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Mapping out several addresses at the same time

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Industry Observer with No longer practicing real estate as of 2008.

Are you tired of spending hours and hours in Mapquest trying to map out 10 different properties you need to get to especially when you are not familiar with the area?  Well so was I....and I finally found a solution.  Go to www.maps.com and click on "Driving Directions".  They have created software that is absolutly wonderful for this purpose.  They allow you to type in up to 18 (I think) addresses and the software then optimizes the best order, rearranges them and gives you a print out of the order starting at House #1 and provides you directions on how to get to #2, #3, #4 and so on. 

I recently used this software and mapped out 15 homes I was going to show in an area that I had never been to before, and in less than 30 minutes I had the printed directions for all 15 of them!  It used to take me hours to do this in Mapquest.

They have a "trial version" you can try out for ony $7 and they give you access for one week.  If you like it you can buy a year subscription for $60 and they will discount the $7 off that you already paid for the trial week.

It has saved me countless hours in printing directions.  If anyone else knows of any other mapping software, I'd be interested in knowing what you use and how you like it!

Comments (2)

Louann Nudi
TOVIJE Enterprises, Inc. - Indianapolis, IN
This is a great time-saving tool (save you from pulling out your hair too!) thanks for sharing the link. I am definately passing it on!
Jul 26, 2006 10:32 AM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400
HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400 - Pikesville, MD
Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome

My real estate life has become so easy since I bought a car with GPS. Never will l be without this device. Even when traveling, we now rent a car that has GPS. This tool is just as important as my cell phone and Tablet pc. 

www.HomeRome.com

Baltimore,Md

Sep 09, 2006 10:29 PM