Frequently asked questions
Everything investors ask before their first report — and a few things worth knowing after.
Getting started
Getting started
What does Dwelize do?
Dwelize turns an address into a practical rental-property underwriting report.
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Do I need an account?
Yes — sign in with Google or an email and password to create and manage reports.
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What do I need to enter to get a report?
Start with an address; add the asking price and estimated rent on the report page.
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How long does a report take?
Most analyses finish in under a minute, depending on live data and AI availability.
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How the numbers work
What is ARV and how is it estimated?
ARV is an AI-generated estimate of a property’s value after planned repairs.
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Can I change the assumptions?
Yes. Financing, operating-cost, vacancy, maintenance, and repair inputs are all editable.
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What metrics does a report include?
Reports show the core cash-flow and return metrics used to compare rental deals.
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Where does the default mortgage rate come from?
Dwelize looks up a live 30-year rate and falls back safely if the feed is unavailable.
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Comps & valuation
How do comps change the ARV?
When selected comps produce a valuation, Dwelize uses that comp-derived ARV as the report’s current value.
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Are comparable properties loaded automatically?
No. The report owner chooses when to search for comps, and Dwelize does not re-fetch them automatically.
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Can I choose which comps to use?
Yes. Review the returned properties and select the comps that best match the subject property.
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What does the valuation confidence badge mean?
It summarizes how strong the selected-comp set is, based on the available comparable-property data.
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Pricing & data
Is Dwelize free?
There is no payment system today—sign in and start analyzing deals.
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Where does property data come from?
Dwelize combines Mapbox location data with public and third-party sources.
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Is my data private?
Reports are not publicly listed, but anyone with a report link can read it.
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What happens if a data source is unavailable?
Dwelize uses safe fallbacks where possible, so an outage does not automatically prevent a useful report.
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Does Dwelize cover US properties?
Dwelize is built for US real estate investors and its underwriting workflow is tailored to US rental deals.
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