A bad contract costs $1,500+ in Austin.
A Landset Report costs $24.99.*
Avoid wasting option fees, appraisals, and inspection costs on a money pit. Landset cross-references your property's permit record with the surrounding neighborhood to surface hidden cost patterns — before you make an offer and get an inspection.
*50% off first report
Three signals,
one informed briefing.
Landset compiles fragmented City of Austin records into a single readable document — so you can walk into a showing with the right questions already in hand.
Historical permits
Access the complete official permit record for any address — building, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, additions, pools, and beyond.
Neighborhood insights
Compare permitting trends across surrounding blocks. See what's common, what's missing, and where the area is investing.
Pre-purchase intel
Know what work has been done, what expired, and what was never permitted — before you sign anything.
Inside a Landset brief.
Every Landset briefing is structured the same way — seven sections, each drawn directly from public records and rated for what matters before closing.
Findings worth flagging.
Permit-based issues rated HIGH, MEDIUM or LOW — what to raise with the seller, what to send your inspector.
The full official record.
Every permit on file at the address, grouped by trade: building, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, driveway.
Complaints & violations.
Open code cases require resolution before closing. Closed cases give you context on the property's history.
What neighbors permitted.
Permit activity by category across the surrounding blocks. Spot work that's common nearby but absent here.
What's achievable here.
Improvement types approved on comparable nearby properties — a realistic read on what additions are possible.
MUDs, WCIDs, bonds.
Identifies special taxing districts attached to the property and the bond obligations buyers inherit.
Valuation history.
Official TCAD appraisal data including current market value, historical valuations, land and improvement values, and year-over-year growth trends.
An address in.
A briefing out.
Briefs are generated from the City of Austin open-records system. We compile, cross-reference and rate the findings — you read the report and ask better questions.
Enter an address.
Paste any Austin street address. We pull the full permit record from the City's open dataset.
We rate the findings.
Expired permits, unpermitted patterns and neighborhood gaps get flagged HIGH, MEDIUM or LOW.
Read the brief.
A succinct and actionable PDF in your inbox — ready to send your client, your inspector, or your title officer.