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Real Estate Planner

64 words1 min read#Finance#Planning#Research

A decision tool for comparing buying, renting, and investing through transparent financial models.

StatusIn Progress
Started2026
Stageresearch
Progress35%

Why

Housing decisions are long-term decisions, but many tools oversimplify them. I want something that makes tradeoffs easier to understand.

Goal

Help people compare buy, rent, and invest paths without relying on opaque assumptions.

Current Focus

  • Scenario comparison
  • Mortgage modeling
  • Decision transparency

Real Estate Planner sits between financial modeling and product design.

The real challenge is not just the math. It is presenting competing assumptions clearly enough that a person can actually reason through them.

Current direction

I am treating this as a research-heavy product:

  • the modeling needs to be correct
  • the assumptions need to stay visible
  • the output needs to help decisions, not overwhelm them