Clean and refurbish your home. This is often overlooked, but it should be the first thing you do. Your home needs to be in the best possible condition before you start promoting it to production companies and movie houses. If necessary, have your house professionally cleaned and hire a landscaping company to spruce up your yard.
Contact your local regional film office. Let the office know that you have a home in their location that is available for filming. Your local yellow pages and the nearest city library will have their contact information listed. Make sure that you have a packet available for the office that contains photos of your home and a detailed description of the property including the number of rooms, the square footage and how many floors.
Submit your home to location marketing websites. Take photographs of both the interior and exterior of your home. Join location marketing websites. GoForLocations.com and LocationScout.com are two location websites that will allow you to display your home for free. Create your profiles and upload the photos of your home to as many location marketing websites as possible to increase exposure.
Contact production companies. Many production companies have their contact information listed on their websites and in magazines that cater to the movie industry. Alternatively, search the classifieds of your local newspaper for contact information as many production companies have ads for casting calls regularly listed. Email or call them and let them know that your home is available for filming. The key to increasing your chances of renting your home using this method is to contact as many production companies as possible. The more companies you contact, the greater the chance that one of them has a project that your home is perfect for.
Use a location agency. A location agent will handle all aspects of the marketing and promotion of your home. An experienced full service agent will do everything from hiring a cleaning company for your home to personally speaking to location scouts about your property. They can also negotiate the rates and contracts on your behalf.