Evening star., 1923-08-18
BY WILLIAM ULLMAN.

Through the development of aerial
photography it is now possible for
the real estate man to sell or rent
without actually going to the expense
of taking the prospect on a personal
tour of inspection.
The real estate man is now able to
carry a sample case of air views of
the properties he offers. thus greatly
simplifying the process of buying
and selling building lots, farms and
dwellings, in addition to cutting out
much waste effort in the work of
renting summer cottages at seashore
and mountain resorts.
Air photos of a seashore point, for
example, show plainly the location
of every cottage and it's position with
respect to the ocean, shore or inlet.
with the aid of this the real estate
agent easily satisfies the prospect
that the three minutes walk TO the
beach is not the we'll known myth.
the prospect sees instantly whether
his view of the water is unobstructe ed.
notes the location of his nearest
neighhor and can even satisfy him
self regarding such points as shade
trees. Shubbery and paving.
Much Work Now On.
y lluillbtl VI pilOlOSld concerns
are at work shooting the country
from the sky. and a number of the
more prominent places have already
been covered in detail. The entire
city of New York has been remapped
from the sky and is already being
used in preference to drawn maps,
which. in the case of New York, were
proved by the camera to be occa-
sionally inaccurate.
Ever since the first promoter tried
TO sell the first bungalow site the
real estate business has been handi-
capped by the fact that its nature did
not seem to permit of offering
samples. Unless the prospect could
actually inspect the property under
consideration buying on the basis of
brief description was generally un-
satisfactory. But the aerophoto is
changing the entire process. 1t is
usually an Inconvenience for the buSi-
ness man to journey to a resort point
just for the purpose of satisfying
himself that the place will suit him.
and he very naturally looks upon the
detailed mosaic" view of the resort
as a distinct advance in craftsmanship.
Help i'm Real Estate.
1t has never seemed as though the
aerial photographer could have much
connection with real estate. save to
Jcopardize it when mistaking it for q
landing field. But times change, and
nothing proves it more than the new
y
Some of the more progressive real
estate agents have been in the custom
of taking snapshots of all properties
listed by them for rent or sale. 1t is
4 big step ahead of the conventional
wall board chart, because it reveals
the style of architecture Gf il hap
pens to be a building), the size. con-
dition and other matters Of particular
interest to the prospect. But these
terra flrma photos have their limita-
tions, though they can frequently be
used in conjunction with the air
photo.
settles Location.
One OF the distinct advantages of
the aerophoto is that il gives a pano-
rama view in addition to detail The
terra firma sample may show the
prospect that the house he is consid-
erng is satisfactory as a unit, but it
does not settle the question 5 to it's
sition with reference to other build
ings. There may be a garage on the
corner
1t is not generally known that an
air view shows details. Inspection of
a typical aerophoto prepared for real