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So I am looking for a new place to live (renting). My budget is 500 a month or 700 if its a really nice place.
So my agent suggests this "nice condo with everything (gym, swimming pool, tennis courts, bbq pits, etc) for 700. I was interested, of course I would only have paid 700 if the place was new (2005 or newer).
So he called me up, telling me the address, so we can meet and have a look at it.
After hanging up, I do my usual thing and do some research on the place. A quick search on the map online to locate it, and a quick search on Google Earth to see it and I know 1. Exactly where it is and 2. Exactly what building it is. It just so happens to be a building I am very familiar with (I used to take the bus stop outside of it every day for 1 year). It's quite an old building (80's, and you can tell just by looking at the roof of the building) and it doesn't have a pool or any other facilities as far as I know.
So I msg the guy back telling him I know of this place and everything he told me is wrong. I told him I would pay no more than $400 for this, and to my happiness he says "ok, I'll give it to you for $400".
$400 a month is peanuts to me, and a bit more research on this place elsewhere on the internet shows that it does in fact have a pool, gym, etc. So I am getting a decent place for a decent price.
Thanks Google Earth!
Now on to my idea, which I submitted to Google Labs about 2 years ago, and the idea is that Google can create another feature called "Google Real Estate". Using Google Earth, I could search for any places for rent/sale, click on the button, shows me a few pics of the place, amenities, is the owner living there or not, what the price is and even the contract details. Even better is the fact I can see what is nearby.
Google can make a profit off this by charging 1% of the total cost of 1 months rent, which is peanuts to us, but to Google it all adds up, imagine, 100's of millions a year.
I would love to tap into this market, it's the way of the future.
Another idea just struck me! Apply the same idea to jobs opportunities!
Google will rule the world.
So my agent suggests this "nice condo with everything (gym, swimming pool, tennis courts, bbq pits, etc) for 700. I was interested, of course I would only have paid 700 if the place was new (2005 or newer).
So he called me up, telling me the address, so we can meet and have a look at it.
After hanging up, I do my usual thing and do some research on the place. A quick search on the map online to locate it, and a quick search on Google Earth to see it and I know 1. Exactly where it is and 2. Exactly what building it is. It just so happens to be a building I am very familiar with (I used to take the bus stop outside of it every day for 1 year). It's quite an old building (80's, and you can tell just by looking at the roof of the building) and it doesn't have a pool or any other facilities as far as I know.
So I msg the guy back telling him I know of this place and everything he told me is wrong. I told him I would pay no more than $400 for this, and to my happiness he says "ok, I'll give it to you for $400".
$400 a month is peanuts to me, and a bit more research on this place elsewhere on the internet shows that it does in fact have a pool, gym, etc. So I am getting a decent place for a decent price.
Thanks Google Earth!
Now on to my idea, which I submitted to Google Labs about 2 years ago, and the idea is that Google can create another feature called "Google Real Estate". Using Google Earth, I could search for any places for rent/sale, click on the button, shows me a few pics of the place, amenities, is the owner living there or not, what the price is and even the contract details. Even better is the fact I can see what is nearby.
Google can make a profit off this by charging 1% of the total cost of 1 months rent, which is peanuts to us, but to Google it all adds up, imagine, 100's of millions a year.
I would love to tap into this market, it's the way of the future.
Another idea just struck me! Apply the same idea to jobs opportunities!
Google will rule the world.
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