Photograph and mark your private parking space

1. Show the whole space in one clear photo

Stand safely back and choose a position that shows the full depth of the parking space, both sides and the entrance. Include nearby pedestrian access where it helps explain what must remain clear. Avoid an angle that hides a narrow opening or makes the space look wider than it is.

Use daylight or even lighting. Check the photo before keeping it: can you see the surface, the far end and permanent obstacles such as posts, walls, steps or a low opening? If glare or shadow hides a useful detail, take another photo. Do not use filters or edits that remove an obstacle or change the apparent size of the space.

An empty-space photo usually makes the intended parking position easier to understand. If a car is visible, it should not hide the area or its limits. A pictured car is an example, not a measurement or proof that every vehicle fits. Keep the listing’s accepted vehicle sizes and any measured dimensions accurate.

2. Prepare photos without exposing private information

Check the entire frame, including reflections and the background. Keep faces, vehicle plates, house numbers, gate codes, documents and unrelated personal information out of your photos. Retake the image from a better angle when possible, while keeping the actual parking area and obstacles visible.

Keep exact addresses and private entry instructions in the designated private fields. Do not put them into a public description, photo caption or image filename. A private listing upload and a public website illustration are different uses: only share an image publicly when you have permission for that use and have checked its identifying details and location metadata.

Use your own current photos or images you have the right to use. A stock image or generated property photo cannot show drivers the actual space they would be using. If the space changes, update the photos and parking guide rather than leaving a misleading view.

3. Mark the intended area and save the current photo

In Curbi’s Mark parking area screen, start with the Overall parking photo. Screen labels can vary by app version; follow the instructions shown in your current app if they differ.

1. Choose Camera or Photos.

   Take or select the actual overall image. Wait until it appears before marking the area. Check that it has the right orientation and still shows the full space.

2. Draw the parking area.

   Use the rectangle tool, then move the area or adjust its four corners to match where the vehicle should park. Use zoom and pan to inspect the photo; zooming the view should not substitute for correcting the outline.

3. Check the driver view.

   Inspect the outline with the preview control. Keep it inside the intended parking surface, separate from another space and clear of pedestrian access. Do not stretch it to make a vehicle appear to fit.

4. Read the confirmations and review choice.

   Confirm only conditions that are accurate for the space. Read the current AI-review consent before choosing it; the current host flow also offers a manual-review choice.

5. Use Save and continue for the draft.

   The changed area saves with the bottom save action. Wait for the result, reopen the guide or use Refresh saved guide, and check that the image and outline match what you intended.

6. Use Publish space when the listing is ready.

   The publication action requires an overall photo and saved marked area. Check the returned status: a pending check or changes requested is not approval. Follow any correction instructions. Once the listing’s status permits it, manage the hours and prices you actually offer in the calendar.

The green area is a parking instruction. It is not a measurement, proof of legal boundaries, permission to rent the space or a guarantee of vehicle fit. Publication approval also does not make every date available.

4. Add another photo only when it explains something useful

The current photo workflow requires one overall photo with a saved parking area. Entrance photo and Parking example are optional; three photos are not mandatory.

Entrance photo

Add one when the approach, turn or opening is difficult to understand from the overall view. Show the actual entrance without exposing a gate code or private access detail. Put sensitive arrival instructions in the private fields.

Parking example

Add one if it helps explain the intended position. Keep the actual outline and relevant obstacles understandable, and avoid identifiable vehicle plates or people. An example vehicle does not establish that a different vehicle fits.

Skip repetitive photos. Each extra image should answer a practical question that the overall photo does not.

5. Fix common photo and save problems

Questions about parking photos