Homescope
Web and SaaS
real estate investing tool
SHOW HN2022
How HN took it
3 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 6 critical, out of 12 comments about the project. Thread score -0.09.
Idea: 2 for, 4 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Beautifully designed and effective
From 1 comment
This is great! Beautifully designed and effective. I'll definitely be trying this out.
WonderBuilder on HN
Wanted this for a long time
From 1 comment
I've wanted this for a long time, and it makes a ton of sense. Thanks!
nicnash08 on HN
Objections
Ethics of helping investors at expense of first-time buyers
From 2 comments
Yes, real estate investors are the definitely the group most in need of empowerment... /s Edit: The ethics of this project are questionable, assisting real estate investors at…
status200 on HNWhy should we want more landlords at all? Tools like this help to further the already terrible stratification and suck more money out of those who are on the lower end of the…
feet on HN
Zillow may send cease and desist letters over scraping data
From 1 comment
Zillow has sent cease and desist letters, and sometimes sued people using the data from their site. You might be okay if you're not in the US though.
natas on HN
Extension panel appeared empty for one user
From 1 comment
I installed the extension but when I click on it (in Zillow) all I see is an EMPTY popout panel ...
skanga on HN
Requests
Auto-populate Zillow estimated rent value
From 1 comment
Nice tool! Curious why it doesn’t auto populate Zillows estimated rent value?
abootstrapper on HN
Questions
What data is collected and how
From 1 comment
Looking at the Privacy Practices, I see PII info and authentication info. Can you speak to what exactly is collected and how?
theduder99 on HN
Alternatives named
Bigger Pockets calculator
From 2 comments
- The maker's post
The extension isn't storing any data from Zillow. Bigger Pocket's proprietary calculator pulls the data from Zillow as well. I think as long as you aren't storing or trying to…
thecalebf on HN