Ask HN: What tasks do you automate?

Re:Ask HN: What tasks do you automate? by kvz on Sunday July 16, 2017 @04:57PM (#14784092)

Since I have a toddler in longing for a house with a garden which starts ar 800k EUR in pleasant neighborhoods in Amsterdam now, which is above my paygrade. So i wrote a script that compares surrounding towns on a number of metrics (4+ rated restaurants per citizen for instance) and let's me know when there are houses for sale with a garden facing south (or north but only if it's sufficently long that we are likely to enjoy some sun (10m+), etc.

So far this has not resulted in us buying a house and the hours that went into the project would have probably long paid for a good real estate agent :)

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Re:Ask HN: What tasks do you automate? by cerberusss on Monday July 17, 2017 @01:46AM (#14785966)

At the moment, you will not successfully find a house without paying a realtor. They can view entries into the Funda(1) database before they're publicized. Source: acquaintained photographer who exclusively works for realtors.

(1) Funda.nl is a real estate website that more or less has a monopoly in The Netherlands.

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Re:Ask HN: What tasks do you automate? by erezsh on Sunday July 16, 2017 @05:14PM (#14784144)

Interesting! Any chance you might make the script public?

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Re:Ask HN: What tasks do you automate? by hazelnut on Sunday July 16, 2017 @06:58PM (#14784538)

Great idea. Never thought about it but why not to find the perfect place. The time will come and you'll find your space.

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Re:Ask HN: What tasks do you automate? by leksak on Tuesday July 18, 2017 @02:32AM (#14794631)

Is it general purpose enough to be used outside Amsterdam with minor modifications?

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Re:Ask HN: What tasks do you automate? by georgecarlin on Sunday July 16, 2017 @06:23PM (#14784412)

This is rly cool

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