Northridge homes, from the renovated ranch to the mountains behind

Renovated ranch homes

Northridge sits in the middle of the northwest Valley, with Cal State Northridge nearby and the Santa Susana Mountains on the northern skyline. Most of the streets are mid-century ranch homes on generous lots, and a lot of them have a pool in back. Granada Hills, Chatsworth and Reseda are next door. Photos and drone are back the next morning, and the listing video takes 2 to 4 business days.

In Northridge we shot a renovated ranch with a slatted wood fireplace, light oak floors and a maple kitchen with a wine fridge. We shot the front at dusk, when the porch lights and the step lights come on, then the pool yard from above.

From the air, the grid of ranch streets runs out to the mountains, and almost every other yard has a pool. A buyer sees the lot, the pool and the neighborhood in one frame.

A Northridge ranch usually sells on the renovation: new floors, a new kitchen and a clean front. We shoot each room straight and bright so the finishes read true, and the front at dusk so the house looks warm from the street.

Most lots here have a pool, so a drone pass matters. One frame shows the yard and the street, and the next shows the mountains behind the block.