Will the report ever return 'not feasible'?

Yes. The platform returns no-go verdicts when any of the four feasibility bars fails — that's the point of honest feasibility software.

Can I model multiple scenarios for one parcel?

Yes. Side-by-side scenario comparison is a primary feature, not an add-on.

What sensitivity ranges are tested?

Cost +/-, exit value +/-, timeline shift, and rate/cap-rate shifts where applicable. Defaults are reasonable; the ranges are editable.

Does the report include comps?

Yes, where available — recent sales and rents for similar property types within a defined radius of the parcel.

Can I export to Argus or Excel?

Yes. PDF for distribution and structured exports for underwriting models.

How long does a full feasibility take to run?

APN intake takes ~2 minutes. A complete scenario with cost, ROI, and report typically lands in under 10 minutes end-to-end.

Development Feasibility Software — Honest Verdicts, Not Vanity Reports

Most 'feasibility reports' are vanity documents — 40-page PDFs that conclude every project is feasible because the consultant gets paid either way. Real feasibility software has to be willing to return 'no' for the right reasons, and to express its confidence in 'yes' as a range rather than a single number.

Buildora IQ's Development Feasibility Analysis is designed to be useful at the decision point: go, no-go, or go-with-conditions. Each verdict ships with a BIQ Score, a BIQ Confidence rating, a cost band, an ROI sensitivity, and an explicit list of the assumptions behind the call.

What 'feasibility' has to test, honestly

A feasibility study has to clear four bars: the parcel can be built on as proposed (zoning, geometry, environmental); the cost of doing so is within a defensible band; the exit value (sale or rent) covers cost plus required return; and the timeline is realistic enough that capital won't time out mid-project. Failing any of the four flips the verdict to 'no' regardless of how good the others look. A great cost story can't save a hostile-zoning parcel. A clean zoning posture can't save a parcel where the exit price won't clear cost.

Scenarios as a primary output, not an afterthought

Most parcels have more than one plausible development option — SFR vs. duplex, 3-unit vs. 5-unit, mid-tier vs. luxury. The platform models scenarios side-by-side so the verdict isn't 'feasible' or 'not feasible' generically but 'feasible as a 4-plex mid-tier, not feasible as a duplex luxury'. Scenario comparison surfaces the sweet spot: the configuration that maximizes ROI given the parcel's constraints. Sometimes the sweet spot is obvious; sometimes it's a configuration the developer wouldn't have modeled without prompting.

Sensitivity and confidence

ROI is reported with sensitivity bands — what happens if cost runs 10% over, if exit comes in 8% under, if the permit cycle extends by 8 weeks. A parcel that's marginal at the central estimate may be unfeasible at the lower bound; that's the kind of finding feasibility software should surface, not bury. BIQ Confidence reflects how much the platform trusts its own inputs. Where parcel data is thin, zoning is unpublished, or comps are sparse, the rating drops and the verdict carries that caveat to the report.

The verdict that ships to the principal

The output is a one-page feasibility verdict (with appendix) that includes: parcel summary, scenario tested, cost band, exit assumption, ROI with sensitivity, BIQ Score, BIQ Confidence, and an assumption log. Anyone in the deal — partner, capital provider, GC — can read it in five minutes and know what's being claimed and what's not.

Where feasibility ends and underwriting begins

Feasibility is a go/no-go decision tool. Underwriting is the deal-specific financial structuring that happens after the parcel passes feasibility. Buildora IQ stops at the verdict and the assumption log; the underwrite is where your capital structure, debt terms, and waterfall come in — typically in Argus, Excel, or a custom investor model.

Use Cases

Scenario Comparison: Side-by-side modeling of multiple building types, unit counts, and quality tiers on the same parcel.
ROI Sensitivity: Bands rather than point estimates — what happens if cost, exit, or timeline shifts.
BIQ Confidence Rating: Every verdict ships with the platform's stated confidence in its own inputs.
One-Page Verdict: Five-minute read with full appendix and assumption log — built for principals.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will the report ever return 'not feasible'?: Yes. The platform returns no-go verdicts when any of the four feasibility bars fails — that's the point of honest feasibility software.
Can I model multiple scenarios for one parcel?: Yes. Side-by-side scenario comparison is a primary feature, not an add-on.
What sensitivity ranges are tested?: Cost +/-, exit value +/-, timeline shift, and rate/cap-rate shifts where applicable. Defaults are reasonable; the ranges are editable.
Does the report include comps?: Yes, where available — recent sales and rents for similar property types within a defined radius of the parcel.
Can I export to Argus or Excel?: Yes. PDF for distribution and structured exports for underwriting models.
How long does a full feasibility take to run?: APN intake takes ~2 minutes. A complete scenario with cost, ROI, and report typically lands in under 10 minutes end-to-end.

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