Top Ten Pittsburgh Real Estate Buyer Tips
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Top Ten Things Out of Town Buyers Should Know Before Buying Pittsburgh Real Estate
1. Pittsburgher’s “Drive on the Parkway and Park in the Driveway”. Confusing as that may be, the major highways in Pittsburgh are referred to as Parkways. If you are not used to driving in western Pennsylvania, you find that the local geography creates a very complex road system that is very difficult for newcomers to navigate. Most Pittsburgh residents make reference to the amount of time it takes to get from place to place instead of the number or miles.
2. If you have to commute to downtown Pittsburgh by car from the suburbs, you can count on these approximate times on the average weekday to get there: 30 to 40 minutes from most immediate Eastern suburbs (such as Penn Hills), 15 to 20 minutes from neighboring Northern suburbs (such as Wexford), and 20 to 30 minutes from neighboring Western suburbs (such as Robinson Township). Public Transportation is available by bus and by rail (the “T”).
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