How to do Site Visit in Lockdown ?

The lockdown has already started

and is in progress in various stages,

depending on which State you are in.

And to most real estate agents, 

this is certainly BAD NEWS indeed !!

Why ?

Because they find it impossible to go site visit,

and to do the preliminary survey and reccee

of the property and its surroundings.

BUT dont worry .... there is a solution to this !!

Just use Google Streetview and Google Satellite ....

So what is Google Streetview ?

And what is Google Satellite ?

Google Streetview are actually videos/photos 

of the properties ( land or building ) that are shot

and recorded by the 360 degrees visual equipments

perched ontop of the Google Streetview Car.

Of and on, you may have seen such cars on the road

and on the highway, and wondering what is this type

of car used for ?

This car would go to a certain location, travel along the

main road, the side road, the accessible road, the highway

and expressway, etc and take photos & videos of that

location.

BUT of course, these cars do not go surveying everyday.

Probably once every few years to do some updates,

especially for locations that are experiencing very

rapid development.

The same goes for Google Satellites views.

Way high up in the sky are Hundreds of Satellites

that belong to various countries and different

companies that are orbitting and circling round the earth.

What these satellites do is to take photos and videos

of various locations on the earth. And thus we are able

to view our sites with the help of Google Satellite.

To help you understand better on how a property agent

can make full use of the function of  Google Streetview 

and Google Satellite, I have created this video

Now that you understand how it works, 

I wish to highlight that you should always

look at the Bottom of the computer screen

which says ... Map data 2021.

This means that the photo was recorded in 2021

by either the Google Car or the Google Satellite.

In short, it is the LATEST data available.

Of course, sometimes it may be Old Data,

and it say year 2020 .... thus you must be careful

of this as certain signboards of shops or buildings

may be NO Longer there as they have already

closed down or have shifted elsewhere.

ALSO take note that Streetview can only show

the outside view of the property. For example

you can only see the External of the Condominium

and for Gated & Guarded projects, the Google Car

is NOT allowed to enter the project to record.

But overall, both are very useful Tools for any

property agent, especially during this pandemic.

It certainly helps you to do your market survey

much earlier Before even having to go for the

actual site visit.

Thus it will also help you to save on your time,

your petrol, your highway toll and your parking

charges since these tools can help you decide

whether its worth going for site visit or not.