Starter questions

What to ask on day one.

Paste any of these into Claude / ChatGPT / Gemini / Grok once AskRentAI is connected. Click Copy to grab the question.

How to ask. Plain English works. You don't need to say "use the AskRentAI tools" — your AI will figure that out when the question is about your portfolio. If it ever doesn't, just say "use askrentai" and try again.

Smoke tests · run these first

list my properties
how many parks do I have, and how many units total?
show me the portfolios you can see

Financials

what's my NOI by park last month?
run a P&L trend for the last 12 months across all parks
how do budget actuals compare to plan year-to-date?
which parks are below budget on income this quarter?
show me the balance sheet for [park code] as of last month-end

Rent roll · occupancy · leases

give me a rent roll summary across the portfolio
which units are vacant and marketing-ready right now?
what's my average days vacant by park?
who has a lease expiring in the next 60 days and what's their renewal status?
find tenants paying below market rent

Delinquency · AR

show me AR aged 30/60/90 across the portfolio
which tenants are 60+ days delinquent and how much do they owe?
are any parks trending the wrong way on collections?

Operations · water · utilities

run a water reconciliation for [park code] for the last 6 months
which parks have the highest unaccounted water loss?
show me the rate card history for [park code]
are there any sub-meters that look mis-read recently?

Marketing · prospects

which lead sources gave us the best ROI in the last 12 months?
show me prospect pipeline by stage
what's our conversion rate from prospect to lease, by park?
why did we lose prospects last quarter — top reasons?

Operations · move-ins · service · inspections

show me move-ins and move-outs for the last 90 days
summarize open service issues by park
when were the last inspections done at each park?

Vendor & expense

who are my top 10 vendors by spend year-to-date?
show me aged payables 30/60/90
Stuck? If your AI says "I don't have access to that data," it's almost always one of three things: (a) the AskRentAI connector isn't actually connected — restart your AI client; (b) you're asking about something that needs a portfolio you haven't set up yet — see the portfolios guide; (c) the data isn't in Rent Manager. Email brian@askrentai.com if it persists.