Am in the middle of listing my house using propbox.co because I happen to be the ideal use case: high end house in a pretty good market that should almost sell itself. When I say "in the middle" I haven't taken pictures of the property so the listing hasn't been completed and may not until weather here in Seattle approves. Another thing that makes this option tailor-made to me is that I'm friends with the real estate agent who sold it to me years ago and I don't necessarily want it to appear in the MLS yet, where she'd instantly know.
The site's UI is pretty smooth, with some very minor bugs (at the moment you can't add blank lines to the house description textbox). For an MVP it's very very clean and a pleasure to use. There's an unobtrusive "Seller tips" box that has a fantastic checklist for prepping the house. I mean, I knew to replace the tile counter with marble but I never thought about replacing the doors' weather stripping.
In the too-good-to-be-true dept: chatted with the founder and this appears to be a legit deal. Certainly they haven't charged any money, and he obviously knows the applicable laws: he's been in every possible position from developer to broker and everything else. In lieu of a big market spend he's just going to lose money on every sale early on. It really does cost only a buck to sell, and they do plan to send a distinct for sale sign. I suggested he make images of that sign prominent b/c the site is a little generic and that will set them apart.
Thank you for your comments, Tom. There are many high value homes in Seattle. If a home sells for $1m the savings are $60k less about $2000.00 for the ad plus a home inspection and a Photographer. If a home sells for $2m that is $120k! We believe there will be many people with high end homes that will try PropBox. If they are not computer literate, they can pay their kids, neighbor, co-worker or a close friend to place the ad, install the yard sign, hold an open house, show the house, etc. If the ten to twelve hours of "Work" holds as we add more homes, a million dollar homeowner would earn almost $5000.00 per hour. I am not aware of any part-time jobs that have that pay rate.
The site's UI is pretty smooth, with some very minor bugs (at the moment you can't add blank lines to the house description textbox). For an MVP it's very very clean and a pleasure to use. There's an unobtrusive "Seller tips" box that has a fantastic checklist for prepping the house. I mean, I knew to replace the tile counter with marble but I never thought about replacing the doors' weather stripping.
In the too-good-to-be-true dept: chatted with the founder and this appears to be a legit deal. Certainly they haven't charged any money, and he obviously knows the applicable laws: he's been in every possible position from developer to broker and everything else. In lieu of a big market spend he's just going to lose money on every sale early on. It really does cost only a buck to sell, and they do plan to send a distinct for sale sign. I suggested he make images of that sign prominent b/c the site is a little generic and that will set them apart.