See the house before you drive there.
Nothing burns a day like driving to a showing and finding a roof problem, a location that doesn't fit or a house that doesn't match the numbers you ran. Property intel and Location intel, at the top of the Deal calculator, give you a quick picture of the house, its roof and what's nearby. In minutes you can catch the red flags, before you build a deal on the wrong assumptions or waste a showing.
Why it matters
- Catch condition red flags early. A Street View image and a quick Google check tell you whether the numbers you're about to run match the property in front of you.
- Raise the roof question first. Roof intel flags size, pitch and shading so you know whether to ask about the roof before you talk repairs.
- Sell the location to buyers. Nearby essentials help you describe the location to buyers and sense how livable it is.
Steps
- Open the property in the Deal calculator. Property intel is the first section on the page.
- Look at the Street View image. It's for reference only, so treat it as a starting point, not the current condition.
- Review Roof intel: roof area, facets, pitch, shading, peak sun hours, solar fit and the imagery date. Check the imagery date so you know how recent the picture is.
- Scroll to Location intel to see nearby essentials within a quarter mile: grocery, hospital, pharmacy, gas, park and transit.
- Click Search this address on Google and look at the house and any photos you can find before you trust any number further down the page.
Good to know
- Roof intel is a signal, not an inspection. If the roof matters to the deal, get it looked at.
- The Street View image may be older than you think. Photos from Google often tell you more about current condition.
- Use what you see here to pick the right Condition later in the MAO form.
- Next on the page is Neighbourhood class, which tells you what kind of area the house sits in.