Walk Score

Very often when buyers are trying to figure out if they can live without a car I suggest going to the neighborhood and walking around, seeing what is available on foot. Additionally, for folks without cars sometime I will suggest taking the metro to look at houses/condos with them, that way we get a good feel for the walkability of the neighborhood.

The task of deciding if a neighborhood/address is walkable has become much easier with the invention of the website http://www.walkscore.com/. Here you can simply type in the address of your home or office and it will rate the walkability for you and detail all the relevant commercial and transportation options near a given location.

A great new resource for folks thinking of going car free! Again, check it out at http://www.walkscore.com/. As always, for all your real estate needs feel free to contact me at Michael@RealAstute.com or 202-369-9821.