I've been spending A LOT of time looking at site that could be a potential like targets for the company I'm working with, and I can honestly say I've seen the good, the bad, and the ugly of the web over the last couple months.

While I think it's safe to say there are a pile of contenders in the property search market, some of the sites that are popping up on the real estate fringe are quite interesting. Two examples I found today are StreetAdvisor and Walk Score.

StreetAdvisor is a site that uses user generated content to help you decided on a street to live on. As with any user generated content site, there are areas that have not yet been contributed to, but doing some searches around the Denver area I found some good reviews for my favorite streets. A very cool concept, and a company that could pretty logically be snatched up by a big property search player looking for interesting neighborhood data.

Walk Score is a site that looks at the schools, stores, shops, parks, etc. and rates address' "walkability score." It's a great tool for anyone looking to move to a city they don't know well, and that might not have or want to use a car in this age of rising gas prices. Not sure if this is a target for purchase, since they pretty much explain their algorithm on their site, and are using Google Maps as their data source. Still, I have a feeling selling out may not really be the endgame for Walk Score.

Know of any other fun sites like this in the property world? If so, leave me a note in the comments!