Spencer Owen

Automate Real Estate Value Updates in YNAB using Rentcast.io with Discord Alerts

How it works

Uses the rentcast.io api to get approximate value of real estate. Updates the asset in YNAB.

Setup

Get Rentcast.io API key
Get YNAB API Key
Get YNAB Buget ID and Account ID

This can be done by navigating to your budget in the browser, then extracting ID from the URL

https://app.ynab.com/XXXX/accounts/YYYY
xxxx = Budget ID
yyyy = Account ID

If you don't already have an account to track your property, create a new Unbudgeted tracking asset.

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Set the veriables in the 'Set Fields' node (Or setup subworkflow if you have multiple properties).

Variable	Explanation	Example
rentcast_api	api key for rentcast
ynab_api	apk key for ynab
address	Exact address. Its recommended to look it up in rentcast first since they use non-standard values like 'srt' , 'ave', ect...	1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500
propertyType	one of 'Single Family', 'Condo', 'Apartment', see api docs for all options	Single Family
bedrooms	Number of bedrooms (whole number)	3
bathrooms	Number of bathrooms, while fractions (2.5) are probably supported, they haven't been tested	2
squareFootage	Total square feet	1500
ynab_budget	Budget ID (derived from URL)	xxxx
ynab_account	Account ID (derived from URL)	yyyy

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