DwellWell

Hey PH! I’m Sam Carow, Cofounder & CTO of DwellWell (https://dwellwell.com). We launched our homebuying app to PH last year and it was great (https://www.producthunt.com/post...), so we’re pumped to announce our new Homebuying Community feature! The DwellWell Community was built so your home buying questions can be answered by peers and experts alike. You can post crazy home listings, ask about those cracks in your walls that make you nervous, or post your super-specific home buying situation. Your questions will be answered by other home buyers, the DwellWell staff, and real estate experts! The best part is that you can remain totally anonymous, so you won’t have to worry about getting spammed by brokers. The inspiration for our DwellWell Community came from the 5 years I spent as an engineer at Reddit. I know how valuable community can be, especially for millennials, who are the first generation that use internet communities to shape their opinions and behaviors. We found that most people had no clue what they were doing when it came to buying a house, but they did trust their peer network when asking for advice. We thought – why just rely on your peers when we could also bring experts into the mix? Now there’s a space for you to ask whatever you want, whenever you want. The team and I will be around all day, so please post your comments, questions, and feedback (either here or on our DwellWell Community at https://community.dwellwell.com)! 👋 We’re looking forward to chatting!

The idea for DwellWell came about when I was looking to buy a home and realized how woefully uninformed I was. The standard approach to overcome this information gap seemed outdated (relying on parents who hadn’t bought a home in decades) or overbearing (connecting with an agent before I was ready). We’re so excited to introduce our purpose-built community that allows you to get informed without getting bombarded by cold-calls. Enjoy!

What better way to connect with other homebuyers than this. Can’t think of another community like it. So much hard work and planning! Personally my favorite part of this new feature is the ability to comment on Zillow/Redfin listings, definitely going to share some opinions on those. Looking forward to seeing all the great questions being asked AND answered 🙌🏻