A recent episode of the Thanks for Visiting podcast featured Jeff Brown from Loma Homes with some really great insights into what drives the Airbnb algorithm.

Despite what most on here tout ..Not everything can fit into a algorithm or spread sheet .

On the call, I'm more than happy to share with you a hard learned lessons or insight of mine from my unique life experiences:Running algorithmic trading for the world's largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates (Ray Dalio's fund, author of Principles)Living in Hong Kong 3 yearsFounding and running an AI and machine learning focused development agencyTrading bitcoin since 2016Spending a month crossing the Pacific Ocean via a cargo ship Surviving a near death motorcycle crash in Laos (7 surgeries, 2 blood transfusions later I'm still here thankfully)Founding a VC funded real estate startupI'm more than happy to chat about any of the above and the many mistakes I've made or painful lessons I've learned relevant to them, and I'd love to learn more about your first hand experiences.In particular, I'm interested in learning more about: If you were mentoring me, what should I know for my first investment property?

Algorithm's tuned to the real estate criteria that analyze quickly and put in offers quickly.

I'm not sure how their algorithm is put together, but it's obviously some sort of aggregation and the numbers come out really screwy.

We will acknowledge the level of “confidence” our algorithm has in expected rents as part of the search results.More comps, like a standard 2bd/1 ba unit in an urban area mean more certainty, but certainty is a double edged sword - it means that it will be harder to find a great deal.I hope this helps!

I don’t trust any value that is based on an algorithm.

They determine market values based on a computer algorithm.

Ltv is based on a complex margin algorithm ...

Crazy odd numbers wouldn't make any difference to me.Somewhat odd numbers (Like $162,700, say) make me think that the property is an REO and the price is marking down according to some algorithm.