I’m testing something and need brutally honest feedback from investors & brokers.

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I’m testing something and need brutally honest feedback from investors & brokers.

Purva Raichura
Member since 2025 · 7 posts · 2 votes

I’m testing something and need brutally honest feedback from investors & brokers.

Every deal starts the same way: zoning PDFs, city portals, traffic counts, demographic tabs, Google Maps… and hours of manual work before you even know if a site is worth 10 more minutes.

I’m building a tool that turns one address into a structured feasibility snapshot (zoning, allowed uses, infrastructure, market context, risk flags). No assumptions—just public data organized clearly.

Before this goes anywhere, I want real-world feedback.
If you could click a button and get a clean site-readiness report:

• What would you actually trust?
• What’s usually missing in feasibility tools?
• What would make you not use it?

I’m running a few addresses for free in exchange for honest feedback.
Comment below or DM me if you want to poke holes in it.

Regards,

Purva, Founder Bigha.AI

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  • Chris SeveneyBusiness Member
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    Investor · VA · Member since 2015 · 21k+ posts · 19k+ votes
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    There’s so many programs. I’ve already provide this information. Att TOM data, Datatree, there are a lot of API where this information can be handled. I am not sure what you will create will be able to add additional value?
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    • Jay HinrichsBusiness Member
      Real Estate Consultant · Summerlin, NV · Member since 2014 · 45k+ posts · 66k+ votes
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      Quote from @Chris Seveney:
      There’s so many programs. I’ve already provide this information. Att TOM data, Datatree, there are a lot of API where this information can be handled. I am not sure what you will create will be able to add additional value?

      And the market for this will be incredibly small.. Like BP I suspect out of the million or so members less than 100 are developers.. I could be wrong.. And developers who do deals usually have staff to run these things and Its all moot until you have a pre app meeting with the jurisdiction.  For instance one deal in Oregon I have under contract.. everything you could get publicly looked great.. Go to pre app and OH by the way there are late comers fee's attached to that project to the tune of 10k plus per lot.  I am in contract at 20k raw and seller had no idea about this.. So of course once I get it verified in writing I will have to lower my price by 400k as its 40 lots. 

      When I go into a market I dont know I will hire a local Civil that has done plats and pay them 2k to 5k for a due diligence package.. The things your talking about at least out west the title companies all have a developers service department and this would be free you get a really nice binder with all the maps slowing were all the infrastructure is currently zoning  flood maps other environmental hazard over lays etc etc. 

      Bottom line in markets that have very little activity and NO help from the title company this could work for a modest fee.. But keep in mind most of the folks looking at this stuff have no realistic chance of pulling off a development no matter what info they have.. Now this is as it relates to teh average BP member who is ultra focused on rental houses and stacking rentals with 200 a month cash flow so they can quit the job they hate and spend time with the kids as soon as possible. :)
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    • Purva Raichura
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      Member since 2025 · 7 posts · 2 votes
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      Quote from @Chris Seveney:
      There’s so many programs. I’ve already provide this information. Att TOM data, Datatree, there are a lot of API where this information can be handled. I am not sure what you will create will be able to add additional value?

      That’s a fair point—and I agree the data itself already exists. My focus isn’t creating new data sources, but reducing decision friction.

      Most brokers/investors I speak with still pull ATTOM, zoning PDFs, city portals, and GIS layers separately, then interpret them manually. Bigha.ai is about normalizing + scoring + contextualizing that data into a single, comparable feasibility snapshot—so you can answer “is this worth pursuing?” faster.

      If it doesn’t save time or surface risks earlier, it’s not useful. That’s exactly what I’m testing. Appreciate the pushback—it helps sharpen the problem statement.


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    • Purva Raichura
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      Member since 2025 · 7 posts · 2 votes
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      Quote from @Chris Seveney:
      There’s so many programs. I’ve already provide this information. Att TOM data, Datatree, there are a lot of API where this information can be handled. I am not sure what you will create will be able to add additional value?

       Chris would you be able to DM me your email address and I can share you some sample reports and further more about the idea. 

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  • Purva Raichura
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    Member since 2025 · 7 posts · 2 votes
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    You’re right: serious developers don’t replace pre-app meetings, civils, or title services with software. Hidden fees, policy interpretations, and late-stage surprises only surface through jurisdiction conversations and local expertise. No tool should pretend otherwise.

    Where I see value isn’t replacing that stack, but earlier triage—before hiring a civil, opening title, or spending weeks on a market that shouldn’t make it past first pass. Especially for out-of-area screening, portfolio comparisons, or brokers/investors evaluating multiple sites quickly.

    I also agree BP’s core audience is rental-focused, not entitlement-driven developers. The real users are likely brokers, small dev shops, family offices, and institutional teams doing market scans—not the average BP member.

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    • Jay HinrichsBusiness Member
      Real Estate Consultant · Summerlin, NV · Member since 2014 · 45k+ posts · 66k+ votes
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      Quote from @Purva Raichura:

      You’re right: serious developers don’t replace pre-app meetings, civils, or title services with software. Hidden fees, policy interpretations, and late-stage surprises only surface through jurisdiction conversations and local expertise. No tool should pretend otherwise.

      Where I see value isn’t replacing that stack, but earlier triage—before hiring a civil, opening title, or spending weeks on a market that shouldn’t make it past first pass. Especially for out-of-area screening, portfolio comparisons, or brokers/investors evaluating multiple sites quickly.

      I also agree BP’s core audience is rental-focused, not entitlement-driven developers. The real users are likely brokers, small dev shops, family offices, and institutional teams doing market scans—not the average BP member.


      for quick napkin math I can see it .. If you want to send it my way for beta test happy to do that plus share with a few of my developer/builder colleagues across the US.
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    • Purva Raichura
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      Quote from @Jay Hinrichs:
      Quote from @Purva Raichura:

      You’re right: serious developers don’t replace pre-app meetings, civils, or title services with software. Hidden fees, policy interpretations, and late-stage surprises only surface through jurisdiction conversations and local expertise. No tool should pretend otherwise.

      Where I see value isn’t replacing that stack, but earlier triage—before hiring a civil, opening title, or spending weeks on a market that shouldn’t make it past first pass. Especially for out-of-area screening, portfolio comparisons, or brokers/investors evaluating multiple sites quickly.

      I also agree BP’s core audience is rental-focused, not entitlement-driven developers. The real users are likely brokers, small dev shops, family offices, and institutional teams doing market scans—not the average BP member.


      for quick napkin math I can see it .. If you want to send it my way for beta test happy to do that plus share with a few of my developer/builder colleagues across the US.

       Jay, definitely. Currently the tool is not live and not beta test ready but if you can shoot me your email address, would love to have you as my early list of users. Thank you so much and appreciate the feedback. 

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  • Ammar. Selador
    Member since 2026 · 17 posts · 1 vote
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    Take a look at this. Happy to discuss more and collaborate: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/517/topics/1274194-get-...

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  • Michael HaasBusiness Member
    Real Estate Agent · Sammamish, 🌧️ Seattle Investor-Agent | 🤑 Helped 400+ Clients Invest in Real Estate | 🏘️ Owns 23 WA Rentals & Airbnbs | 🏗️ Built 5 DADU's | 📈 You Can Do It Too · Member since 2016 · 725 posts · 3k+ votes
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    @Purva Raichura feel free to add me to your user list as well! My contact info is in my signature below.

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  • Bo SmithPro Member
    Hinton, WV · Member since 2026 · 1k+ posts · 373 votes
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    The missing piece in most feasibility tools is follow-up tracking once you identify a site. You find a good spot but then what? No system to stay on that lead, track outreach to the owner, or manage the actual deal flow. Most tools just give you data and leave you hanging. Are you planning to connect site analysis to actual deal management?

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