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A structured search feed that indexes and verifies listings shared informally in Facebook expat groups and Reddit threads, turning unstructured host posts into searchable, filterable inventory.
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What to build
MVP
A bot that monitors a curated list of active mid-term Facebook groups (e.g. mtrhosts, temporaryhousing) and expat subreddits, extracts listing details via structured parsing, and republishes them in a searchable feed with source links.
Why it can be better
Informal Facebook and Reddit communities are already a primary discovery channel but remain entirely manual and unindexed with no verification or pricing benchmark; this captures that overlooked supply.
Revenue model
Lead-generation fee charged to hosts who want their extracted listing highlighted or verified, plus a renter subscription for early access to new posts.
Target user
Budget-conscious digital nomads and expats currently spending hours manually scrolling Facebook groups for housing.
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Context
The opportunity this answers
Build a cross-platform mid-term rental search and verification layer that flags genuine below-tourist-rate furnished listings for renters relocating across European cities.
Why now
Regulatory crackdowns on short-term rentals across European cities are actively pushing landlords and institutional investors to relabel stock as mid-term, creating a fast-growing but unverified supply just as dedicated platforms like Flatio, Wunderflats and HousingAnywhere are scaling city coverage, meaning the market has enough real inventory and enough abusive relabeling happening simultaneously that a verification and aggregation layer is now buildable and needed, whereas a year or two ago the segment was too thin to support it.
