I just launched online applications with automatic credit checks, so I thought I'd share the site and try to get some feedback. This is a companion site to PadMapper (http://www.padmapper.com), which helps renters find apartments.
If you pitch to investors, think of framing that issue differently. CL's TOS does not make a distinction: crawling is denied to the website that specializes in classified listings.
Crawling seems to be a poorly defined legal area, so doing it is wise: carve out your space while you can. But it would also seem wise to plan on getting denied to CL. You would not be the first nor the last.
Yeah, good point. PadMapper itself was started as a hobby project, but PadLister aims to be a bit more commercial. I don't know if it matters that PadLister is almost entirely separate from PadMapper.
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[ 2.7 ms ] story [ 27.1 ms ] threadAn example of a listing page on the site: http://www.padlister.com/listings/6966.2-bedroom-2-bathroom-...
And an example of an online application form: https://www.padlister.com/rent_applications/new/6966
Crawling seems to be a poorly defined legal area, so doing it is wise: carve out your space while you can. But it would also seem wise to plan on getting denied to CL. You would not be the first nor the last.