ARGuide: Augmented Reality Assistant for Real Estate
When I feel the Summer heat on my skin I want to make a few flights, take a step on the flawless white sand and look out at the clear and warm water, or just visit NYC. I’m pretty certain everybody does. Yet, it makes a difference when it comes to renting an apartment or hotel. There’s nothing like a bit of confusion when figuring out how home appliances work at the apartment you just rented. And if the coffee machine is something I can live without, a water heater, an oven or a dish machine are home appliances that are absolute must-haves. I don’t want to try to get through to the host if it’s 1.00 am or waste my money on expensive roaming calls.
There’s even more to the story.
A close friend of mine has a property to rent, and I was lucky to stay there. I never realized how much time and effort it takes for hosts to explain to guests how gadgets work and where to find what. Having to live on the phone when someone rented my friend’s apartment for a couple of days was a complete waste of time.
She could hire a person who would do this for her, but it’s quite pricey. Explaining what to do if guests need hot water or, what’s more, coming to the apartment to make a personalized room tour keeps her from concentrating on her work or visiting her relatives on weekends. Written reminders and a bunch of stickers with instruction on the fridge can be lost…and trying to write the user’s manual on a small piece is a challenge.
However, an old assumption that, as a host, you have to stay somewhere close to the apartment, or as a guest — hastily look for the manual on the internet for the device whose model or brand you have no idea about is dead. There’s a revolution afoot, and it is led in by ARguide.
What is ARguide?
Powered by augmented reality, ARguide is a platform that helps both, hosts and guests save time and money by providing them with necessary information about home appliance location within the apartment, how-to-use instructions, hidden items, wi-fi passwords, contacts — anything your guest might need to know when living in your house.
The app helps you easily navigate through the apartment, find household equipment and devices.
How it works for property owners
In the space of 20 minutes with ARguide you can create a 3D map of your property once and start sending the map link to each guest with all instructions needed. ARguide scans the space, loads the map and… voilà, you have pointers showing objects location and user manuals. Fast, easy, free.
For example, I spent just 10 minutes to create this tour:
Moreover, ARguide may be integrated with Booking, Airbnb, Expedia or any other rental booking service. Just send the link to your guest along with a message.
ARguide is about small details that guests will notice, and that will make them feel good about renting a house you offer, see that you really care, feel your appreciation and keep clients coming back over and over again.
How it works for guests
With ARguide you can get a real-time guide to any house or apartment. Can’t figure out how to turn the oven on? Don’t know how TV works? Looking for dishes? The ARguide app will save you from messing up the house or annoying the property owner with frequent questions.
No more calling in roaming while traveling. Just load the app and you will have all the apartment information in the right place. Anytime. Free.
If you want to shake up and revolutionize Real Estate business or get more information about the ARguide platform, contact AVRspot and we will answer all your questions.
