AI-powered Craigslist apartment search
This personal AI tool scoured Craigslist listings for the author's recent apartment search, evaluating must-have criteria in listing text and examining images of promising listings. It favored casting a wide net and fine-tuning requirements as results came in, with the goal of quality over speed.
What it addresses
Wished-for sources like Zillow have no public API, so the core challenge is APIs and integrations.
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AI-powered Craigslist apartment search
This personal AI tool scoured Craigslist listings for the author's recent apartment search, evaluating must-have criteria in listing text and examining images of promising listings. It favored casting a wide net and fine-tuning requirements as results came in, with the goal of quality over speed.
Problem: Wished-for sources like Zillow have no public API, so the core challenge is APIs and integrations.
Audience: The author's own personal apartment search
Posted by @achllle · Original comment ↗
“I did do this for a recent search. It scoured Craigslist listings, first evaluating must haves in text and looking at images for the promising listings. Crucially I wanted to first cast a wide net and fine tune my reqs as I learned what it turned up.”