Comments on: Notable this week http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2009/04/notable-this-week.html Turn On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:58:30 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Eldad Moraru http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2009/04/notable-this-week.html/comment-page-1#comment-6841 Eldad Moraru Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:47:11 +0000 http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/?p=1548#comment-6841 Brian,<br>Your comment about Hunch and how you'd like to see something like that applied to real estate hit close to home for me. That is a core component in our solution at <a href="http://www.FindBuyers.com" rel="nofollow">www.FindBuyers.com</a>. Unlike most real esate sites that let buyers search on location, price, and number of bedrooms and baths we give the buyers the ability to define all the minute details that go into making a purchasing decision of a home. Things like their must haves, like to haves, don't care etc (separate dining room, desired move in date, what floor they want to live on for condos, etc) and then the system, akin to an online dating service, not only matches them to the appropriate homes but also calculates the percentage of relevancy of the match. So in essence we are assisting the buyers and sellers in making informed decisions based on their criteria not on our criteria. So i guess your wish has already been addressed at our site. Come by and have a look.<br>Regards,<br>Eldad Moraru<br><a href="http://FindBuyers.com" rel="nofollow">FindBuyers.com</a> Brian,
Your comment about Hunch and how you'd like to see something like that applied to real estate hit close to home for me. That is a core component in our solution at http://www.FindBuyers.com. Unlike most real esate sites that let buyers search on location, price, and number of bedrooms and baths we give the buyers the ability to define all the minute details that go into making a purchasing decision of a home. Things like their must haves, like to haves, don't care etc (separate dining room, desired move in date, what floor they want to live on for condos, etc) and then the system, akin to an online dating service, not only matches them to the appropriate homes but also calculates the percentage of relevancy of the match. So in essence we are assisting the buyers and sellers in making informed decisions based on their criteria not on our criteria. So i guess your wish has already been addressed at our site. Come by and have a look.
Regards,
Eldad Moraru
FindBuyers.com

]]> By: Hunch: The intelligence of a million clicks | 1000Watt Consulting http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2009/04/notable-this-week.html/comment-page-1#comment-4987 Hunch: The intelligence of a million clicks | 1000Watt Consulting Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:57:50 +0000 http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/?p=1548#comment-4987 [...] wrote about Hunch after signing up to test the site a few months ago, noting its still-ambiguous relation to [...] [...] wrote about Hunch after signing up to test the site a few months ago, noting its still-ambiguous relation to [...]

]]> By: Eldad Moraru http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2009/04/notable-this-week.html/comment-page-1#comment-4118 Eldad Moraru Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:33:44 +0000 http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/?p=1548#comment-4118 Brian, As promised we have completed out buyers' Test Drive functionality. You get to use the system without registering. Give it a try: http://www.findbuyers.com/Web/TD_BuyerPropertyProfile.aspx Remember though we are focused on the DC Metro area for now (DC, MD and VA) so keep your search to those areas so you can see results/properties. Our thought is that buyers can see what makes us so different first without making the commitment but once they do they can opt to register and take full advantage of ALL the features we offer. Let me know what you think. Feel free to Tweet me directly, post here or email me at eldad@findbuyers.com. Let me know what you think. Eldad Brian,
As promised we have completed out buyers’ Test Drive functionality. You get to use the system without registering. Give it a try: http://www.findbuyers.com/Web/TD_BuyerPropertyProfile.aspx

Remember though we are focused on the DC Metro area for now (DC, MD and VA) so keep your search to those areas so you can see results/properties.

Our thought is that buyers can see what makes us so different first without making the commitment but once they do they can opt to register and take full advantage of ALL the features we offer.
Let me know what you think. Feel free to Tweet me directly, post here or email me at eldad@findbuyers.com.
Let me know what you think.
Eldad

]]> By: Portland Real Estate http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2009/04/notable-this-week.html/comment-page-1#comment-4005 Portland Real Estate Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:49:20 +0000 http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/?p=1548#comment-4005 I need to try that app out, I was just thinking the other day that there must be an easy to use realtime solution. I have also been playing with TweetDeck quite a bit, but I am not sold on it yet. @garrons I need to try that app out, I was just thinking the other day that there must be an easy to use realtime solution. I have also been playing with TweetDeck quite a bit, but I am not sold on it yet. @garrons

]]> By: Alex Mather http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2009/04/notable-this-week.html/comment-page-1#comment-4004 Alex Mather Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:15:24 +0000 http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/?p=1548#comment-4004 I think Hunch is ok. Just ok. Seems ripe for spammy commercial abuse and is basically a glorified version of the "What Kind of Kisser am I" widget. One cool RE application of it could be neighborhood selection. I think Hunch is ok. Just ok. Seems ripe for spammy commercial abuse and is basically a glorified version of the “What Kind of Kisser am I” widget.

One cool RE application of it could be neighborhood selection.

]]> By: Eldad Moraru http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2009/04/notable-this-week.html/comment-page-1#comment-4000 Eldad Moraru Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:29:45 +0000 http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/?p=1548#comment-4000 Brian, Thanks for the feedback. We spent a LOT of time up front thinking through exactly what concerns buyers, sellers and agents would have with our solution and took great care in developing the process to take all those fears into account. I think the challenge now is communicating that to the users and putting their minds at ease as to what we do and more importantly what we don't do with the information supplied. As you know you can only do so much at any one time but certainly putting our user community at ease is a top priority. Stay tuned for more changes to come to make this point clear to everyone. Brian,
Thanks for the feedback. We spent a LOT of time up front thinking through exactly what concerns buyers, sellers and agents would have with our solution and took great care in developing the process to take all those fears into account. I think the challenge now is communicating that to the users and putting their minds at ease as to what we do and more importantly what we don’t do with the information supplied. As you know you can only do so much at any one time but certainly putting our user community at ease is a top priority. Stay tuned for more changes to come to make this point clear to everyone.

]]> By: Brian Boero http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2009/04/notable-this-week.html/comment-page-1#comment-3994 Brian Boero Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:07:08 +0000 http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/?p=1548#comment-3994 Eldad: I think you are moving in the right direction. A test drive would be great. Right now I am left wondering to whom - specifically - my information will be sent and what I will be get (or subjected to) once they get it. Eldad:

I think you are moving in the right direction. A test drive would be great. Right now I am left wondering to whom – specifically – my information will be sent and what I will be get (or subjected to) once they get it.

]]> By: Eldad Moraru http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2009/04/notable-this-week.html/comment-page-1#comment-3992 Eldad Moraru Fri, 03 Apr 2009 01:52:36 +0000 http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/?p=1548#comment-3992 Brian, Good point. Couple of things. 1. Most of that information is optional. As for sensitive info, we never share private identity stuff with ANYONE. You remain anonymous through the process to the other party (ie sellers). 2. To alleviate the "what's on the other side of the submit button" we're currenlty finishing up what we are calling a Test Drive feature where you get to do all that you just did without actually registering first. So you get to see how the system works and the results and only register (ie create a user ID and password etc) after you see the whole thing. What do you think? Eldad Brian,
Good point. Couple of things. 1. Most of that information is optional. As for sensitive info, we never share private identity stuff with ANYONE. You remain anonymous through the process to the other party (ie sellers). 2. To alleviate the “what’s on the other side of the submit button” we’re currenlty finishing up what we are calling a Test Drive feature where you get to do all that you just did without actually registering first. So you get to see how the system works and the results and only register (ie create a user ID and password etc) after you see the whole thing.
What do you think?
Eldad

]]> By: Brian Boero http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2009/04/notable-this-week.html/comment-page-1#comment-3989 Brian Boero Thu, 02 Apr 2009 22:55:58 +0000 http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/?p=1548#comment-3989 Eldad: I went to check out your site. I started to go through the process as a buyer, but stopped because the form required me to submit some pretty detailed and sensitive information with no clear explanation as to what lies on the other side of the submit button. Eldad:

I went to check out your site. I started to go through the process as a buyer, but stopped because the form required me to submit some pretty detailed and sensitive information with no clear explanation as to what lies on the other side of the submit button.

]]> By: Eldad Moraru http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2009/04/notable-this-week.html/comment-page-1#comment-3987 Eldad Moraru Thu, 02 Apr 2009 22:06:48 +0000 http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/?p=1548#comment-3987 Brian, Your comment about Hunch and how you'd like to see something like that applied to real estate hit close to home for me. That is a core component in our solution at www.FindBuyers.com. Unlike most real esate sites that let buyers search on location, price, and number of bedrooms and baths we give the buyers the ability to define all the minute details that go into making a purchasing decision of a home. Things like their must haves, like to haves, don't care etc (separate dining room, desired move in date, what floor they want to live on for condos, etc) and then the system, akin to an online dating service, not only matches them to the appropriate homes but also calculates the percentage of relevancy of the match. So in essence we are assisting the buyers and sellers in making informed decisions based on their criteria not on our criteria. So i guess your wish has already been addressed at our site. Come by and have a look. Regards, Eldad Moraru FindBuyers.com Brian,
Your comment about Hunch and how you’d like to see something like that applied to real estate hit close to home for me. That is a core component in our solution at http://www.FindBuyers.com. Unlike most real esate sites that let buyers search on location, price, and number of bedrooms and baths we give the buyers the ability to define all the minute details that go into making a purchasing decision of a home. Things like their must haves, like to haves, don’t care etc (separate dining room, desired move in date, what floor they want to live on for condos, etc) and then the system, akin to an online dating service, not only matches them to the appropriate homes but also calculates the percentage of relevancy of the match. So in essence we are assisting the buyers and sellers in making informed decisions based on their criteria not on our criteria. So i guess your wish has already been addressed at our site. Come by and have a look.
Regards,
Eldad Moraru
FindBuyers.com

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