Pre-home Search Suggestions for the Eager House Hunter
100 Real Estate and Relocation Tips in 100 Days ( Day 23)
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Everyone who has ever searched for a new home online agrees, it’s great but not enough. The lack of having an actual perspective of the home, the neighborhood and it’s setting can make or break one’s desire for a home.
This multi-dimensional perspective can almost be achieved by using Google Maps Street View. Home searchers for the Denver metro area will be happy to know Google Street View is available in the area.
Street View is fairly easy to use. The photos are at street level allowing virtual walks that both pan and zoom. One can explore the neighborhood and surroundings, including prominent landmarks and other points of interest. It’s much like driving in a car with a REALTOR®, only you are in control!
Google offers a Guide to using Street View here.
I hope you are enjoying my rather random tips for Denver Real Estate and Relocation. Much of what I know, I’ve learned from my clients. So many embrace technology and find creative and very effective ways to make searching for a home easier.
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About the Author
Kristal Kraft
Kristal has been helping buyers and sellers in Colorado since 1984. She enjoys sharing her knowledge of the Metro Denver Real Estate market via blogging and in person while driving around the beautiful Rocky Mountain town of Denver! For fun, Kristal enjoys shooting things with a Canon. Visit Denver Photo Blog
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One Comment
I was amazed when google introduced street view in a few cities, now it seems they’ve covered just about the entire country and it could be as revolutionary as the first google maps application.
Ironically, I have used it myself, as you had described, to get a perspective on homes I had been looking at.
BTW, I didn’t know you could embed street view in a website, very cool!