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    Article summary

    The LightBox Valuation homepage contains links to five applications. Click a link to open that application in a new browser tab.

    Note: 
    Only applications that you (or your organization) have access to will be visible from within Valuation.

    Feature Overview

    Jobs

    • Manage RFPs and Jobs received from RIMSCentral and PARCEL. Easily navigate to RIMSCentral and PARCEL.
    • Create, edit or delete or RFPs and Jobs to track Jobs/RFPs that originated outside of RIMSCentral and PARCEL.
    • Bulk upload RFPs and Jobs that originate from outside of RIMSCentral and PARCEL.
    • Bulk Accept, Reject or edit RFPs that originate from outside of RIMSCentral and PARCEL.
    • Bulk Status change or edit of Jobs that originate from outside of RIMSCentral and PARCEL.
    • Create rules to auto-share RFPs and Jobs with another member of your organization.
    • Share individual RFPs and Jobs with members or your organization.
    • Bid smarter by viewing prior Jobs, property data, scope of work details and bidding data before responding to an RFP. Never underbid a proposal again.
    • Launch the Research, CashFlow and Report Writer apps for a specific Job.
    • Bulk export Jobs to Report Writer's Job Manager.
    • Power User view – Report on all team members RFPs and historical jobs. View and edit auto-share delegates.

    Research

    • Conduct in-depth research on a subject property with state of the art map visualizations paired with data.
      • Use our Site Definition tools to select the parcels
      • Research Market location data and decide on which trade areas are appropriate for demographics
      • Draw and define the Neighborhood area, view School district and Crime data.
      • Use measurement tools to ascertain frontages in the Site object as well as Traffic and Flood, Wetlands and Seismic hazards.
      • Research market Sales and Transfers for the subject.
      • View the BFUSA footprint associated with the assessor's Improvements records.
      • Review Assessment and tax data provided by LightBox’s team of professional researchers.
      • Review Zoning data provided by LightBox’s team of professional researchers.
      • Select Land and Improved Sales Comps for your analysis.
    • Export the research data as a zip file or send to the Report Writer app.
    • Use the Property Search tool to find and conduct research on properties.
    • Use map tools to measure and label properties.
    • Add map layers to view relevant data, such as home values, wetlands, and zip code boundaries.
    • Build an exportable list of property records.
    • Export properties to the Report Writer app.

    CashFlow

    • Create a discounted cash flow in 20 minutes or less!
    • Gain better insight into real estate financial data and discounted cash flow analysis.
    • Efficiently improve transparency when underwriting various property types.
    • Create and manage property-level valuation models.
    • System checks all entries and selections as a property evolves to reduce risk.
    • Works seamlessly with existing solutions, such as importing spreadsheets and Argus files.

    Report Writer 

    • Valuation Integrations
      • Import subject data collected in the LightBox Valuation Research application. (Over 140 fields!)
      • Import comps assigned to the Research project.
      • Import properties from the Research properties object.
      • Single or Bulk import Jobs from the Jobs application.
      • Import CashFlow exports to the Valuation Excel model.
      • Valuation data can be automatically uploaded to PARCEL.
    • Cloud-based Property, Job and Contact Database:
      • Securely access your comparables, Jobs and Contacts from anywhere.
      • Advanced Search capabilities. Search and manage your properties with Saved and Map Searches.
      • Utilize properties as comparables or as your subject.
      • Save your subject data curated in excel - back to the Database for use as an update later or as a comparable.
      • Robust standardized Data Capture. Over 600 Valuation-specificfields.
        • Multiple Parcel Data Capture for Site and Assessment data, multiple zones for Zoning data, multiple Buildings in Improvements.
      • Create fields, calculations, dropdowns and custom data entry views to support your specialty property type or create a quick data capture.
      • Event Capture – capture multiple sales, lease records and expenses over the life of a property. Decide which event to use in your analysis.
      • Job Management. Robust Job Search with assignment, Job details including Scope, Client details and Fee information.
      • Contact and Appraisal License Management.
      • Bulk import of comparables into the web database.
      • Share comps with other Report Writer account holders that opt in to sharing with your firm.
      • Manage Auto-text entries in a web interface.
      • Report and manage Duplicate properties.
    • Excel and Word-based Report Writer
      • Customizable ExcelTemplates, with powerful features. Import your existing model into a Report Writer excel template. Create custom tables and fields on the fly to support a Valuation report.
        • Out of the box Excel model - Property type agnostic, all three approaches
      • Customizable Word templates. Quickly turn your existing word template into a Report Writer template.
        • Out of the box word templates for:
          • Appraisal Report with all three approaches - Property type agnostic
          • Land Appraisal Report
          • Multi-Family Report with all three approaches
          • Commercial Evaluation Report
          • Invoice Template
          • Engagement Letter Template
      • Excel fields and Tables merge to word templates with a single click. 
      • Auto -text library databases pages of text for quick insertion in reports. 
      • Automatic comparable Maps.

    Insights

    • Use the Time of Bid module to view key information that will facilitate quicker, more effective bidding on assignment opportunities.
    • Conduct in-depth market analysis with the Research Center, a flexible query tool that provides access to LightBox’s broadest data set across multiple time periods.
    • Use the Performance Monitor to view company performance over time, comparing against previous periods, as well as benchmark data provided by LightBox.

     


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