Buying a house like booking an airbnb

The travel industry has come a long way in the last 20 years. From online booking platforms that ended the business of local travel agents, to shared housing and transportation services like Uber and Airbnb.

Armed with nothing more than a mobile phone and a passport, you can now literally go anywhere in the world, easily and at the touch of a button. Such is the power of innovation in the travel and hospitality sector.

Yet, while we now travel differently, we still buy houses in the same way. Sure, we can now go online and browse sites to see what properties are for sale. However, narrowing the search, making and offer and doing the purchase are still stuck in the 1980s. Why?

Why can’t you buy a house as easy as booking an airbnb? Why can’t I sell a house as easy as checking out of a hotel? If such things were possible, you could imagining buying a house, or perhaps a fraction of a house, when and where we need it.

It is a compelling vision that could become reality with the a little real estate disruption. This is what Plano is all about. We are working to break down the barriers of home ownership so that buying and selling homes is easy, allowing you to get in or out as you need.

Maybe this is not what you want for your primary residence. However, what about a beach home. Or a house for the kids during college. Or a just for working remotely over summer. With improved liquidity and a more efficient real estate market, many new ideas become possible.