What is the best way to do the neighborhood research without actually
visiting the area?

I am thinking of moving to Durham, NC area but now I live in NJ.

Hi, 

Yahoo has a good neighborhood research area

http://realestate.yahoo.com/re/neighborhood/search.html?sa=&csz=Durham%2C+NC

Here is the City of Durham, NC website
http://www.ci.durham.nc.us/

The News Observer (local newspaper)
http://www.newsobserver.com/

Durham Public School Reports
http://www.homes101.net/north-carolina-schools/durham-public-schools-d11338/


Duke University
http://www.duke.edu/

Child Care and other School information
http://www.raleighrealestate.com/schools/school.htm

Private Schools (website also has library, golf, sports and other information)
http://www.raleighrealestate.com/schools/privdur.htm

The Main Durham Public School website
http://www.dpsnc.net/


That should cover just about anything you are looking for, if you
don't find something just let me know and I'll try to find it for you.

thanks, 

webadept-ga

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Clarification of Answer by webadept-ga on 07 Apr 2005 14:56 PDT

By the way, here are a bunch of information links for moving to Durham

://www.google.com/local?num=100&hl=en&lr=lang_en&safe=off&q=moving+to&near=Durham,+NC&sa=X&oi=localr

thanks again, 

webadept-ga