How to Make a Real Estate Virtual Tour, Start to Finish

1. Choose a camera

Any 360° camera that saves a full equirectangular JPG or PNG works. For property, look for HDR and photos of at least 6000 × 3000 pixels. See Choosing a 360 camera for virtual tours.

2. Shoot each room

Put the camera on a tripod at chest height in the middle of the room, turn the lights on and step out of sight. Take one photo per room, plus one in each hall that joins them. The full checklist is in How to take a 360 photo.

3. Create the tour and upload

In your dashboard, open Tours and choose Create Tour. Give it a Name, such as the street name, and choose Save.
Drag your photos onto the upload box, then choose Edit to open the tour in the editor.

The full steps: Create your first tour.

4. Link the rooms with hotspots

In each panorama, add a hotspot in every doorway and link it to the room it leads to. Reverse hotspots add the way back for you. See What are hotspots?

5. Set the starting views

Point each room at its best side, such as the view through the window. On the Panorama tab, open View & Orientation, choose Select Position, drag the view, then Save Position. See Set initial views.

6. Add a floor plan

Choose Floorplan in the editor’s top bar, upload the layout, and put a marker on each room linked to its panorama, so buyers can jump to any room. See Add a floor plan.

7. Add your brand and a contact button

LogoChoose + Add, then Logo, and link it to your website. See Add your logo.
Brand kitSave your logo, font and hotspot style once. See Brand kits.
TripodCover the tripod with your logo as a nadir patch.
Contact buttonThe CTA block puts buttons such as Book a viewing on screen the whole time. See Call-to-action buttons.
Forms and chatLink a button or hotspot to a Google Form, Typeform or WhatsApp. See Forms and chat integrations.

Buyers can open the tour once it’s Unlisted or Public, which needs a paid plan (see Who can see your tour). Then open the editor’s Share tab and copy what each place needs:

MLSThe MLS button gives an unbranded link, with no logos or contact buttons, for the listing’s virtual tour field. See MLS virtual tours.
Zillow and Realtor.comTeliportMe tour links work on both. In the US the tour usually reaches them through your MLS listing; our guides for Zillow and Realtor.com show where the link goes, and every listing site has its own.
Your websiteCopy the Embed code into the listing page. See Embed a virtual tour on your website.
Yard sign and flyersChoose ⋮, then QR Code and Download QR. See Make a QR code.

For email and social posts, copy the Link. See Share a tour.

Tips

Walk it as a buyer first, in a private browser window, and check every hotspot.
Check your MLS rules before you add a CTA block: it still shows on the MLS link.

Common questions

How long does it take to make a real estate virtual tour?

A typical listing takes 30–60 minutes in TeliportMe, from shooting the rooms to a published tour. Pick a saved brand kit when you create each tour, and every new listing starts with your font and hotspot style.

Can I make a real estate virtual tour for free?

Yes. The TeliportMe free trial lets you build one tour with every feature, free forever, with no credit card. The tour stays private until you subscribe; then you can publish it and add it to the listing.

Can I make a virtual tour with my phone?

Yes. Shoot a panorama of each room with Panorama 360, TeliportMe’s own app for Android and iPhone, then upload them to your tour. A 360° camera takes each room in one shot, so it’s quicker for a whole house. See Make a virtual tour with your phone.

Can I put my virtual tour on Zillow?

Yes. TeliportMe tour links work on Zillow and Realtor.com listings. Our Zillow guide shows where the link goes and how buyers see it.