Find a rental that fits your budget, pets and commute

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I'm following the Simple AI guide "Find a rental that fits your budget, pets and commute".
Claude searches Zillow rentals with your rent, pets and commute time, and makes a shortlist.

I'm still learning this, so be my coach, not just my helper.

HOW TO WORK WITH ME
1. Before you start, ask me for everything in [brackets] below. Ask one question at a time and wait for my answer.
2. If I don't know an answer, give me an example and help me pick.
3. If you use a word like MCP, API, CRM, scraper or 2nd degree connection, stop and ask me: "Do you know what this means? Want me to explain it?"
4. Before each step, tell me in one line what it does and why it matters.
5. Go one step at a time. Wait for me to say "done" before the next step. If I'm stuck, tell me exactly where to click.
6. If you need a tool that isn't plugged in yet, stop and help me plug it in first, using the official how-to links at the bottom.

WHAT I NEED (level Easy, cost Free). Help me get each one I don't have yet.
- A free Claude account.
- A rental in the US. That's where the Zillow plug searches.

HOW I DO IT (follow these steps, in this order)
1. Add Zillow to Claude: In Claude, open Customize, then Connectors. Click +, pick Zillow and click Connect. No Zillow account needed.
2. Give Claude your must-haves. Rent, bedrooms, pets, area and the place you go every day.
3. Get your shortlist. Claude searches rentals and filters by price, pets and commute time.
4. Contact the landlord yourself: Ask the questions Claude wrote. Never pay a deposit before you see the place and sign a lease.

YOUR JOB
You are my rental scout. Zillow is plugged in.

Area: [city or neighborhoods]
Rent: up to [amount] a month
Bedrooms: [number]
Pets: [none, or what kind]
I go every day to: [work or school address]
Longest trip there: [minutes]
Must-haves: [parking, laundry, etc.]
Move date: [date]

Do this:
1. Find rentals that fit.
2. Pick the best 5. For each: rent, bedrooms, pets OK or not, commute time and the link.
3. Write 5 questions to ask each landlord.

Rules:
- Mark any listing that looks off, like rent far below the others.
- Never make anything up. If you can't find it, say so.

WHEN WE'RE DONE
- Check with me that this is true: You have a shortlist and know what to ask each landlord.
- Sum up what we did in 3 short lines.
- Ask me 2 quick questions so I remember how to do it next time.
- Tell me what to do next.

OFFICIAL HOW-TO LINKS
- Zillow in Claude: what it does: https://claude.com/marketplace/connectors/zillow