We spent 10 years in real estate before writing a single line of code

Here's the thing nobody tells you about building permit software: the problem isn't technical. It's that every city in America has different zoning rules, different codes, different processes. There's no API for "can I build an ADU on this lot in Dallas?"

So we built one.

My son and I spent a decade in real estate — buying land, developing properties, running into the same wall every time: weeks of research just to figure out if a property was buildable. We'd pay consultants $2-5K or burn 40+ hours on municipal websites that look like they were built in 2003.

ReadyPermit.ai takes any US address and returns a full buildability report in 60 seconds. Zoning classification, setback requirements, flood zone risk, ADU eligibility, permit complexity scoring — all sourced from real municipal data.

Who it's for:

• Real estate developers doing site selection

• Investors evaluating properties before offers

• Homeowners exploring ADU or renovation potential

• Lenders doing property risk assessment

We're live, we have paying customers, and we just crossed 15,000 sign-ups across our property platforms.

Would love to hear from anyone else building in proptech or real estate. What tools do you wish existed?

Check it out: readypermit.ai