Hey BP community,I'm a developer exploring a new tech tool for real estate agents and wanted to get a gut check from the pros here who really focus on the business and ROI side of things.My hypothesis is that while many agents use free AI tools for a first draft, the hidden "cost" is the significant time spent manually editing for compliance, optimizing for search, and then rewriting everything again for Facebook and Instagram.My question for you is: In your business, how much tangible value would you place on a single tool that could instantly handle that entire workflow?

MANY newbies make the mistake of prepping their rentals like they're going to live in them - instead of "Maintaining to the Neighborhood".One of two things will happen if you don't follow this guideline:Over-Improvement: yes, you often get a tenant faster, but there is a limit to how much you can spend on improvements and get enough higher rental income to get a return on your investment (ROI). - At a bare minimum, you want higher rents to cover your funds spent BEFORE you have to spend more money fixing those exact same things again.Under-Improvement: you risk becoming a slumlord and only attracting slumtenants:(- You don't want to do this on Class A and B properties. - You have to walk a fine line with Class C and D properties.Easiest way to monitor or learn how to Maintain to the Neighborhood your property is in - check out interior pics of the rental competition on Zillow. 

In the future, you may want to consider having your project manager or BDM enable Zapier integration to make process workflow automated.

Our tenants have given great feedback, and it’s definitely freed up time for our staff.Is anyone else using AI tools in their property management workflow?

I'm diving headfirst into real estate investing here—focused, committed, and getting creative to make the numbers work.My background is in operations, accounting, and production management, and I’ve spent years handling everything from payroll and insurance to workflow and vendor negotiation.

Are there particular vendors or workflow tips that have made your projects run smoother, especially when aiming for premium tenant markets or resale? 

Quote from @James McGovern: Agents likely would rather answer the same questions repeatedly than to take on this type of expenseThanks so much for your input — really appreciate the honesty.Totally understand that some agents might prefer answering questions directly rather than taking on another monthly expense.That said, the idea here isn’t just to avoid conversations — it’s to avoid paying for bad leads in the first place, especially on platforms like Zillow where the same lead might be passed to 5 different agents.This tool is more about filtering noise and saving time, not replacing the human connection when it counts.But I get it — every workflow is different.

You said 'get the equity out', but you keep talking not about getting equity out but lowering the borrowing costs on the new improvements.

The more I think about AI and data collection (especially if this data can be collected automatically) I really think the sky is the limit. it makes sense to use this new technology to automate tasks, increase efficiency and likely improve your RE portfolio. 

Here's our workflow:1.