We just added a search box on ShackPrices that lets you limit your search to any piece of text that is in a listing. That means the marketing remarks (from the seller), the amenities, the status, everything. Type in a word to try it out. Include a minus sign in front of it to avoid a word (-townhouse).
Seriously, it’s more powerful than you think.

Who will this help? All you niche buyers who have been asking us for very specific search options should now be happy for starters. But also pet owners, do-it-your-selfers, view needers, and water lovers. Here are some examples:

• Homebuyers who are looking for a loft
• Condos that are dog or cat friendly
• Houses that are fenced (or fully fenced) for your dog
• Fixers that need your help (and are cheaper because they need some work)
• Shacks with a garage
• Shacks with a mother in law apartment
• Shacks with a mountain or sound view
• Waterfront shacks and houseboats so you have somewhere to park your kayak.
• Shacks with a pool so you can relax after working on the fixer
• Shacks with hardwood floors (or houses without -carpets) for the allergen-sensitive

Thanks to Larry for being the first to request this feature and also to everyone else who chimed in - our feature list is long and user requests help us prioritize. We’ll do a couple more posts focusing on specific uses soon.

We listened to the RadRails podcast today to see if there were any tricks that we should be using to harness the full power of RadRails.  Instead we learned that there are a lot of bugfixes in the current release and that something in Ubuntu Linux (which I develop on) is broken and the developers “have no idea why.”  We have no idea why either.
They also inspired us to be cheaper.  No more wood or metal desks for us.