Aerial photos, flyover video, and approximate property-line maps for land listings in Nelson, Amherst, Buckingham, and southern Albemarle. Photos within 48 hours of the flight, edited video within 3 business days.
Based in Lovingston, Virginia.
Access, water, open land, terrain, structures, and views, shown the way a buyer walks the land.
An edited video of about a minute, with the best shots set to licensed music. You get an unbranded version for the MLS, a version with your contact info for social, and vertical clips shot for phones.
Winter flights, roughly December through March, show old roadbeds, clearings, and structures under the trees. The rest of the year shows the land green, the way buyers see it on a visit.
Public elevation data shows ridges and old roadbeds hidden by trees. It's included in the Flyover Package, or add it to Aerials for $75.
Every flight starts with what land buyers ask about first. Then it adds what makes this property worth the drive. You confirm the list before the flight.
If anything on the list is missing, it gets reshot free.
Flat prices for land listings up to 100 acres. Larger tracts and custom work are quoted by email.
$250
Lots under 5 acres: $175, with 8 to 10 photos
For listings that need strong photos, fast.
$425
Founding offer: $250 for your first listing, for the first five agents
For acreage where buyers need to see how it all fits together.
From $250
For farms, homes, wineries, venues, and builders.
A bare-earth view from public elevation data. It shows ridges, slopes, and old roadbeds hidden by trees. Included in the Flyover Package. See the example.
+$75 with Aerials or Custom
Property lines are approximate, from county records, and not a survey.
Send the property address or parcel ID and the deadline.
Agreed before the flight, along with gates, livestock, and access.
Scheduled around weather and good light. No one needs to be on site.
Photos within 48 hours of the flight. Edited video within 3 business days of the flight.
Anything else, ask in the booking form.
Put your deadline in the form. The quote comes back within one business day with open flight dates.
No. Share gate codes and livestock notes in the form, and move cars out of the main views if you can.
Yes. Photos are sized for the MLS, video comes unbranded, and you and your brokerage can use the files to market the listing.
You get an invoice with your files. Pay within 7 days by card, bank transfer, Zelle, or check, with no extra fee for card.
Every paid flight is flown under FAA Part 107 rules by a certified pilot, with commercial liability insurance.
Yes. FAA Part 107 certified pilot, with commercial liability insurance.
No. They come from county records and are drawn on the photo by hand, so they're approximate. They're not a survey. If exact lines matter, the seller needs a licensed surveyor.
The flight moves to the next good day, free, and when bad days stack up, flights go by deadline first. If the delay won't work for you, you can cancel for free.
Yes. Winter photos show the land under the trees: creeks, trails, and how the ground lies. Spring through fall shows it green, the way most buyers picture it. Either way, the flight is scheduled around your deadline.
They take more flight time and more launch points, so they're quoted by email. Put the acreage from county records in the form.
No. Flights stay over the property, and wide shots never show neighbors' homes up close.
I'm Alex DiChiara. I grew up in Nelson County, and I study Global Sustainability at the University of Virginia.
I've done wildlife fieldwork in Botswana, I map land in my UVA classes, and I spend a lot of weekends clearing invasive plants on my family's farm. That's where the shot list comes from. I know what buyers look for on rural land because I work on it.
Send the property and your deadline. A quote and draft shot list come back by email within one business day.
Now booking: spring 2027
Every reply comes from Alex DiChiara, the owner.
Rather email? alex@acrebyair.com