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.

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

| Variable| Explination | Example | | --- | --- | --- | |rentcast_api | api key for rentcast | | | ynab_api | apk key for ynab | | | address | Exact address. Its recomended 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 (derive from URL) |xxxx|
| ynab_account | Account ID (derive from URL ) | yyyy |