Adding the ability to run sensitivity analyses for ARV, rehab costs, or holding period can help flippers stress-test deals and make the tool valuable for regular use.

Circling back on this one given I'm one of those longtime Guesty for Hosts customers that is only (now) testing out Guesty Lite and testing it side by side with Hospitable.

We have some competition on posting the detailed smokies data!

I’ve successfully built a stack that automates the intake and skip-tracing process for approximately $0.15–$0.30 per lead (API costs only).The Strategic Flow:Data Integrity: Using Google Address Autocomplete to ensure zero-error data entry from the start.Instant Valuation: Pulling real-time market data to provide the seller with a custom offer range immediately.Automated Skip Tracing: The system automatically pulls legal owner names, mobile numbers, and emails the second the form is submitted.Remote Management: I manage the entire logic (margins, repair costs, SMS triggers) through a Slack/Telegram integration so I don't need a heavy CRM.I’m currently running this through a Google Sheets backend to keep the tech stack lightweight.I’m curious to hear from the veterans here—at what volume does it make sense to move away from 'all-in-one' platforms and into custom API-driven automation?

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Once a system controls the payment flow, it doesn’t have to rethink its data model, workflows, or assumptions.At roughly $40,000 per year for every 1,000 properties, payment handling isn’t nickel-and-diming — it’s extraction.

Good in theory, but we never really got to test because we ended up placing a mutual friend (employed at the hospital nonetheless but not a med student) in the home, who lived there over the last 4 years with different roommates.

FHA has self sufficiency test so will only work in nicer areas on 2 units which exempts that test.

Ended up building a small tool with a friend that connects to the applicant's bank through Plaid and pulls the real transaction data.

Curious how others are stress-testing deals.