I’ve been trying to wrap my head around some of the new agentic AI tools out there. Things like Manus, Perplexity Max, Claude Cowork, and others.
I’m amazed at what some of these tools can do, and I can’t believe it’s only going to get better.
It reminds me of how people looked at the internet back in the mid-90s, when it was such a new concept and no one could imagine all that would become possible in the years ahead.
I wonder, what are some of the best uses cases for this technology right now that most people aren’t thinking about yet?
Has anyone here discovered any novel ways to use these in real estate? If so, what are you using them for?
I use Claude for organizing spreadsheet data. I’ll download property info from Propstream and then use Claude to filter for the ones that meet my criteria and gather statistics. Starting to experiment with a Claude project to use as an underwriting tool.
I’ve been using Claude Cowork quite a bit and it’s very impressive. I’ll admit, I’m struggling to understand the overlap between the tools you mentioned. It seems like in some ways, they can do the same things, and in other ways, they can’t.
My only minor gripe about Cowork is how it clutters up my browser at times when it’s working on my computer (I realize, I’m completely spoiled for complaining about this). I probably need to get a separate computer eventually, so it can work for me without sharing the same screen I’m working on.
Use cases for me:
I used it to build a customer support bot for one of my businesses, so it can answer customer questions in real-time, based on real, relevant information about how our company and product works.
It can create new property listings quite easily on my website.
It’s great a drafting emails in my Stride account. Not that it was ever a painful process to begin with, but it does take time to log in, get to the email editor, drag-and-drop elements, type out the email, etc. With Claude Cowork, I can tell it what to write, and it can get into my Stride account via API and code the whole email for me. It ends up looking better in the end, and saves me gobs of time and mental bandwith.
I still have a lot of ideas on my to-do list, so hopefully I’ll have much better things to report back on later this year.
There is a review of Manus from MIT Technology Review called “Everyone in AI is talking about Manus. We put it to the test.” This platform is not allowing me to post the link to the article
I’m also comparing other tools like i10X and Abacus AI.
i10X says it gives access to core models like ChatGPT/GPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, and other major models, but the unlimited access is tied to its paid Unlimited plan , not the free tier. The public FAQ says the Unlimited Plan costs $25/month and includes “unlimited usage” and “all premium AI models,” while the Pro plan starts at $8/month and is a lower-tier option.
I have been using a VA to bi-weekly review a list of tax foreclosure websites for Counties within a 1-2 hour drive of me, then have them perform the first level of due diligence for wetlands, floodplains, slopes, road frontage, soils etc. I’ve been considering having AI do this for me since it is a relatively simple task.
Has anybody found a way to utilize an AI software to crawl the Land Portal to do due diligence on specific properties and place into a spreadsheet?
This is absolutely something Claude Cowork can do. If you haven’t played around with it yet, I’d strongly recommend it. I’m still blown away by how much it can get done in the background.