How much does REI Today AI cost for landlords?

REI Today AI is free to start. The free plan includes property management, lease tracking, maintenance requests, and marketplace access. Paid plans with AI chatbot features start at $29/month — significantly less than AppFolio ($280/mo minimum) or Buildium ($58/mo).

Is REI Today AI free for contractors and handymen?

Yes. Contractors and handymen can join REI Today AI 100% free — forever. No fees, no commissions. You set your own rates and get paid directly via Stripe.

How does REI Today AI match landlords with contractors?

Our AI analyzes the maintenance request, contractor availability, ratings, and proximity to match property owners with the best-fit verified contractor — often within the same day.

How many properties can I manage with REI Today AI?

REI Today AI is designed for small landlords managing 1 to 100 units. All plans support unlimited properties and units within your portfolio.

Can tenants submit maintenance requests through REI Today AI?

Yes. Tenants can submit maintenance requests with photos, set priority levels, and track status from open to completed. Landlords receive instant notifications and can assign contractors directly from the marketplace.

What makes REI Today AI different from AppFolio or Buildium?

REI Today AI is built specifically for small landlords (1-100 units) who self-manage their properties. Unlike AppFolio and Buildium which target large property management companies with high minimums, REI Today AI starts free, includes an AI chatbot assistant, and has a built-in contractor marketplace.

Wholesale Deal Tracking: Simple Pipeline Metrics That Keep You Profitable

If your wholesaling pipeline is only tracked in your head, you do not have a pipeline—you have vibes. Metrics turn acquisition into a machine you can tune.

The minimum pipeline stages

Keep it simple at first:

New lead
Contacted
Appointment set
Offer made
Under contract
Assigned / closed
Dead (with a reason)

The power is not the labels—it is forced consistency.

Metrics that actually matter

1) Lead cost per appointment

If leads are cheap but appointments are rare, your bottleneck is contact or message-market fit.

2) Offers per appointment

Low offers-per-appointment usually means underwriting fear, weak motivation discovery, or talking to the wrong owners.

3) Contract rate per offer

If offers do not convert, your offers may be misaligned—or your follow-up after offer is weak.

4) Average assignment fee (and dispersion)

Track average and worst cases. One bad deal can erase multiple good ones if you are not watching tail risk.

Lead source ROI

Tag every lead with a source. Monthly, compare:

Spend
Appointments
Contracts
Fees

Kill sources that fail repeatedly.

Operational cashflow: the other ledger

Many wholesalers also hold rentals. If you ignore rental operations, you can “win” on assignments and still feel broke.

Use separate systems intentionally:

CRM for acquisitions
Operations software for rentals

REI Today AI is built for rental operations: rent, maintenance, contractors, messaging, and AI assistance.

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Fix the metric that is worst first. If rental operations is the hidden leak, start with REI Today AI.