All Forum Posts by: Yosef Katz

Hey there, 

@La'Keita, we are not actually affiliated with Zillow.  Our free side uses the Zillow API for demonstration purposes only, however our premium side uses our premium source of comps that offers way more than what you can get with Zillow, and far more accurate.  

There's a lot of cheap house flipping software out there all of which (because their pricing) they all without exception use the Zillow API and in so doing they will do a very poor job of coming up good comps for you, and your valuation is going to be a crapshoot at best.  

Another distinction is that the Zillow API is not the same data that you will get on Zillow.  It is a far smaller and more inaccurate data set that Zillow itself is required to limit due to their data sharing agreements.

This is why we stopped using the Zillow API on the premium side and why on the free side we have an add your own comps section, so that you can augment your analysis with better comps. 

You can tell cheap software if it's coming up with comps for you for under $50 for an unlimited number of comps.  They might have other things going for them, but if you're using them for comps or valuation then your entire analysis is going to be severely flawed.   

@James Williams I've seen a number of reviews about us on this forum which you should be able to find using the search functionality.  I'm also happy to answer any questions directly.

@Yosef Katz I recommend staying local until you are sure it won’t work for you. Being able to stay on top of your properties is a big advantage versus out of state and a lot of people are having success locally so it’s worth trying to make it work closer to home.