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Re: Show HN: Shitty Listings algorithmically finds undervalued property

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Post by Kiro » Mon, Mar 09, 2015, 8:02 AM UTC

gcb0 wrote: post #54

rgbrgb wrote: post #2

Here's the fun regex we use to find some initial candidates in our analysis: val = str.match(/probate|trust.sale|short.sale|auction|cash.offers|all.cash|(sold|sale|sell|offered|purchase|comes)[^.]+as.is|as.is[^.]+(condition|sale|contract|clause)|tear.down|damage|rehab|tlc|flip|fixer|needs[^.]+work|bring[^.]+(contractor|architect|builder|decorat|designer|developer|ideas|paint|brush|investor|hammer|handy|imagination|vi…

i tough you were more scientific. e.g. looking for lower $/sqf in the same area.

Me too but to be honest I think this is way better. It actually got me much more interested in the service than if it was just about number fiddling.

Re: Show HN: Shitty Listings algorithmically finds undervalued property

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Post by mobiplayer » Mon, Mar 09, 2015, 10:43 AM UTC

Iftheshoefits wrote: post #49

Kalium wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Classic supply shock.

I guess. I just can't fathom how anybody could have any information at all about property values anywhere else and still look at the housing prices out here and think, "Gee, it's a great idea to buy!" For most (the overwhelming majority of) people it's much cheaper to rent than service a mortgage here, and while there are positives to ownership (e.g. control of the property), it strikes me as less than financially ra…

It is not a bad idea to buy there just as it is not a bad idea to buy in London as opposed to cheaper areas. The prices are not only higher, but the rate at what they were getting higher was also faster than other areas.

In other words, your investment grows faster. If you can afford to buy and plan to sell in 2-3 years you can probably make much more money in the Bay Area than in somewhere else.

Re: Show HN: Shitty Listings algorithmically finds undervalued property

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Post by bbcbasic » Tue, Mar 10, 2015, 2:39 AM UTC

scottmcdot wrote: post #37

rgbrgb wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you email shitty@openlistings.co with your city I'll let you know when we come to your area (that goes for everyone). We're going for full California coverage in the next month or so.

Any chance that you will come to Melbourne, Aus?

+1 for Australia, but come to Sydney first.

Re: Show HN: Shitty Listings algorithmically finds undervalued property

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Post by kowdermeister » Wed, Mar 11, 2015, 5:45 PM UTC

tomjen3 wrote: post #18

ars wrote: post #3

This site is completely blank with noscript on.

And? It is a webapp, those require javascript. The fact that you do not like it is not really relevant. Ludits cannot be allowed to stop progress.

He has a point, this is an HTML table. Should work with zero JS. I'm all in for web apps, but people sometimes just over-engineer stuff.