AI Tools for Real Estate Wholesalers

Built by CyclSales — AI-powered CRM for real estate investors.

Give Claude an address. It pulls owner info, tax records, mortgage data, red flags, and a motivation score — all from public records, in under 2 minutes. No paid lookup tools needed.

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What You’ll Need Before Starting

Total cost to get started: ~$25/month (Claude Pro + a few dollars in Perplexity credits). Firecrawl and the Chrome extension are free.

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Step 1: Install Claude Code

Claude Code is a command-line tool that lets you talk to Claude inside your terminal. If you’ve never used a terminal before, don’t worry — you just type and press Enter.

On Mac

1. Press Cmd + Space to open Spotlight
2. Type Terminal and press Enter — a window with a blinking cursor opens
3. Copy this line, paste it in (Cmd + V), and press Enter:

   curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash
   

4. Wait for it to finish — you’ll see “Claude Code successfully installed!”
5. Type claude and press Enter to start it
6. It will open your browser to sign in — log in with your Claude account (you need at least a Pro plan at $20/month)
7. Once signed in, go back to your terminal — you’re in Claude Code

On Windows

1. Install Git first — download it from git-scm.com/downloads/win, run the installer, click “Next” on every screen
2. Press Win + X and select Windows PowerShell
3. Paste this line and press Enter:

   irm https://claude.ai/install.ps1 | iex
   

4. Close PowerShell and open it again (so it recognizes the new claude command)
5. Type claude and press Enter
6. Sign in with your Claude account when the browser opens

Don’t have a Claude account yet?

1. Go to claude.ai/pricing
2. Sign up for the Pro plan ($20/month) — this is the minimum needed for Claude Code
3. You can use Google, Apple, or email to create your account

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Step 2: Get Your Perplexity API Key

Perplexity lets Claude search the internet for property data, neighborhood info, and comparable sales. This is what makes the tool pull live data instead of asking you to look things up.

Important: A Perplexity Pro chat subscription ($20/month) is NOT the same thing as API access. You need API credits, which are billed separately.

How to get the key

1. Go to perplexity.ai and create an account (Google sign-in is fastest)
2. Once logged in, go to perplexity.ai/settings/api
   • Or click your profile icon (bottom-left) → Settings → API tab
3. Add a payment method — you need to add a credit card before you can create a key
4. Load prepaid credits — start with $5, that’s enough for dozens of property lookups
   • Perplexity uses prepaid credits (you pay upfront, not after). When credits run out, calls stop working. $5 lasts a long time for this use case.
5. Click “Generate New Key”
6. Give it a name (something like “Claude Code” or “Wholesaler Tools”)
7. Copy the key immediately — it starts with pplx- and looks like pplx-abc123def456...
   • You will NOT be able to see it again after you close this screen. If you lose it, just generate a new one.

Save this key somewhere — you’ll paste it into a config file in Step 5.

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Step 3: Get Your Firecrawl API Key

Firecrawl lets Claude scrape websites like Redfin, Zillow, and county tax records. It reads the data off those pages so Claude can analyze it.

Create your account

1. Go to firecrawl.dev and click “Start for free” (or go directly to firecrawl.dev/signin)
2. Make sure you’re on the “Sign Up” tab at the top — not “Log In”
3. Pick how you want to sign up:
   • Continue with Google — fastest, one click
   • Continue with GitHub — one click if you have a GitHub account
   • Email + password — enter your email, create a password, click “Create Account”
4. You might see a CAPTCHA checkbox — just check the box and complete it if it pops up
5. No credit card needed to create an account

Get your API key

1. After signing up, you’ll land on your Dashboard at firecrawl.dev/app
2. Your API key is shown right on the main dashboard screen — look for a string that starts with fc-
3. If you don’t see it, click “API Keys” in the left sidebar, or go directly to firecrawl.dev/app/api-keys
4. Click the copy icon next to the key to copy it
5. The key looks like fc-a1b2c3d4e5f6... — save it somewhere safe

Free credits and adding money

You start with 500 free credits — no credit card needed. One credit = one page scraped. Each property lookup uses about 5-10 credits (Redfin listing, tax records, etc.), so 500 credits gets you roughly 50-100 property lookups.

When your free credits run out, you’ll need to upgrade:

1. Go to firecrawl.dev/app and click “Upgrade” or go to the billing section

2. Pick a plan:

   Plan	Price	Credits/Month
   Free	$0	500 one-time (not monthly)
   Hobby	$9/month	3,000/month
   Standard	$47/month	100,000/month

   The Hobby plan at $9/month is more than enough for most wholesalers doing 10-20 property lookups per week.

3. Enter your credit card and confirm

Heads up: Free credits are a one-time allotment, not monthly. Once they’re gone, they’re gone. There’s no pay-per-use option — you have to pick a monthly plan when you need more.

Save your API key somewhere — you’ll paste it into a config file in Step 5.

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Step 4: Install Claude in Chrome (Optional)

County assessor and tax websites use interactive forms — dropdown menus, search buttons, multi-page results. Normal web scrapers can’t handle these. The Claude in Chrome extension lets Claude actually use your browser: fill in forms, click buttons, and read the results.

Without it, Property Recon still works — Claude will give you the county website URL and tell you what to search manually. With it, Claude does the county lookup automatically.

How to install

1. Open Google Chrome on your computer (this only works in Chrome)
2. Go to the Chrome Web Store listing
3. Click “Add to Chrome”
4. Click “Add extension” in the popup
5. That’s it — the extension runs in the background when Claude Code needs it

No configuration needed. Claude Code detects it automatically.

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Step 5: Connect Your API Keys

Now you need to tell Claude Code where to find your Perplexity and Firecrawl keys. You do this by creating a config file.

Option A: Global config (works in every project)

1. Open your terminal

2. Create the config folder and file:

   Mac/Linux:

   mkdir -p ~/.claude && touch ~/.claude/mcp.json
   

   Windows (PowerShell):

   New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path "$env:USERPROFILE\.claude" | Out-Null
   New-Item -ItemType File -Force -Path "$env:USERPROFILE\.claude\mcp.json" | Out-Null
   

3. Open the file in a text editor and paste this (replace the two API keys with yours):

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "perplexity": {
         "command": "npx",
         "args": ["-y", "@perplexity-ai/mcp-server"],
         "env": {
           "PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "pplx-your-key-here"
         }
       },
       "firecrawl": {
         "command": "npx",
         "args": ["-y", "firecrawl-mcp"],
         "env": {
           "FIRECRAWL_API_KEY": "fc-your-key-here"
         }
       }
     }
   }
   

4. Save the file

5. Fully quit and restart Claude Code — it only reads this file on startup

Option B: Project-only config

If you only want these tools available in one project folder, create a .mcp.json file in that project folder instead of ~/.claude/mcp.json. Same contents.

How to verify it’s working

1. Start Claude Code (claude in your terminal)
2. Look for “perplexity” and “firecrawl” in the MCP server list when Claude starts up
3. If you don’t see them, double-check your key formatting and restart Claude Code

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Step 6: Download the Wholesaler Tools

1. Open your terminal and navigate to wherever you want to keep projects:

   cd ~/Documents
   

2. Clone this repo:

   git clone https://github.com/miron-tech/wholesaler-claude-skills.git
   

3. Copy the tool files into your project folder:

   cp -r wholesaler-claude-skills/.claudeskills your-project/.claudeskills
   cp wholesaler-claude-skills/CLAUDE.md your-project/CLAUDE.md
   

   Replace your-project with whatever folder you want to work from. If you don’t have a project folder yet, create one:

   mkdir ~/Documents/my-wholesale-deals
   cp -r wholesaler-claude-skills/.claudeskills ~/Documents/my-wholesale-deals/.claudeskills
   cp wholesaler-claude-skills/CLAUDE.md ~/Documents/my-wholesale-deals/CLAUDE.md
   

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Step 7: Use It

1. Open Claude Code inside your project folder:

   cd ~/Documents/my-wholesale-deals
   claude
   

2. Give it an address:

   Run property recon on 4821 Cedar Ln, Memphis TN 38118
   

3. Add any context you have to get better results:

   Run property recon on 4821 Cedar Ln, Memphis TN 38118. Looks vacant, overgrown yard, mail piling up.
   

Claude will pull owner info, tax records, comps, and red flags. It takes about 1-2 minutes depending on which MCP servers you have connected.

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What Property Recon Pulls

Without any MCP servers, Claude will ask you to provide the data manually and still calculate the motivation score.

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Rehab Estimator

Give Claude property photos and it produces a line-item rehab estimate. Photos can come from anywhere:

• A listing — give Claude a Redfin or Zillow URL (or just the address, it’ll find it) and it browses the photos via Chrome
• Your own photos — took photos on a walkthrough or drive-by? Drop them in a folder and give Claude the path
• Google Drive — seller or agent sent you photos? Download them to a folder and point Claude at it

What it produces:

• R.E.H.A.B.+F Score — 6-zone condition grading (Roof/Exterior, Electrical/HVAC, Hydro/Plumbing, All Interior Surfaces, Bathrooms/Kitchen, Foundation/Structure)
• Line-item repair budget — every item with cost ranges, not single numbers
• Three scenarios — rental-ready (minimum viable), mid-range flip, and full worst-case
• Hidden cost risks — flags items photos can’t confirm (asbestos, galvanized pipes, foundation movement) based on year built
• Deal impact — plugs repair numbers into the 70% rule to calculate your max offer

Examples:

Run a rehab estimate on 9631 Silver Meadow Dr, Dallas TX 75217. Listed on Redfin as investor special.

Run a rehab estimate using the photos in ~/Desktop/cedar-ln-photos/

I have property photos in ~/Downloads/seller-photos/. Run a rehab estimate for 4821 Cedar Ln, Memphis TN. 3/2, 1,400 sqft, built 1972, slab foundation.

Works best after Property Recon — it uses the property details (year built, foundation type, HVAC type) to make smarter estimates.

MCP needed: Depends on your photo source. Listing photos need Chrome + Firecrawl. Local folder photos need nothing — Claude reads images directly. All sources use Perplexity for local contractor costs.

What Rehab Estimator Analyzes

Cost tables are calibrated for DFW with adjustment factors for Memphis, Houston, San Antonio, Phoenix, Atlanta, and other major investor markets.

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Comp Analyzer

Give Claude a property address and it finds comparable sales, calculates ARV, and tells you your max offer — no manual comp research needed.

What it does:

1. Wide search — uses Perplexity to find recent sales near the subject property (adjustable radius and time window)
2. Deep scrape — uses Firecrawl to pull detailed data from Redfin, Zillow, and county records for each comp
3. Filter & adjust — keeps only qualified comps (±20% sqft, ±1 bed/bath, within 1 mile, last 90 days) and applies adjustments for differences in size, features, and condition
4. Calculate ARV — averages adjusted $/sqft across remaining comps, cross-references with Zillow/Redfin automated estimates, assigns a confidence level
5. Deal math — runs the 70% rule with your repair estimate to give you a max allowable offer range

Examples:

Run comps for 4821 Cedar Ln, Memphis TN 38118. 3/2, 1,450 sqft, built 1960. Needs full rehab, estimated repairs $50K.

What's the ARV on 512 Walnut Rd, Dallas TX? It's a 4/3, 2,200 sqft. Renovated condition.

Pull comps for this deal — I need to build a package for my buyers.

Works best after Property Recon — it uses the property details (beds, baths, sqft, condition) to find better comps. But you can run it standalone with any address.

What Comp Analyzer Pulls

Confidence levels: The report tells you how reliable the ARV estimate is — HIGH (4+ tight comps), MODERATE (3-4 comps with some variance), LOW (1-2 comps or wide search area), VERY LOW (no good comps, zip code averages only). You always know how much to trust the number.

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Seller Conversation Coach

Paste any seller conversation — text threads, emails, call notes — and get the exact next message to send.

What it does:

1. Reads the conversation — identifies seller motivation level, emotional state, and objections
2. Detects creative finance opportunities — catches when a seller mentions their mortgage, low rate, or payments
3. Recommends your next message — the actual words to send, not a generic template
4. Explains why it works — so you learn to read sellers, not just copy-paste
5. Predicts their response — tells you what they’ll likely say back and how to handle each scenario

Examples:

Here's my text thread with a seller on Cedar View Rd. He hasn't responded in 5 days. What should I say?

This seller keeps saying her neighbor sold for $175K. How do I handle this objection?

Probate lead — daughter inherited the house, sounds overwhelmed. What's the right approach?

Works best after Property Recon — it uses your intel (tax status, ownership length, Redfin estimate) to calibrate the coaching. But you can run it standalone with just the conversation.

MCP needed: None — this skill runs standalone. Enhanced by Property Recon and Comp Analyzer data when available.

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Help Us Map More Cities

Property Recon can auto-check code violations in cities that publish open data (Dallas, New Orleans, LA, San Francisco, Buffalo, Mesa AZ, Seattle — so far). For other cities, it falls back to a phone number.

If you find a city with an open data portal for code violations — open an issue. There’s a template that takes 30 seconds to fill out. We’ll add it to the lookup table so it works automatically for everyone.

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Creative Finance Structurer

When a cash offer doesn’t work, structure a creative deal instead. Give Claude the property details, the seller’s situation, and the existing mortgage info — it runs the numbers on every structure and tells you which one to use.

What it does:

1. Analyzes the deal for creative finance viability — subject-to, seller financing, lease option, wrap mortgage, and hybrids
2. Calculates the full math — monthly payments, cash flow, equity position, cash-on-cash ROI, and exit scenarios
3. Compares creative vs. cash offer — shows both options side by side so you can see the real difference
4. Writes your seller pitch — the exact words to say to present the creative offer
5. Discloses the risks — due-on-sale clause, legal complexity, what to watch for

Examples:

Structure a deal for 742 Maple Ave, San Antonio TX 78201. Owner owes $95K at 3.25%, 24 years left. Property worth $165K as-is. Relocating in 30 days.

Cash offer doesn't pencil on this one — what creative structures make sense for 4821 Cedar Ln, Memphis TN?

Seller is free and clear on a house worth $180K. She wants income, not a lump sum. What do I offer her?

Works best after Property Recon and Comp Analyzer — uses the mortgage data, ARV, and repair totals from those reports. But you can run it standalone with the details you have.

MCP needed: Perplexity (pulls current mortgage rates and rental rates so the math is based on real numbers, not assumptions).

What Creative Finance Structurer Analyzes

Every analysis includes a cash offer comparison so you always know the difference between creative and traditional.

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Deal Stacker

Stop chasing 20 leads equally. Stack-rank your pipeline so you spend this week on the 3 deals most likely to close and pay you.

What it does:

1. Scores every deal across 5 dimensions — Spread (profit potential), Temperature (seller motivation), Ability (deal certainty), Clock (speed to close), Kick (effort required) — 0-25 points total
2. Classifies each deal by exit strategy — cash assignment, sub-to, seller finance, lease option, or JV — before ranking
3. Identifies your top 3 deals to focus on this week — with the ONE next action per deal, not vague advice
4. Verifies ARV when spread is thin — uses Perplexity and Firecrawl to cross-check numbers before you prioritize on bad data
5. Flags what’s dying — stale leads, expiring contracts, deals with no buyer and 10 days left
6. Builds a day-by-day schedule starting from today — not a generic template

Examples:

Here's my pipeline — 8 leads, 2 under contract. Which ones should I focus on this week?

I have 3 deals in negotiation. Which one is closest to closing?

Stack rank my pipeline. I have 20 hours this week and need to close 1 deal this month.

Works best after you’ve run Property Recon and Comp Analyzer on your deals — it uses that data automatically. But you can run it with just the basics (address, status, asking price, ARV guess) and it’ll still tell you where to focus.

MCP needed: Perplexity (market data, ARV verification, rental rates for creative deals). Firecrawl optional for deep comp verification on thin-spread deals.

What Deal Stacker Produces

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Tool #7: CyclSales Connect (CRM Bridge) — Client Only

The 7th tool connects everything to your CRM. Create contacts, update pipelines, send messages, book appointments, and manage your entire deal flow — all from Claude Code, talking directly to your CyclSales CRM.

This tool is available exclusively to CyclSales clients. Book a demo to get access.

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Troubleshooting

“command not found: claude” Close your terminal and open a new one. If it still doesn’t work, the install may not have added Claude to your PATH. Run:

echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.zshrc && source ~/.zshrc

Perplexity or Firecrawl not connecting

• Make sure you fully quit and restarted Claude Code after adding your keys
• Make sure the JSON in your mcp.json file is valid (no trailing commas, matching brackets)
• Check that your Perplexity account has credits loaded

“No MCP servers found” Your mcp.json file is either in the wrong location or has a formatting error. The file should be at ~/.claude/mcp.json (Mac/Linux) or C:\Users\YourName\.claude\mcp.json (Windows).

Chrome extension not working Make sure you’re using Google Chrome (not Safari, Firefox, or Edge). The extension needs to be installed and enabled in Chrome’s extension settings.

Firecrawl ran out of credits The free tier gives you 500 one-time credits. Once they’re used up, you’ll need to upgrade to a paid plan at firecrawl.dev/pricing. Plans start at $9/month.

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Who This Is For

• Solo wholesalers who want Claude as a second brain for deal analysis
• Virtual wholesalers who need fast property research in unfamiliar markets
• Anyone who’s tired of spending 20-45 minutes per property on manual lookups

Who This Is NOT For

• Agents doing retail listings (these are built for off-market acquisitions)
• Anyone expecting a fully automated deal machine (you still close deals — Claude does the research)
• People who aren’t willing to set up Claude Code and MCP servers (it takes about 15 minutes)

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Want This on Autopilot?

These tools are powerful inside Claude Code. But if you want property research, follow-up, pipeline tracking, and deal analysis running automatically — with AI handling your inbound calls and CRM doing your follow-up — that’s what CyclSales does.

• AI-powered follow-up that runs 24/7 (SMS, email, voice)
• Pipeline with custom fields and stages built for wholesale
• Voice AI that handles inbound calls and qualifies sellers
• Done-for-you setup in 7-10 days

Book a demo and see what it looks like when these tools run on autopilot.

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License

MIT — use these however you want. If they help you close a deal, that’s all we need.

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Built by Miron Briley at CyclSales.