RE Skout exists because every “best REI software” list is written by a vendor ranking itself. Our reviews are written by people who actually use the tools on real deals.
Who writes the reviews
Every review is written by an active real estate professional — wholesalers, flippers, agents, lenders, property managers — and published under their name and business. We launch with reviews from the founding operator team at Impact Home Team (the team that built Reskout) and grow from there. Reviewers can claim a verified operator badge by confirming their identity via LinkedIn or a company email.
The four prompts
Every review asks the same four things. The prompts force the part of a review readers actually need — the honest catch — and prevent the kind of fluff that vendor-written marketing copy produces.
- What did you use it for?— strategy + deal type
- What's the one thing it does best?— the specific reason to recommend
- What's the most annoying limitation?— the honest catch
- Who should not use it?— helps the wrong-fit reader self-select out
One scoring rubric for everything
Every product is scored on the same four dimensions: results, ease of use, support, and value. No vendor-specific scoring categories. No moving the goalposts to favor a partner. Read the full rubric →
What we never do
- We never pay reviewers per positive review — we don't pay reviewers at all (other than the non-monetary credit and reputation that comes with a published byline).
- We never let vendors edit, filter, reorder, or remove reviews on their product pages — not the negative ones, not even the wrong-fit ones.
- We never gate reading reviews. The product pages are open to the public, indexed by search engines, and don't require an account.
- When a link is an affiliate or referral link, we disclose it on the page where the link lives — not buried in a sitewide footer.
How providers can participate
Providers can claimtheir product page, get a unique invite link to share with their customers (in onboarding emails, receipts, or a “rate us” campaign), and drop a live Reskout badgeon their own site. Those invited reviews are labeled by source on the product page and held to the exact same verification and scoring rubric as every other review. Providers drive the traffic; they don't control the reviews.
Mistakes will happen — tell us
If you spot a review that looks bought, a verification you don't buy, or a category we've miscategorized, tell us at ashley@reskout.com. We'd rather fix it.
The moat is operator neutrality. The day Reskout starts editing reviews for sentiment, it's no longer worth more than the next vendor list.