It seems almost negligent these days to go meet with a prospective employer, set your kid up on a sleep-over or even add an old friend on Facebook without first running the company’s name, your kid’s pal’s parents or your old college chum through Google — just to see. But it’s nowhere near as common (yet) to Google or otherwise do an internet search for your home’s address.
There are at least six compelling reasons it makes sense to do so, though — especially if it’s an address you’re thinking of renting, buying or selling. Smart homeowners would do well to search for their addresses, too, and here’s why:
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