Walk the streets from your couch
Time for more House Hunting Tips from Trulia’s bi-weekly e-newsletter.
Now you can walk the neighborhood for millions of homes on Trulia.com without ever leaving your couch. Using Google Street View, home buyers, owners, and real estate addicts can stand in front of a house, stroll down the block, check out the neighbors, and get the true view of a neighborhood.
You can search with Street View on Trulia.com in over 40 metro areas where it is currently available with more coming as Google expands its coverage.
So here are the top reasons why we think Street View on Trulia is cool.
Get the True View
Sometimes, what you see isn’t always what you get – like this Cleveland beauty described as having “sweeping views of the lake…” but sits across the street from railroad tracks. What else should you consider? Keep an eye out for high traffic areas, industrial zones, and other unpleasantries.
6931 Father Caruso Drive, Cleveland OH 44102
Find the nearest Starbucks
With Street View on Trulia, find exactly what matters to you before leaving your house. Narrow down your search to homes near a coffee shop, wine bar, dog park, school, bus stop, playground… or Laundromat, like the one across the street from this San Francisco condo.
2001 McAllister Street #A113, San Francisco CA 94118
Tour the lot (or lack thereof)
When you know the neighborhood is right, you can concentrate on the house itself. Save time and energy now and take a 360 degree tour of the street. Check out the driveway, the front yard, the parking situation, and if the neighbors are closer than they seem, like at this Chicago home.
3925 North Ravenswood Avenue, Chicago IL 60613
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