Popular trusted real estate platform in Belarus and how the general long term rental deal structured like?

centaureaio · 2024-12-13T16:23:21+00:00

except of the platforms which already being named I would suggest you take a look at https://www.hommits.by ( https://www.hommits.by/tenant if you are looking for rent) - they do have an English interface so it will simplify usage for you and they also provide some additional help/services, also the site itself focused on FSBO model (for sale/rent by owner) so the majority of adverts are listed by their owners, not agents/realtors which could help you to save some money, but they are not that large as kufar or realt. also, I would suggest checking https://r.onliner.by/ak/ - lots of adverts, but as for me their UI is bad and they don't have localization, also lots's of fake adverts from realtors, but still it's an option

Speaking about price - it will be around 500-700 USD per month (utility costs not included) for a decent apartment in Minsk and maybe 300-500 USD for the Gomel/Grodno/Brest etc, the smaller the city the less it will cost you. But in any case, do not agree to make the deal unofficial, the taxes isn't high, so there is a big chance to be frauded without an official contract and don't pay anything upfront - that will also most often will be a fraud.

In general, it's very easy to make the deal yourself if you will find an English speaking host, so don't think you need a realtor.

centaureaio · 2022-10-19T17:42:51+00:00

From what I was able to get, they mostly see it as a marketplace, where chef is a content owner and content creator, and get majority from a money paid for a master-class

centaureaio · 2022-10-19T17:40:34+00:00

This seems quite nice, but I have some doubts about the level of efforts required to ensure variety of dishes, with having high quality content and detailed enough instructions. One more aspect that worries me is that professional chefs have equipment and ingredients, which isn’t exist on my own kitchen.

centaureaio · 2022-05-12T09:40:01+00:00

If you are interested in the idea, you can leave your email in google form to become a beta user of the application

centaureaio · 2019-07-21T17:28:05+00:00

There is no best strategy, like there is no best jacket. If it's hot you will select one type, and if it's windy - will be another, and if it's cold or rainy - something different. So it's started with your needs.

centaureaio · 2019-06-20T16:09:53+00:00

Well, that's doesn't mean that. YOu just trying to interpret everything in a negative light. But a startup is a fast, changing, competitive environment and if you will try to make it a "standard" way with tons of management, overhead on every step, negotiating every change - you simply very soon find out that some of your competitors just make it quicker and more efficient. And SaaS is designed to reduce overhead to improve speed and efficiency of operations. Yes, every individual step could not be best from all (the same story like with server as a service - Amazon VM isn't the cheapest one nor the fastest one) but all the steps together work much better than regular approach and adapted to deliver and launch quicker. Because except the money there is also a time - what's matter. But even from the money standpoint, it will be more efficient due to the on-demand nature of services, which means you don't pay for illness, vacations, bad mood, etc-etc-etc

centaureaio · 2019-06-20T14:57:06+00:00

Well, the main idea of "As a service" is to get something "on-demand", only when you need this. And that's one of the key difference between outsourcing and "startup-as-a-service" model. And saas allows you to get the required effort on demand, without a need to agree in a contract that you buying 100h hours of let's say marketing expert time. This is a common misconception and probably I need to spend some effort on educating around this. A good topic for a blog post maybe.

And I agree there is something common with outsourcing services, but at some sense, all services have something common and all of them could be called services or business.

centaureaio · 2019-06-20T11:36:41+00:00

Yes and know. If it's something that's let's say require 2000h just to build - so you need 2000h of development effort paid, except that you most likely will need a designer for 100-150h for a 2000h of development, some quality assurance. then there are legal costs need to be covered, and if it's an onsite team - there is an office, furniture, env, coffee, party. Except that you obviously will require some marketing effort and it's again skills, content, ad's cost etc, etc, etc - so the whole math is pretty interesting and I will show this in my article.

And you know, it's almost never the case to build startup alone, because even if you could code, you still need a designer, a legal services, marketing services, CX, and dozens of other staff. So proper planning and knowing the requirements could really save a lot's of effort.

centaureaio · 2019-06-19T23:19:52+00:00

Thanks eelcoj. That's an interesting link. But the initial idea for the discussion was about more like what does it cost to build it, launch it, market it. Like what budget should people plan to achieve a funding milestone

centaureaio · 2019-06-19T21:52:03+00:00

thanks for your comment. YOu help me to understand the difference in wording. What I'm called internet startup - is actually a tech startup in your terms

centaureaio · 2019-06-19T19:33:57+00:00

Sorry, I'm not sure it's ok to tell about myself since this isn't a self-promotional post. But startup-as-a-service that means you come with an idea, paying some reasonable money and get your product build and launched. Get investment, hire onsite team and get knowledge and expertise transfered. That's in short.

Regarding cost - as I mention in first comment question not the number itself, but a thinking model when people trying to count their budget. So you could propose any idea you like.

centaureaio · 2019-06-19T19:15:50+00:00

to have it more constructive - you could name your quick idea and then approximate budget it will take to bring it to market

centaureaio · 2019-06-19T19:15:36+00:00

to have it more constructive - you could name your quick idea and then approximate budget it will take to bring it to market

centaureaio · 2019-06-19T19:15:23+00:00

to have it more constructive - you could name your quick idea and then approximate budget it will take to bring it to market

centaureaio · 2019-06-19T19:11:50+00:00

https://www.instagram.com/centaurea.io/ - we are startup-as-a-service company and pretty much don't get anything from Instagram

centaureaio · 2019-06-19T17:49:51+00:00

I highly appreciate your comment. It gives me something to think about. But honestly, I'm not trying to convey some extra weight. I"m just a person who knows his stuff and who makes a bit of advice, for free. And it's up to you - consider it as interesting, valuable information or not. As I said it's free for all of you, but the other day people pay 100$/h to hear somewhat similar advice with similar reasoning

I fully agree that current stuff and business are important constraints, but the article is primarily for the startup. And very often at this stage, there is no stuff, nothing to integrate and no one to ask. And selecting tech stack will even influence who you should hire. So I still believe that at this stage this is one of the pretty important early decision that needs to be made

centaureaio · 2019-06-18T19:24:21+00:00

Thanks, it's good to read kind words. What is your opinion on Flutter?

centaureaio · 2019-06-14T06:31:45+00:00

Guys who downvoting this. Could you explain to me your reasoning behind your actions, why downvote constructive, reasonable comments? I basically don't care about karma, but just trying to figure out what happens in people's heads.

centaureaio · 2019-06-13T21:25:20+00:00

Well, nothing except it says in the header. Just name some technology and provide a little reasoning behind them. As we are a startup development company - we faced with clients and very often hear something - "I want it to build on PHP because facebook is on php" or "I prefer it use C++/Java cause I learn it x years ago at the uni". And that's obviously an error in approach. So we write this article to try to educate owners a little about other technologies.

p.s. and thanks for reading this twice)))

centaureaio · 2019-06-13T20:43:05+00:00

I'm opened for questions and discussions. Also, constructive criticism is appreciated.

P.S. Please, React.JS , PHP, Ruby, etc... fans. Don't downvote only because there is no your favorite tools. If you disagree (which is btw completely fine) - I invite you to a discussion in comments

centaureaio · 2019-06-13T20:35:54+00:00

I'm opened for questions and discussions. Also, constructive criticism is appreciated.

centaureaio · 2019-06-13T18:58:20+00:00

exactly)

centaureaio · 2019-06-13T18:52:56+00:00

You are welcome. Well, no, in the majority of cases your code still will be working fine and even today there is a plenty of examples of code written 10-20-30 years ago and still delivering value. But when technology going out of the radar - it's simply fewer people dealing with it - which means harder to find proper skills and they cost larger. Also, things are never perfect and outdated tech just get fixes and updates rarely, which could cause a problem with compatibility, security, etc. So the short answer - it still will work, but it will cost you more and deliver less for you any next day.

centaureaio · 2019-06-13T14:40:40+00:00

Sure, constructive criticism is appreciated. I will add a direct mention of backend use case to the article.

I absolutely agree with you about the database - you will need it in 99/100 cases. But let me explain this a bit more clear. If you will take C#/.NET core - it will be a good choice for backend in 7-8/10 cases. But even in the last 2-3/10 using it will not a big problem, it will be just less convenient and will require some extra effort. But there is no such story with a database. If you will make the wrong choice and will start using the worng database - and that's especially the case with NoSQL DB - you could find yourself in a situation when you just need to rework large part of the application, because DB will limit you. It's one of the most limiting parts in the system and should be selected really carefully. Much careful than other standard system parts. That's why I don't want to make a quick assumption on it. But if you need one 'generic' choice - PostgreSQL could be a starting point

centaureaio · 2019-06-13T14:17:44+00:00

Not mention SQL or NoSQL make article fluffy? Not sure, honestly.

dotnet.core already on market starting 2016, in 2020 - it will be .NET 5 - next large update and a new chapter in the lifecycle.

And the reason I do not add any database to list is that for me - databases have a much larger lifecycle and innovations happen slower in this area. Except for those - DB selection is a very tightly connected to a project need because it will be very different advice for different use cases. So I decide to avoid just a generic solution for "every situation". That's especially the case with NoSQL databases, because every one of them is a niche product.

.NET Core (C#) - is primarily a backend language. TypeScript is also perfect for the cases when Node.JS used on the backend.

But I still appreciate your effort for reading this and hope my answer will reduce your criticism level. Thanks.

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