter.
Just some food for thought before considering investing more money or advertising yourself to the real estate community.
http://www.inman.com/2014/06/25/faa...40625&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsflash
The article below has been posted to my Facebook page more than a few times. It does address some of the gray areas that have been mentioned already, but would most likely be more of a deterrent for agents to employ you since they could get caught up in a residual action by the government and would have no desire to challenge the authority without the same basis of empowerment we have gained as hobbyist discussing the matter.
Just some food for thought before considering investing more money or advertising yourself to the real estate community.
http://www.inman.com/2014/06/25/faa...40625&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsflash