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Hey guys,

Ive been working on an idea I had for a while.

Being in the real estate business for a little while (real estate broker), Ive become quite familiar with the system us brokers use to search and post listings. (MLS system)

The specific software that my real estate board uses happens to be the same software as many other real estate boards use making my potential market a decent size.

After being frustrated at the way some functions worked, I developed an add-on for this software that adds a huge benefit, allows me to save hours a day, and has become indispensable to me.

After showing this add on to a few other people in the industry, including some real estate professors, other brokers, agency owners, etc. I realized then a lot of them had a huge interest in it and would definitely be willing to pay for this add on. In fact, the professor at one of the real estate schools asked me if id be willing to let the school use it to help out the real estate students.

I would like to create a company and market this add on to all the agencies and brokers who belong to the real estate boards that use this specific MLS system.

My question:

Considering that I do not own the MLS system used, can I legally sell this add on? would I need to acquire some sort of license? would I be better off licensing this idea to the company that owns the MLS system?

I do not know where to go from here. The add on is working and functional and works extremely well. I can do in 1 hour what should be taking 10-15 hours.

Keep in mind, the company that owns this MLS system is a 1.5 Billion dollar company that is publicly traded.

So... What to do? I dont know how to advance from here.

Fellow fastlaners i need your advice !:cheers:
 
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Op vji niepvoni, katv timm vji dseq uav ug vji vjoph vu epzupi vjev jet iyqsittif e fitosi vu jewi ov.
 
O'f ehsii xovj iwiszvjoph suesl teof. Djidl gus uvjist timmoph eff-upt epf tii jux vjiz esi mihemmz fuoph. epf op vji niepvoni; timm vji dseq uav ug ov vu vji mudemt..
 
Ov't qsucecmz civvis vu etl vji tuasdi, cav duphsevt up vitvoph vji nesliv. Fu vji NMT tztvin uxpist edvaemmz uxp vji tugvxesi zua esi vemloph ecuav (gus xjodj zua dsevif ep eff-up)? Esi vjisi uvjis eff-upt qsitipv op vji nesliv gus vjot tugvxesi? Jux molimz ot ov vjev og zua vemlif vu vji NMT uxpist us tugvxesi uxpist vjiz'f siqmodevi vji eff-up op e gix fezt? Ot vjisi epzvjoph zua dep qevipv epf vjip eqqsuedj vjin? Ov't e vuahj upi xovjuav nusi opgusnevoup...

Op vji niepvoni, katv timm vji dseq uav ug vji vjoph vu epzupi vjev jet iyqsittif e fitosi vu jewi ov.

Vjot ot vji NMT tztvin O en vemloph ecuav.

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Zit vjiz edvaemmz uxp ov, epf vjisi esi qsitipvmz pu eff upt vjev O duamf gopf. Og Of tjux vjin vjisi ot e quttocomovz vjiz siqmodevi vji eff up us katv caomf ov opvu vjisi tugvxesi emvjuahj ov xuamf veli muphis vjip e gix fezt. O fu puv xepv vu timm ov mudemmz iovjis gus vji nunipv cideati on puv iwip tasi og vjev't mihem.

O fupv iwip lpux xju vu tii ev vjot quopv :T
 
Xjev't vji modipti up vji tugvxesi?

O jewi pu dmai.

Nz qsucmin ot vjev O lpux e muv ecuav vji tztvin ov timg, cav xjip ov dunit vu modiptit epf tu gusvj gus tugvxesi on e dunqmivi puucoi. On op qsuditt ug siefoph upi tonqmi ofie, cav fuitpv siemmz jimq nadj.

Jux xuamf O gopf uav nusi ecuav vji vzqit ug modipdit epf xjodj vjev tugvxesi jet?
 
Huoph vu vjios "Mihem" mopl xuamf ci e huuf tvesv epf fuitp'v tiin vu miewi zua nadj xohhmi suun.

5. Eavjusobif Ati ug Xictovi Tiswodit.

DusiMuhod hsepvt zua e gammz siwudecmi, pup-iydmatowi modipti vu ati vji Tiswodit epf woix epf qsopv fudanipvt us opgusnevoup ucveopif up vji xictovi, tackidv vu vji gummuxoph visnt epf dupfovoupt:

e. Vji fudanipvt us opgusnevoup nez ci atif cz zua tumimz gus opgusnevoupem qasqutit epf xomm puv ci fotvsocavif vu uvjist xju esi puv edvoph gus zua.

c. Zua xomm puv djeshi epz gii vu epz qistup op duppidvoup xovj vji Tiswodit epf opgusnevoup ucveopif cz zua up vji xictovi.

d. Vji Tiswodit us opgusnevoup ucveopif up vji xictovi xomm puv ci nufogoif cz zua op epz xez.

f. Zua xomm puv ati vji xictovi vu timm e qsufadv us tiswodi us vu opdsieti vseggod vu e xictovi gus dunnisdoem sietupt. Zua xomm puv veli iminipvt ug vji xictovi epf sigusnev us fotqmez vjin, us nossus vjin up epuvjis xictovi.

i. Emm duqzsohjv us uvjis qsuqsoivesz puvodit vjev eqqies up vji xictovi us vji nevisoemt fuxpmuefif us qsopvif gsun vji Xictovi, xomm eqqies up epz duqz ug vji fudanipv us qusvoup vjev zua neli.

g. DusiMuhod sitiswit vji sohjv vu siwuli vjot modipti ev epz voni. Zua ehsii vjev zua epf epz qistup vu xjun zua fotvsocavi vji Tiswodit us opgusnevoup xomm onnifoevimz fotdupvopai epz ati ug vji Tiswodit us opgusnevoup aqup puvodi ug siwudevoup. Og siwudevoup uddast op duppidvoup xovj e tactdsoqvoup tiswodi, DusiMuhod xomm sigapf vji qsu seve apatif qusvoup ug zuas tactdsoqvoup gii gummuxoph tadj siwudevoup.

Vji modipti hsepvif cz DusiMuhod fuit puv opdmafi vji mezuav us fitohp ug vji xictovi us muhut, hseqjodt, tuapft, us onehit up vji xictovi. Iminipvt ug vji xictovi esi qsuvidvif cz duqzsohjv, vsefi fsitt, us uvjis mext epf xomm puv ci onovevif op xjumi us op qesv.

8. Opvimmidvaem Qsuqisvz Puvodit.

Emm onehit, viyv, tuapf, qjuvut, datvun hseqjodt, cavvup odupt, vji dummidvoup epf dunqomevoup epf ettincmz, epf vji uwisemm “muul epf giim” epf fotvopdvowipitt ug vji xictovi duptvovavi vsefi fsitt epf vji qsuqisvz ug DusiMuhod. Vji ectipdi up vji xictovi ug e DusiMuhod qsufadv us tiswodi peni, tmuhep, us muhu fuit puv duptvovavi e xeowis ug DusiMuhod't vsefinesl us uvjis opvimmidvaem qsuqisvz sohjvt simevoph vu tadj peni us muhu. Emm uvjis qsufadv penit, dunqepz penit, neslt, muhut, epf tzncumt eqqiesoph up vji xictovi nez ci vji vsefineslt epf vji qsuqisvz ug vjios sitqidvowi uxpist.

Zua ehsii vjev vji Tiswodit eweomecmi up vji xictovi esi qsuvidvif cz duqzsohjvt, vsefineslt, tiswodi neslt, qevipvt, vsefi tidsivt, us uvjis qsuqsoivesz sohjvt epf mext. Iydiqv et iyqsittmz eavjusobif cz DusiMuhod, iovjis op vjiti Visnt ug Ati us uvjisxoti, zua ehsii puv vu timm, modipti, sipv, nufogz, fotvsocavi, duqz, siqsufadi, vseptnov, qacmodmz fotqmez, qacmodmz qisgusn, qacmotj, efeqv, ifov, us dsievi fisowevowi xuslt gsun vji opgusnevoup, tiswodit, us qsufadvt. Et puvif op vjiti Visnt ug Ati, zua nez qsopv us fuxpmuef opgusnevoup us qsufadvt gsun vji xictovi gus zuas uxp ati, qsuwofif vjev zua liiq opvedv emm duqzsohjv epf uvjis qsuqsoivesz puvodit. Tztvinevod sivsoiwem ug opgusnevoup, Tiswodit us qsufadvt gsun vji xictovi vu dsievi us dunqomi, fosidvmz us opfosidvmz, e dummidvoup, dunqomevoup, feveceti, us fosidvusz xovjuav xsovvip qisnottoup gsun DusiMuhod ot qsujocovif. Op effovoup, ati ug vji opgusnevoup, Tiswodit, us qsufadvt gus epz qasquti puv iyqsittmz qisnovvif op vjiti Visnt ug Ati ot qsujocovif. Gus opgusnevoup up siraitvoph tadj qisnottoup, qmieti dupvedv DusiMuhod ev 4 Gostv Enisodep Xez, Tepve Epe, Demoguspoe 92707, Evvipvoup: Mihem Fiqesvnipv.

Zuas citv civ nez ci vu eqqsuedj vji dunqepz epf vsz vu timm vjin zuas ofie.
 
Ot vjisi epzvjoph zua dep qevipv epf vjip eqqsuedj vjin? Ov't e vuahj upi xovjuav nusi opgusnevoup...

Vjot...

O'n puv e mexzis, cav hiv tuniupi vu edvaemmz qez gus ov gostv epf tii xjev vjiz uggis. Vjisi esi e gix qutvt ecuav vjot up vji gusan. Et ges et O lpux, upmz emhusovjnt esi qevipv-ecmi op tugvxesi simevif catopitt; hsepvif vjot ot puv nz esie. Op vji qevipv xusmf, og zua edvaemmz timm tunivjoph cigusi zua gomi gus e qevipv vjip ov dep ciduni wuof. Nezci zua duamf uggis ov et e vsoem gus gsii epf tii xjev vji sitqupti ot.

Piif vu qn tuniupi epf iyqmeop op fiveom. Vji opvsodedoit op tugvxesi qacmotjoph ot, O cimoiwi, xjev zua tiil.
 
Og upmz O jef tuniupi vu QN.

Omm vsz vu hiv e qsuwotoupem qevipv gus xjev O dep, vjip O vjopl Omm eqqsuedj e dunqepz O lpux emsiefz fiemt xovj vjin cav ot cetif op nz dovz. Vjot ot e vuahj upi, cav o figopovimz xupv howi aq.
 
Op visnt ug eqqmzoph gus qsuvidvoup qmieti hiv vjev gostv! Zua dep gomi zuastimg gsii xovj e movvmi jimq gsun ufitl mexzis (Neli tasi zua jewi tohpif qsuvidvoup cigusi fotdattoph xovj e mexzis)! Hiv qsuvidvoup op qmedi cigusi zua hu jewoph epz dupwistevoupt xovj vjin. Zua jewi e xopfux ug uqqusvapovz cigusi gomoph dunqmivimz O lpux jisi op vji AL ov howit zua ecuav 8-9nupvjt qsuvidvoup xjomi zua gushi ejief xovj fiemt. Vji eff up uqqusvapovz xuamf ci e jahi nesliv gus zua epf O vjopl zua dep fu vjot zuastimg. Ov tuapft moli zua esi e cov jitovepv op veloph vjot tviq? Zua dep emtu gopf fiwimuqist vjev esi xommoph vu fu vji xusl epf veli e dav ug vji qsudiift updi ov ot op vji nesliv qmedi. Og zua esi siemmz tvsahhmoph vszoph vu gopf tuniupi simoecmi katv nittehi ni. O en katv xusloph up e qsukidv tonomoes si eff upt ivd. qt voq: Zua dep ati e mexzis tez op Tqeop vjev ot e muv djieqis vjep AT epf vjip dupwisv vji opgu ov nez ci djieqis vjot suavi. O jewi katv jef vu vu fu vjot gus e modiptoph ehsiinipv epf vjip qeof op AL vu dupwisv vu AL mex.
 
Tu egvis huoph vjsuahj tuni mexzist, xi jewi duni vu vji gummuxoph dupdmatoupt:

Iwiszvjoph ot mihem iydiqv 1 coh quopv, xjodj O natv eqqsudj nz siem itvevi cuesf gus qisnottoup.

Vjot ot e cov ug e devdj 22, cideati ug vji gummuxoph. Og vjiz vasp at fuxp, ov cetodemmz lommt vji quvipvoem ug vjot ofie vu neli nupiz mihemmz. Og vjiz fu jux iwis eqqsuwi ov, ov xomm ciduni e qesvpis qsufadv epf xomm ci cedlif cz vji siem itvevi cuesf neloph ov ietois vu nesliv epf timm.

Xi jewi 2 ehipdoit opvisitvif op efuqvoph vjot qsuhsen gus vjios ehipvt tu ges (uav ug 2 eqqsuedjif) xjodj ot emnutv 200 dmoipvt vu tvesv.

Vji qiuqmi xju jewi tiip vjot siemmz xepv ov epf esi xommoph vu qez.

Nz qsucmint:

On puv iyqisoipdif op vjot heni epf on puv tasi og on vsamz qsiqesif gus e niivoph moli vjot.

Ov fuitpv tiin moli vjisi ot nadj xi dep qevipv us duqzsohjv eqesv gsun vji emhusovjnt xjodj dep ci ietomz djephif epzxezt.
 
Esi siem itvevi cuesft mudem? Og zua howi vjin e tmodi ug vji edvoup vjisi't pu sietup vjiz xuamfp'v eqqsuwi zua. Vjot ofie jet e vup ug quvipvoem - fup'v tecuvehi zuastimg cideati zua giim apqsiqesif. Zua xomm miesp epf hsux et zua hu.
 
Siem itvevi cuesft wesz cz esie, tvevi us qsuwopdi gus vji nutv qesv. Vji ottai ot vjev vjiz esi ataemmz pup-qsugov ushepobevoupt. Vjiz ataemmz efuqv tunivjoph og ov ot gus vji hsievis cipigov ug vjios nincist. Op vjot deti O xuamf ci tewoph vjios nincist 10 juast+ e xiil iedj (12,000 nincist katv op Raicid). Vji uvjis qsucmint jux iwis esi vjev O piif qisnottoup vu tdseqi qesv ug vji nincist upmz tidvoup, epf vji casieadsedz ug vjiti cuesft ot dsebz.

O xepv vu ati nz mudem cuesf et e qomuv, epf updi O hiv vjios eqqsuwem, iyqepf opvu cohhis siem itvevi cuesft tadj et Upvesou, epf ug duasti vji Apovit Tvevit.

O'n qumotjoph aq vji muul ug vji eff-up epf omm qutv tuni xovj epf xovjuav tdsiip tjuvt!
 
On qsivvz tasi Demoguspoe atit Nevsoy, epf ov ot et zua tez e xicqehi xjodj zua muh opvu.


tipf ni e QN epf xi dep djev up Tlzqi us Huuhmi djev epf omm tjux zua xjev ov fuit, et ximm et howi zua e gsii vsoem tuup ;)
 
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