Learn More About The Hemet- San Jacinto Valley: Check Out Google Earth

This is my house - in the Foothills of Hemet, California

The Hemet – San Jacinto Valley is not a typical location that many people relocate to because of the traditional reasons, such as a job or school. The Hemet San Jacinto Valley is a rather isolated destination, tucked into the base of Mount San Jacinto and surrounded by the Soboba Indian Reservation to the North and East and Diamond Valley Lake to the South.

In order to get a good clear vies of the area, Google has some pretty amazing satellite imagery that you can download for free – just go to earth.google.com. Once you have the program on your computer, you have free access to views of the entire world…nut just the Hemet – San Jacinto Valley.

You can use this tool to check out neighborhoods and even specific homes that you may be interested in buying. All you have to do is enter the address and you are taken to that exact address. You can than pan out and check out the rest of the neighborhood – see how close you are to the commuter routes, restaurants, schools and even where you’ll be working.

This is a cool tool that you can get lost in – it is easy to follow a road and wee where it will take you – and at $4 a gallon of gas, this might be a whole lot less expensive. There is a number of plug-ins that can make the experience even more interesting – depending on what you are interested in and where you are searching. Unfortunately, I do not believe there is a tour of the Hemet – San Jacinto Valley.

There are limitations to the program, but nothing that I think is a big deal. If you are looking to determine distances or routes you will want to use one of the more traditional map programs like maps.google.com, mapquest.com or maps.yahoo.com.

In the next article, I’ll reveal more tips for investigating the Hemet – San Jacinto Valley real estate market using the power of the Internet. Until then, don’t spend too much time looking at Google Earth – I’m sure you have something else important to do.

Blessings to all who read this,

John Occhi, REALTOR®
Century 21 Crest - CrestREO
CrestREO.Com
Hemet - San Jacinto Valley
951-927-9473

Author of "What You Need to Know...About Foreclosure and How You Can Stop It!" - If you are a Hemet or San Jacinto Homeowner.

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