“It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s a . . . Drone?!?”

Drones may be controversial in modern warfare.

But, there’s at least one field where they’re an unmitigated blessing:  residential real estate.

Specifically, drones — or at least their first cousins, remote-controlled helicopters — have dramatically reduced the cost of getting shots like the ones of this home, in Golden Valley’s Hidden Lakes neighborhood.

See also, “Show > Tell:  The Appeal of Aerial/Boom Shots”; “Boom? Or Helicopter??” ; “A Picture is Worth 1,000 Words ” Exhibit #24“; and “For Sale Near Interlachen in Edina.”

P.S.:  In the photo below, that would be the downtown Minneapolis skyline off in the distance.