How to Uncover the Secrets Hiding in Every Real Estate Listing
January 13th, 2008 categories: Buying Your House, Talking Real Estate
Every home shopper finds interesting homes while searching for real estate on the internet. However, part of the story is always missing. Somehow, the pictures and remarks that accompany each listing never tell whole story. How close the house is to the street. Is the street busy? Is there a yard? How close are the neighbors? Or any other details of the adjoining geography.
This is where a satellite mapping website is your friend! Both Microsoft and Google offer free satellite photos of nearly every neighborhood in the country. Just enter the address and in a moment, you’ve got a clear picture of the home, property and surrounding area. You get a detailed bird’s eye view of any property, street or neighborhood. See if the house is near the lake shore, in the woods or close to the neighboring property. Check out your own house, too.
Get the whole picture to make better decisions on which houses to view and which to pass on.
Here are a couple of examples of what you can learn from these free (and easy) shots from the sky!
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