The neighborhood you choose can have a big impact on your lifestyle. For many clients a walkable neighborhood is important. Walkable neighborhoods offer benefits to your health, environment & community. There is a website that will show you a "walk score" of most neighborhoods. www.walkscore.com.

If you are in the market for a new home, make a list of the activities, health club, church—you engage in regularly and stores you visit. See how far you would have to travel from each neighborhood you’re considering to engaging in your most common activities. This can be beneficial to determining if a walkable neighborhood is a priority.

Once you’ve narrowed your focus to just a few areas, go there, and walk around.