Closed private beta

Underwrite
the property
before you
tour it

Give us an address and as much or as little as you know. StickBuilt returns the estimated after-repair value, what the town's own bylaw likely allows you to build, and the evidence behind both.

All 351 Massachusetts townsModels trained on Massachusetts dataWalkthrough on sample data
Deal verdict · comp-anchored ARVSample
SUBJECT PROPERTY
Luxury new build · Wellesley
Aligned12 comps · same-town luxury tier
Top 5 comps, as soldAdjusted to subjectPresent value
COMPS WEIGHTED
All 12
PEER SET
Same town
ESTIMATE SITS
Mid-range
THE COMPS BEHIND THIS NUMBER
Comp 1, WellesleyNew build · Mar 2026
Comp 2, WellesleyNew build · Jan 2026
Comp 3, NeedhamNew build · Nov 2025
Comp 4, WellesleyGut reno · Sep 2025
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Why it exists

The research step
eats the week

Sizing up a property means opening a dozen tabs. Listing sites for what sold nearby. Assessor cards for what is actually there. Land records, plans, and a town bylaw PDF for what you might be able to build. Hours later you still have a guess, and you have only looked at one address.

StickBuilt sits at that research step and does the sifting. You get automated estimates grounded in real data, in one place, so you can tell early which addresses deserve real time and which ones do not.

Listing sitesAssessor cardsLand recordsBylaw PDFsOverlay mapsA spreadsheet
Collapses into
One pass, minutes
Value and zoning,
side by side

With the evidence attached, so the next call is a decision instead of more searching.

Outputs

What you walk
away with

Our comprehensive reports arrive in minutes as shareable PDFs you can put in front of a partner or a lender.

01 · The ARV Report

The number and
its receipts

Tell us the address and as much or as little as you know: renovation scope, current condition, the finishes you have in mind.

·An after-repair value estimate, tuned to property type: single-family, condo, multi-family.
·The market evidence it rests on, laid out so you can follow the reasoning. Not a black box.
·A neighborhood market snapshot: what is selling, at what prices, how fast.
·Plain-language advisories wherever the data says to be careful.
Deal verdictSample
DEAL VERDICT · COMP-ANCHORED ARV
Aligned12 comps · same-town luxury tier
Top 5 comps, as soldAdjusted to subjectPresent value
THE COMPS BEHIND THIS NUMBER
SALESOLDADJUSTMENT
Comp 1, WellesleyMar 2026+7%
Comp 2, WellesleyJan 2026−3%
Comp 3, NeedhamNov 2025+4%
Comp 4, WellesleySep 2025−4%

The comps agree closely: twelve same-town new-construction sales, and the estimate sits near the middle of them.

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02 · The Zoning Report

What the town will
likely let you do

Describe what you have in mind: an addition, an ADU, a teardown, a subdivision.

·Your parcel's zoning characteristics, determined from real data.
·What is likely allowed by right, what will likely need a special permit, and what is likely prohibited.
·The dimensional math against your lot: setbacks, lot coverage, height, minimum lot size.
·Overlay districts and special conditions flagged.
·Every answer grounded in real sources.
Zoning reportSample
SUBJECT PROPERTY
Three-family conversion · Dorchester
Special permit required
A three-family is allowed in this district, but the side setback is short by inches and the lot is one parking space under the requirement, so relief is needed on both.
Min lot areaMet
Front setbackMet
Side setbackShort by inches
HeightMet
Lot coverageMet
ParkingOne space short
REPORT CONFIDENCEHigh

Cited to section and subsection, with the overlay districts that touch the parcel listed underneath. Confirm with the municipality before relying on any verdict.

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03 · Your history

Your reports,
saved as you go

Every report you run is saved to your account automatically, so the work is there when you come back to a deal.

·Both reports with a PDF option, ready to forward to your team.
·Every address you have run, with the date you ran it.
·Screening only pays off if the work survives the deal falling through. Most of them do.
My reportsSample
Luxury new build · Wellesley
ARV + ZONING · MAR 2026
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Two-bed condo reno · South Boston
ZONING · FEB 2026
View PDF
Three-family conversion · Dorchester
ARV · FEB 2026
View PDF
Luxury new build · Weston
ARV + ZONING · JAN 2026
View PDF
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Coverage

Massachusetts is
our home base

One state, covered end to end, rather than a few metro ZIP codes everywhere.

Any address, same methodThe same process applies to any parcel you bring us: we contextualize it with our data and give you the best answer we can.
A hard place to startHundreds of separate bylaws, no statewide zoning code, evidence that shifts town by town. What holds up here travels.
Proof the system worksGetting Massachusetts right is what tells us the pipeline is sound enough to point at a new market.
More to comeNew England is the near horizon and the country sits past it. The bar for opening a market doesn't move.

Where we are now is a starting point, not a limit.

How the coverage scalesParcel up
Parcel+Any address you bring usone lot, one report
TownReal data, every market we opensales and district rules alike
StateMassachusetts, end to endlive today
BeyondNew England, then wherever the work takes usno end date, no border

The unit of work is a single parcel, so the method does not change when the footprint does. Opening a market is a data problem, not a rewrite.

See how a property gets screenedWalk through the workflow on three sample properties.→
Method

How we
get there

Source documents and statistical evidence. No summaries of summaries.

ARV

Separate engines,
one state

Our valuation models are trained exclusively on Massachusetts data, with separate engines for single-families, condos, and multi-families, because a Dorchester triple-decker and a Wellesley colonial do not obey the same math. When the local evidence is thin, we say so instead of faking precision.

ZONING

The bylaw as
enacted today

We maintain and refresh our zoning data on a continuous cycle. Your parcel's information comes from official records, and every answer can be backed up. Determinations are still made by local officials, so the report is built to be checked, not trusted blindly.

What it is not

Value estimates are generated by statistical models from market data; they are not appraisals. Zoning reports are prepared from official bylaws and parcel records for information only; determinations are made by local officials, so confirm with the building department before you commit.

During the beta

Outputs are provisional and features move week to week. The Beta Program Terms spell out exactly what that means for testers.

Walkthrough

See the workflow

Walkthrough · sample data only

Three worked examples, not a live tool. Pick one to watch the steps a report goes through, then switch between the ARV verdict and the zoning report above the analysis. It shows you what the reports cover, not the app screen for screen; the app is in beta and moves week to week, and the properties and every number behind them are invented for the sake of visualization.

Pricing

Coming soon

StickBuilt is in closed beta, and it is free for testers while it runs. We will publish plans when we open it up.

Questions about access
Contact us

Tell us the towns you work and what you are trying to figure out.

Beta testers

Welcome back

Sign in and pick up where you left off. Your saved reports and history are where you left them.

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Not a tester yet? The walkthrough shows the workflow on sample data, no account needed.