Investment Deal Finder

Investment Deal Finder

Overview

Surface and screen investment candidates against a simple, transparent rubric: acquisition price vs. estimated value (equity/margin) and, for rentals, rent vs. price (gross yield). Return a ranked shortlist with the math shown.

Use [realtyapi-api](../realtyapi-api/SKILL.md) for auth and endpoint discovery.

When to Use

• "Find foreclosure/auction deals in {county}."
• "Show price-reduced or below-market homes in {area}."
• "Which rentals here cash-flow best?"
• Building an investor's lead list for buy-and-hold or flips.

Workflow

1. Strategy? Distressed/auction (→ auction), discounted resale (→ listing

portals with price-reduced/sold filters), or rental-yield (→ listing + rental portals). Confirm the target market and budget.

1. Source candidates — search the relevant portal(s) with filters (price ceiling,

type, status, "price reduced" where supported). Paginate within a cap.

1. Add value context — for each promising candidate, pull the valuation/estimate

and (for rentals) typical rent (rental_market* or comparable rentals).

1. Screen with the rubric:

• Equity/margin = (estimated value − price) / estimated value.
• Gross yield = annual rent / price (rentals).
• Note obvious risks (auction = as-is, unknown condition/liens; thin comps).

1. Rank by the user's objective (margin, yield, or a blend) and present.

Output Format

# Investment Candidates: {strategy} in {area}

Budget: {} · Portal(s): {} · Screened {N} of {M} found

| # | Address | Price | Est. value | Equity % | Est. rent | Gross yield | Risk | Link |
|--:|---------|------:|-----------:|--------:|----------:|------------:|------|------|

## Top Picks
1. {address} — why it scores: {margin/yield}, watch-outs: {}
2. …

## Method & Caveats
- Equity % = (est. value − price)/est. value · Gross yield = annual rent/price
- Estimates are model-based; auction props are as-is — verify condition, liens, fees.
- Not investment advice; do full due diligence before offering.

Common Pitfalls

• Don't present model estimates as guaranteed value; distressed comps are noisy.
• Auction/foreclosure = as-is — always flag unknown condition, liens, and buyer fees.
• Yield from listing rents is a rough gross figure (excludes vacancy, taxes, mgmt).
• Respect credits — screening adds valuation/rent calls per candidate; cap the set

and tell the user the count.

• Make clear this is research, not financial advice.

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: realtyapi
• Source: realtyapi/realtyapi-skills
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.