Columbus HUD Homes

Here is another great tool that helps you explore neighborhoods and see homes from the air.  Unlike overhead aerial photos that show the footprint of buildings, a Bird’s Eye View gives you an oblique picture of the property. Just like a bird flying by.

Microsoft’s mapping service, call Microsoft Live, offers Bird’s Eye Views of buildings.  It allows you to see a home from 4 different sides – usually from North, East, South and West. Unlike Streetview which shows the front of the home from the street, Bird’s Eye views allow you to explore all sides of a home including the backyard.

To view a Columbus HUD Home with this service you need to go to http://maps.live.com . Copy or type the property address into the Live Search box at the top and hit search.  The result shows a street map of the home. Now you can click the “Bird’s eye” button at the top of the map to see a really crisp overhead image of the area around the house.

This is how it looks like for the home at 5544 Cedardale Drive, Westerville, OH which we featured in another post yesterday.

Try it out – it’s a great tool! In combination with Google Streetview it will help you explore a neighborhood without leaving your home.

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Posted by: Susanne Novak, ABR, FIS, GRI 
Specializing in HUD Homes, Shortsales, Investment Real Estate
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