{"id":1397,"date":"2008-06-08T15:35:34","date_gmt":"2008-06-08T20:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/2008\/06\/08\/real-estate-tools-florida-zip-code-map-101\/"},"modified":"2008-06-08T15:35:34","modified_gmt":"2008-06-08T20:35:34","slug":"real-estate-tools-florida-zip-code-map-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/?p=1397","title":{"rendered":"Real Estate Tools: Florida Zip Code Map 101"},"content":{"rendered":"
by Dawn Wysonowski<\/div>\n

As a real estate<\/a> agent in Florida, it’s helpful to have a visual representation of your service area set up right in your office. Even with all the advances in navigation tools and internet map sites, sometimes having an actual physical map to roll out if front of you can get you a better sense of your own neighborhood. That’s where a Florida zip code map can come in handy.<\/p>\n

A real estate agent has to spend a lot of time in the car – going to and from open houses and client meetings, carting buyers around to look at homes, etc. High gas prices have had an affect on everyone, but especially those in a mobile field like real estate. You can decide how big an area you want to work, what makes sense with your gas budget, etc by using a Florida zip code map to get an idea of how large your area is.<\/p>\n

Any Florida zip code map you get should be available either as a whole state, or on a county by county level and clearly map out main roads and landmarks. It will also color code zip code boundaries as well. There are plenty of map sites online where you can purchase a zip code map or download one for free. Of course, you get what you pay for, so the free ones are usually low quality and not as detailed.<\/p>\n

If you’re looking to save yourself gas and time when it comes time to take your buyers out, your best bet is to use a combination of technology and actual map printout. If you choose to buy a Florida zip code map and download it, you can print a copy for yourself as often as you choose. Once you have a few houses to show your buyers, physically mark them on your map and from there you can pick an obvious route to hit up all the homes without having to backtrack or drive around in circles.<\/p>\n

For many people, knowing what school district a home falls in is an important factor when deciding to buy a home. This is just another way in which you can find use for a Florida zip code map. Since it’s separated by zip codes, you can actually research the zips that are under a certain school district, and map each home by school district. This is a great visual tool to show your clients.<\/p>\n

A Florida zip code map can come in handy for organizational purposes as well. You can use it to map out new areas you’ll be prospecting each week. Prospecting is as essential as follow up to an agent, so it’s important to spend several hours each week looking for new clients or leads. You can even have some fun – hang the map up, throw a dart and make a promise to yourself that you’ll prospect wherever it lands.<\/p>\n

Also keep in mind that an up to date Florida zip code map will often mark little landmarks and locations of interest that free maps don’t recognize. Impress your clients by showing them al the little hot spots in and around the neighborhood they’re interested in. Whether you choose to use it electronically, or as a print out, use you zip code map to your advantage to make things as easy as possible on your clients.<\/p>\n

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About the Author:<\/div>\n
About the Author: Dawn Wysonowski is a real estate agent and amateur cartography and an atlas enthusiast. In her spare time she assists in promoting ZipCodeGuy.com.<\/a> You can find out more about a Florida zip code map<\/a> and the author on Zip Code Guy.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As a real estate agent in Florida, it’s helpful to have a visual representation of your service area set up right in your office. Even with all the advances in navigation tools and internet map sites, sometimes having an actual physical map to roll out if front of you can get you a better sense of your own neighborhood. That’s where a Florida zip code map can come in handy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":582,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[77],"class_list":["post-1397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business","tag-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/582"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1397"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1397\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}