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Bhargav Parsi
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Introducing Your New AI Realtor: HouseScout

A Submission for the Agent.ai Challenge: Full-Stack Agent (Details Here)


What I Built

Ever wished you had a supercharged assistant to help with your home-buying journey? Meet HouseScout – your personal AI realtor agent! Simply share a property address, and HouseScout goes to work:

  • Pinpoints the exact location of the property.
  • Identifies key points of interest (or potential deal-breakers), such as nearby cemeteries, power lines, or highways.
  • Analyzes property disclosures to uncover essential details: parking, school ratings, and other factors critical to property value.

It’s a time-saver for busy homebuyers, especially those navigating the market for the first time. 🏡✨


Demo

Agent link: https://agent.ai/agent/realtor-ai


Why HouseScout?

Navigating the real estate market can feel overwhelming. From analyzing disclosures to evaluating the location, there’s so much to consider! HouseScout streamlines the process by delivering:

  • Accurate Research: It does the heavy lifting by finding crucial information you might otherwise overlook.
  • Time Savings: No need to sift through endless details – HouseScout distills everything into an easy-to-understand summary.
  • Confidence: Get insights that help you make informed decisions with clarity.

How It Works

Under the Hood

Here’s a peek into HouseScout’s magic:

  1. MapQuest API: Fetches the property’s latitude and longitude.
  2. AWS Lambda: Runs custom Python code to identify nearby points of interest like cemeteries, power lines, or highways.
  3. Web Scraping: Extracts property details from Redfin links sourced via Google search.
  4. GPT-4 Powered Insights: Summarizes all findings to answer critical questions, like the presence of septic tanks, oil tanks, resale trends, and school ratings.

Agent.ai Experience

Building with Agent.ai was a mix of delightful wins and challenging moments. Here’s my honest take:

Delightful Wins:

  • Intuitive Interface: Setting up actions felt straightforward, even for a first-timer.
  • Predefined Data Actions: A fantastic library to accelerate workflows.
  • Speed to Deploy: I had a functional agent within minutes of logging in. (Yes, minutes!)

Challenges:

  • AWS Lambda Debugging: Diagnosing issues between Agent.ai and Lambda was a tough nut to crack. Clearer logs would be a lifesaver.
  • Python Module Usage: Documentation lacked clarity on using Python modules without relying on AWS Lambda.
  • LLM Temperature Control: Adding an option to adjust temperature settings for LLM calls could reduce hallucinations and improve response reliability.

Why This Matters

HouseScout isn’t just another AI tool – it’s designed to simplify one of the most significant decisions in your life: buying a home. From uncovering hidden deal-breakers to providing clarity on property value, this AI agent empowers buyers like never before.


Future work

  • Build a team of agents to work together for the entire house-buying journey, not just for research. This could include mortgage calculations, contract reviews, and moving logistics.

  • Make an agent for seller real estate agents as well that will help answer specific questions about a property which are not public.

  • Keep researching about property factors and adding them to the key points.


Let’s Connect

Have feedback or questions? Or maybe you’re a first-time homebuyer who’s just curious? Let’s talk! Share your thoughts in the comments below. ✌️



Thanks for stopping by, and happy house hunting! 🏡✨

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