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Notes from building Kouzr: house hunting together, market data, and county records.

The Kouzr blog

· Checklists

What to look for at an open house

Open houses are a marketing event run for the seller. Six checks worth twenty minutes, four questions worth asking, and one rule about what you say.

· Checklists

The home buying checklist, start to keys

The home buying checklist in six phases, from the first credit pull to the recorded deed, with the extra boxes for a first time buyer and the Nevada forms.

· Checklists

How to choose a realtor

How to choose a realtor: the license check, three interviews, the questions to ask, the red flags, and the agreement terms that decide how easily you leave.

· Together

Buying a house with a friend

Buying a house with a friend: how many people can buy a house together, who owes the loan, the two ways to hold title, and the agreement that covers the exit.

Introducing Kouzr

Why we built a home-matching app instead of another search box, and how it works under the hood.