{"id":2232,"date":"2007-11-16T20:54:06","date_gmt":"2007-11-17T03:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=2232"},"modified":"2007-11-16T20:54:04","modified_gmt":"2007-11-17T03:54:04","slug":"the-mother-of-invention-gregs-idx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/2232\/the-mother-of-invention-gregs-idx\/","title":{"rendered":"The mother of invention: Greg’s IDX"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our IDX bill came due today. A boatload of money for the next twelve months, even though the system is going to break itself in eight months, when the new sheriff comes to town<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So: I said kill it. The leads we get from it have stunk, and the free ARMLS solution is adequate for now.<\/p>\n

I hate every choice that’s available to us. About fifteen months ago, I wrote a spec for a map-based search system that would appeal to me<\/a>. Since then, the art has improved, with Estately.com<\/a> being my current favorite.<\/p>\n

Here’s the real deal, though: I should build a decent IDX system for Phoenix. Not me personally. I don’t have the database chops. But I should put together a start-up to build an IDX system that really delivers, instead of the stultifyingly crappy options we have now.<\/p>\n

In the Web 2.0 world, we are all pioneers, and I am accidentally wired into a community of like minds who can help me get what I want. Plus which, like my own personal Jesus, Steve Jobs, I know what I love, I know what I hate, and I know why I hate things that don’t work.<\/p>\n

And, face it, there is money to be made selling tools to Realtors. I am parsimonious enough in my own practice to be a good steward with a customer’s money, but I know I can deliver a better product for the money. I can build something that can go anywhere FlexMLS goes, and probably anywhere RETS goes.<\/p>\n

Who salutes? This wants funding, and that I ain’t got. If you’re interested in putting your money where my mouth is, speak up.
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Technorati Tags: real estate<\/a>, real estate marketing<\/a>, technology<\/a><\/p>\n

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