When it comes to searching for your next home, a new neighborhood can either make or break a property’s appeal.
While nothing can replace time spent traversing your new terrain, technology can help familiarize you with a potential new neighborhood before you decide to purchase a home or sign a lease.
There are the obvious smartphone apps that provide insight on local businesses, such as Yelp and Grubhub, and then there are the less obvious apps that will help teach you about your new community. Here are five apps to check out as you go about house hunting: