What is does:

A web scrapper that scrapes deed data from multiples sources → stores the deed data on-chain → exposes deed data in a simple UI where users can easily search.

Inspiration:

Figuring out who owns the deed for commercial and residential properties can be difficult due to the data living with different data aggregators. Personally I have had issues in the past tracking down owners of a property. Deed data can be fragmented due to multiple data sources acting as “walled gardens”

We can leverage chainlink external adapters to bring deed data on chain so it is easily available for anyone to consume.

Product:

• [x] What problem(s) does it solve?
  • Data availability of deed data
• [x] What is the level of effort to build and MVP? (Do what doesn’t scale)
  • Low to medium
  • Probably need to run a chainlink node
  • A smart contract for storing deed data (probs just store ipfs hashes to reduce data size)
    • May need diamond pattern for scaling
  • Web scrapper ETL to fetch data from deed aggregators
    • Most deed data stored at the county level: https://www.homelight.com/blog/buyer-how-to-search-property-records/#:~:text=Deed history,request any physical records available.
• [ ] What differentiates this product from competitors?
  • Faster data updates (as fast as counties update)
  • Free and easy to digest. Ideally just enter an address
    • Others gatekeep data behind paywalls (example the state of Georgia)
  • Don’t have to call a number for documents
  • No account needed
  • Competitors:
    • https://simplifile.com/
    • https://goepn.com/
    • https://www.cscglobal.com/cscglobal/home/
    • https://www.gsccca.org/
    • https://login.brightmls.com/login
• [x] What is the user experience of the product?
  • Could be web app or mobile app.

Market:

• [x] What are the market domains?
  • Real estate (Commercial or residential)
• [ ] Who are the people in this market having the problem the product is trying to solve?
• [ ] How many people are having this problem?
• [x] How painful if the problem?
  • Depends on who you ask

Technology:

• [ ] What chainlink service(s) will be used?
  • Chainlink node
  • External adapter to send data on-chain
  • Optional: Chainlink automation to periodically kickoff deed ETL to get data on chain
• [ ] What web3 tech is being used?
  • Hardhat or remix
  • Solidity