Show HN: I built a detector tool for identifying housing scams
Hey! I&#x27;m Oscar, a Software Engineer in Barcelona. I&#x27;ve been traveling around the world for studying and working for the past 8 years (from Vietnam to US, Germany, and Spain).<p>I remember how difficult it was for me to find a place which was affordable and trustworthy. I tried several platforms, but still it was quite a hassle to determine if the postings I had found were legitimate. If I had known someone where I was moving, this problem would have been solved within a week.<p>This was when I told my friend and said &quot;let&#x27;s build something cool and meaningful.&quot; Our intention is to help apartment seekers (those who are about to move to a new city) get rid of the hassle and time-consuming process of accommodation verification.<p>Here are some fun facts for the geeks and entrepreneurs:<p>- The MVP was built within 40 working hours and fully bootstrapped; pretty much nothing was built from scratch.<p>- We&#x27;re validating the idea, so most of the processes are manual.<p>- The pricing was planned in 1 hour (so yes, maybe it&#x27;s too expensive!). We didn&#x27;t want to waste time, so we decided to iterate and decide later.<p>What do you think? :)