Sometimes we see ads about a house for sale. Remarks about the house could include directions to the house. Do we take those directions at face value or is the agent trying to tell us something else?

Details are always very important and it’s worth thinking about it a little bit. There’s sometimes multiple ways to get at a property by driving and some routes are more scenic than others.

Agents want to naturally showcase a property’s strengths and maybe play down its weaknesses within the bounds of the law.

Map directions could tell us that the route to the house is the best route to take to show off the house.

What’s the solution to this marketing where you want to be the most informed consumer possible? I recommend taking a different route after seeing the property. You get to see more of the neighborhood this way.

Save this strategy for properties that you have fallen in love with to determine if the initial infatuation is fleeting or real. Scoping out the nearby surroundings is something you will naturally find yourself doing, regardless of what the map directions say.