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Ask HN: What do you look for when searching for a house/condo?
Hi HN-ers,
We're looking to build a Zillow-type company in Canada and are looking to understand how consumers shop for houses/condos. I believe that the actual process takes place early on and there isn't a need for a real estate agent when you're just browsing.
I'd love to validate my assumption with you guys so I would love to hear how you guys shopped for your house/condo and what things did you consider?
Cheers.
- billconan 11y agowhat zillow lacks is the information about the neighbors. my friend purchased an apartment and turned out the neighbor one floor below his has some kind of mental disorder. he has this hysteria that all his neighbors are making loud noises, but everything is just his imagination. he would call the police in midnight to complain, and even the police officers felt sorry for my friend.
- tixocloud 11y agoWow. I'm sorry for your friend. I remember I got myself into a bad neighborhood and you're definitely right about the lack of information around neighbors. But it seems to me that any neighbor-related information would be a privacy issue.