Question 1

What does Topout do, and what does it not do?

Accepted Answer

Topout keeps permits, bids, draws, ROI, comps, listing copy, and a readiness packet on a project file. It does not replace the operator, contractor, broker, or MLS, and it does not directly publish listings.

Question 2

How does contractor bid selection work?

Accepted Answer

Enter a bid against a contractor in the operator's directory with its trade, amount, and received date. The comparison view highlights the lowest amount; the operator approves a bid manually. “Recommended” means the bid is both lowest and manually APPROVED—it is not an autonomous contractor award.

Question 3

What data feeds ARV comp monitoring?

Accepted Answer

The current product uses project comps entered directly or copied from the reusable library: address, neighborhood, sale price, square feet, beds, and baths. A manual refresh updates the refresh timestamp and recalculates project ARV as the median of current comp sale prices; it does not claim an external MLS or nightly data feed.

Question 4

What triggers MLS auto-listing?

Accepted Answer

Topout does not currently trigger an MLS publish. Its readiness checks require at least one photo, a cleared permit or final inspection, project status FINAL or LISTED, saved listing copy, and a positive asking price. The actual feed connection and owner step are still labeled pending in the UI; Topout generates broker-ready materials for review.

Question 5

Where is project data stored?

Accepted Answer

Project records and workflow rows are persisted in the app's configured Postgres database through Prisma. Project photos are written under public/uploads/projects/<projectId>/, with the public storage path recorded in ProjectPhoto.

Question 6

Who is Topout for—and who is it not for?

Accepted Answer

Topout is for solo rehabbers and small acquisition teams running fix-and-flip work from close through broker review. It is not a contractor marketplace, an MLS publishing service, or a broad team/CRM replacement; the current workflow is an authenticated operator workspace with contractor records and project tools.