I Couldn’t Afford Earth, So I Built Something Better

*This is a submission for the [DEV April Fools Challenge](https://dev.to/challenges/aprilfools-2026)* The day has finally come. I am launching my dream project. For months I had been thinking about what to pitch and now I finally am pitching my startup. ## What I Built I have been working on this for months and I have a secret partner as well. The partner has really helped me in negotiations. For the past 1 month there was always a back and forth with some aliens. There was a lot of negotiation going on with them. But after their approval, I’m presenting to you: **[SpaceEstate](https://spaceestate.netlify.app/)** : **a place where you can buy property in space.** Since Earth is quite crowded and the prices are skyrocketing, why limit yourself? With the help of my website, you can check out all the planets and choose the best habitat for you and your family. It is a safe space to secure your future and build a legacy. Why just dream of a house on Earth when you can have one on Mars, Jupiter, or something slightly radioactive on Venus? I have provided a lot of planets for you to choose from, and some of them have limited time offers, so you better act fast before someone else grabs your dream planet. For better trust, I have talked to a lot of aliens and added their reviews for authenticity. Nothing builds trust like a 5-star review from someone with 3 eyes. You have three options: - 100m - 1000m - The whole planet (for people who don’t like neighbors) Then our servers run these steps in the background: 1. Connecting with Galactic Bank 2. Verifying your oxygen rights 3. Negotiating with local aliens 4. Bribing Intergalactic Authority After this highly legal and completely ethical process, we generate a **100% authentic certificate** that proves you now own space. ## Demo <!-- Embed your project (i.e. Cloud Run) or share a deployed link/video demo of your project --> Welcome to the future of real estate: **[SpaceEstate](https://spaceestate.netlify.app/)**  Try it yourself before someone else buys your dream planet and turns it into a parking lot. One click and you’re officially a space landlord. Worst case, you just own a very expensive rock. Go ahead, your future in space is just one questionable decision away. ## Code {% embed https://github.com/Konarksharma13/SpaceEstate %} ## How I Built It <!-- Tell us about the technologies you used --> **Sleepless Nights & Cosmic Nightmares** Building SpaceEstate was like training for a Mars mission, except the mission was my sanity. I averaged 3 hours of sleep in the one last month. My coffee maker became a deity. **Alien Negotiations Were INSANE** Getting planet data was easy. Getting exclusive listings? That required dealing with the Martian Real Estate Consortium. They don’t do Zoom calls. Only psychic telepathy. Which kept disconnecting. Their lawyer demanded 47 clauses about meteor damage. A Saturn broker tried selling me “crater-adjacent property” that turned out to be space dust. I almost quit. **Other Hilarious Horrors** - TypeScript errors at 3 AM questioning my existence - Gemini hallucinated a moon that doesn’t exist (almost sold it) - React crashed every time I added Neptune - Accidentally purchased a real asteroid during testing - Explained Web3 to an alien using hand gestures - UI broke because different planets have different gravity **Technology Stack** - **React + TypeScript** - For a robust, scalable experience - **Vite** - Lightning-fast dev experience (like rockets, but for your code) - **Google Gemini API** - AI that understands interplanetary economics - **Beautiful UI Components** - Custom built for the space age - **Component Library** - Pre-built UI elements that are out of this world **The Result** A masterpiece built on caffeine, confusion, and intergalactic negotiations. ## Prize Category **Community Favorite** SpaceEstate makes space ownership accessible to everyone. From developers who just wanted to try something fun, to people who now proudly own 100 meters on Mars, this project brings a shared experience. It’s simple, fun, slightly addictive, and makes you question your financial decisions in the best way possible. No rocket science degree required. No SpaceX membership needed. Just curiosity, imagination, and questionable investment choices.  We always dreamed of owning a house. We just never thought it would be outside the planet. **So, which planet are you buying first? And more importantly, are you going for a small plot or the whole planet?**