rental-search-due-diligence-ops

name: rental-search-due-diligence-ops description: Run bounded rental-search due diligence for apartments or homes by ranking candidates against commute, budget, amenities, reviews, exact-unit risks, tour questions, and stop conditions. memory_tags: - domain:housing - workflow:rental-due-diligence - repo_boundary:tools - inputs:web - outputs:ranked-shortlist - risk:medium

Rental Search Due Diligence Ops

Trigger

Use when:

• the user is comparing rental apartments or homes
• the user asks for a ranked shortlist, tour checklist, or review-risk pass
• rental research is becoming open-ended and needs a bounded decision workflow
• the user has candidates and needs exact-unit due diligence before applying or signing

Do not use when:

• the user is buying property rather than renting
• the user needs legal advice about a lease
• there are no candidate properties, area, or must-have constraints yet

Inputs

• Required: city/area, budget, commute anchor, must-haves, candidate list or search radius
• Optional: nice-to-haves, review threshold, building age preference, safety concerns, pet/parking/EV/AC needs, tour date, unit links

Workflow

1. Confirm constraints:
   • budget and all-in cost assumptions
   • commute time and route type
   • must-haves and dealbreakers
   • preferred building feel and unit size
2. Build or clean the candidate set:
   • remove obvious mismatches
   • identify missing data
   • avoid expanding the search unless the current set fails
3. Score each candidate:
   • commute
   • price/value
   • exact-unit size/layout/light/noise
   • amenities that matter
   • review signal and complaint clusters
   • management/maintenance risk
   • block-level safety or access concerns
   • lease/application friction
4. Separate building-level and unit-level risk.
5. Write a tour or leasing-email script:
   • exact-unit questions
   • noise and construction questions
   • package/garage/access questions
   • utility, AC/heat, internet, and fee questions
   • move-in and concession details
6. Set a stop condition:
   • maximum number of candidates
   • next decision checkpoint
   • what evidence would make the top candidate signable

Output Contract

Return:

• ranked shortlist
• reject/deprioritize list
• missing-data list
• exact-unit risk checklist
• review-risk summary
• tour/leasing questions
• recommended next action
• explicit stop condition

Boundaries

• Do not give legal advice.
• Treat reviews as signal, not proof.
• Keep location examples generic; do not hardcode private addresses or personal defaults.
• Prefer bounded due diligence over endless candidate expansion.