Investra AI MCP

Real estate investment intelligence for Claude — 15 tools that turn Claude into a deal-analyzing, comp-pulling, cash-flow-calculating investment partner.

What makes this different

Most real estate MCPs just forward MLS data. Investra pre-enriches every result with the numbers an investor actually cares about: rent estimates, monthly cash flow, cap rate, 1% rule, price-per-sqft, PITI, and an investment tier badge. You don't need to ask for the financials — they're already in the first response.

Example output — "show me cash flowing properties in Pittsburgh under $200k"

🏠 Investra — 10 properties in Pittsburgh, PA (76 indexed total)
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📊 Market snapshot: Avg price: $145,000 · Avg cash flow +$120/mo · 7/10 cash-flowing · Risk: Moderate
🔍 Cash-flow filter active — showing 7 cash-flowing (filtered 3 negative from 10 fetched, sorted by CF descending).
📡 Source: rapidapi:v3

🟢 Top Cash Flow (7 positive):
  1. 6935 Kedron St, Pittsburgh, PA 15206 — $75,000 | 3bd/2ba | 1,951 sqft | CF +$450/mo | 10.5% cap | rent $1,200
  2. 1655 Steuben St, Pittsburgh, PA 15210 — $70,000 | 3bd/2ba | 1,200 sqft | CF +$285/mo | 9.2% cap | rent $1,100
  …

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FULL INVESTOR DETAIL — page 1 of 4
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1. 🟢 1655 Steuben St, Pittsburgh, PA 15210   [Strong Buy]
   $70,000 • 3bd/2ba • 1,200 sqft • Single Family • built 1955 • 45d on market
   💰 Rent $1,100/mo | CF +$285/mo | Cap 9.2% | $58/sqft | 1% rule ✓ 1.57%
   🏦 PITI est ~$420/mo | utilities ~$180/mo
   📸 https://photos.zillowstatic.com/fp/abc.jpg
   🔗 https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1655-Steuben-St/...

Tier legend: 🟢 Strong Buy · 🟡 Consider · 🟠 Marginal · 🔴 Weak · ⚪ Unscored

Install

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env INVESTRA_API_KEY=inv_your_key_here investra -- npx -y investra-ai-mcp

Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json (macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "investra": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "investra-ai-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "INVESTRA_API_KEY": "inv_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop after editing.

Get your API key

1. Sign up at investraapp.com (free tier available)
2. Go to Profile → Developer Settings
3. Generate an API key — it starts with inv_
4. Copy it into your MCP config

The 15 tools

Property search & analysis

| Tool | What it does | Tier | |------|---|---| | search_properties | Active listings with pre-computed rent, cash flow, cap rate, tier badge, photo, listing link. Supports cashFlowOnly=true filter + pagination. | Free | | get_property_details | Full details for a single address (description, specs, photos) | Free | | get_sales_comps | Recent sold comps + ARV estimate (low/base/high/weighted/sqft-based, confidence rating) | Free | | get_rent_estimate | Rental comps + percentile sensitivity analysis (worst/base/best case) | Free | | estimate_costs | Full investment underwrite — taxes, insurance, vacancy, PITI, cap rate, cash-on-cash, DSCR, A–F grade. Override interest rate, down payment, term, self-managed, utilities. | Free |

Market intelligence

| Tool | What it does | Tier | |------|---|---| | analyze_market | Comprehensive city analysis — region, single-family pricing (median, YoY, Case-Shiller), sales activity, rental market (CPI, vacancy, pipeline), economy, peer cities | Free | | get_market_data | Live macro indicators (mortgage rates, FRED data, housing starts, inventory) | Free | | get_zip_market_data ✨ new | Hard-data ZIP-level stats: HUD Fair Market Rents by bedroom count, Census ACS demographics, vacancy rate, owner-occupied %, YoY appreciation, $/sqft, unemployment, crime index, school rating, flood zone exposure | Free | | get_interest_rate | Current 30-year fixed mortgage rate (FRED) | Free |

Off-market leads (40M+ parcel database)

| Tool | What it does | Tier | |------|---|---| | search_off_market | Address-only search of Investra's off-market parcel index (owner name, last sale, assessed value, county, parcel ID). Auto-falls-back to state-wide if requested city has no coverage. | Paid | | get_off_market_details | Enrich an off-market property with motivation score, equity %, distress flags (absentee, tax-delinquent, pre-foreclosure, vacant, high-equity) via BatchData | Paid | | skip_trace | Owner contact info (phone, email, mailing address) for off-market outreach | Pro Plus |

Community + network

| Tool | What it does | Tier | |------|---|---| | browse_deals | Investment deals shared by other Investra users (fix & flip, BRRRR, buy & hold, wholesale, syndication) with projected ROI | Free | | get_deal_details | Full deal financials, thesis, timeline, owner verification, engagement stats | Free | | find_local_partners ✨ new | Local mortgage lenders, property managers, inspectors, contractors, and agents in any market (Google Places) | Free |

Example prompts

Try any of these in Claude after installing:

Show me cash-flowing properties in Cleveland, OH under $150k with Investra

Analyze the Charlotte, NC real estate market for BRRRR investors

I'm considering 1234 Main St in Austin, TX at $350k.
Get me comps, rent estimate, and a full investment underwrite
with 25% down at 7.25% rate, self-managed.

Find off-market absentee owners in 46201 Indianapolis. 
Get details on the top lead. Skip trace the owner.

Pull HUD Fair Market Rents and demographics for ZIP 38104 (Memphis).
Find property managers in Memphis while you're at it.

Privacy & security

• Per-user API keys — each user has a scoped key from their Investra account
• No conversation data stored — Investra only receives the tool inputs required per call
• Rate limits enforced server-side by your subscription tier
• All HTTP is TLS
• Full policy: investraapp.com/privacy

Development

git clone https://github.com/perkinsandre/investra-app.git
cd investra-app/mcp
npm install

# stdio dev (hot reload)
INVESTRA_API_KEY=inv_xxx npm run dev

# Build
npm run build

See .env.example for the full list of environment variables.

Architecture

mcp/src/
  index.ts       → stdio entry (Claude Code / Claude Desktop)
  http.ts        → HTTP entry (experimental; for future hosted deploys)
  tools.ts       → Tool registration — 15 tools with Zod schemas
  formatters.ts  → Response formatting (investor card layout, tier badges)

Both transports share the same tool definitions and formatters. Auth: the stdio entry reads INVESTRA_API_KEY from the environment and sends it as a bearer token on every API call to https://www.investraapp.com.

Support

• Website: investraapp.com
• Issues: github.com/perkinsandre/investra-app/issues
• Docs: investraapp.com/developers/docs

License

MIT — see LICENSE.