Third party video tour of rental property

Idea: In today's world, everybody goes through the exercise of searching a for renting it or buying it. Most of the deals and advertisements are available in text format which provide absolutely no information about how the property looks, some of them have pretty pictures taken which are almost always outdated, a few of them actually have a 3D flash video tour, but then again it's hosted by the property owners and hence tend to shine light only on the good areas. How about having a third party video tour of rental properties? A very important thing to consider is that a lot of companies not affiliated with rental agencies already survey the properties on regular basis and have a pretty good idea about the condition of the property and the various amenities available there. e.g. gas and electric company, fire department, etc. Organizing such information and presenting it to the prospective renters and buyers could open up a tremendous opportunities.

Reward: The videos should be elaborate and the user should be able to select the right zoom level to see the various features in depth. That way a lot of making an appointment, traveling to the place, and coming back disappointed could be avoided.

Bonus: The video could also contain interviews of the property owners, residents and the neighbors of the 360 degree feedback. Maybe a live chat?

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Well, actually chatting with apartment owners is very good deal and owning the vdo tour to third party will clear out the accurate picture of current condition of apartemnt/home/office but still we need to make sure of the facilities or conditions of the property by personally visiting the site.

Meenakshi said...

I agree that when you are about to choose a place to stay, you would need to be there to check it out. However your idea will help in screening the initial ones! Do you think in India, there can be an unbiased third party for long? Wouldn't they be bought by the property owners very soon?