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Brick capabilities and how to use them

What Brick can do

Brick is your intelligent real-estate portfolio agent — spot upside, surface risk, and keep exposure balanced. Ask in natural language; Brick queries properties, financials, residents, AR, leases, vacancy, market comps, and documents.

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Capabilities by category

Property & Portfolio

  • Property details, financials (T12 NOI, revenue, expenses)
  • Portfolio-level KPIs (occupancy, rent economics)
  • Unit-level data (rent, market rent, occupancy)

Residents & Leases

  • Resident rosters with lease terms
  • Lease expirations and renewal tracking
  • Rent roll snapshots

Collections & AR

  • Collections % = collected ÷ billed (charges); separate from aging
  • Aged receivables by days past due, resident status, and 61+ / 90+ rollups

Leasing & Vacancy

  • Vacancy pipeline and days on market
  • NTV, vacant, applicant, approved stages

Market & Comps

  • Market listings (Craigslist)
  • Property vs market comp analysis
  • Competitor listings by property

Analytics

  • Rent upside analysis
  • Collection risk analysis
  • Lease expiry analysis
  • Executive summary, portfolio scorecard
  • Risk score, renovation ROI, valuation forecast

Documents

  • Search deal memos, loan docs, policies
  • NotebookLM integration for regulatory knowledge

Live tools & agents

Loaded from GET /api/v1/ai/capabilities so names stay aligned with what Brick can call (respects BRICKSTON_AI_EXCLUDED_TOOLS when set).

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Chat tips

  • Type /help to see Brick's capabilities in chat
  • Use filters (properties, markets) before chatting — Brick respects your scope
  • Be specific: "What's the NOI at 146 McAllister?" works better than "show me financials"