You're the hub. This guide covers everything from adding a property to approving finished work.
Everything in Flipsterz starts with a property.
Click Add Property from the main dashboard. Fill in the address, city, state, zip, beds/baths/sqft, and set a rehab budget and target completion date — these two unlock the budget tracker and timeline alerts on the project HUD.
Click the property from the dashboard to open the Project Command Center — your full view of budget health, timeline, smart alerts, task status warboard, and money tracking tabs all on one page.
Tasks are the major scopes of work — Kitchen, Roof, Flooring, HVAC, etc.
From the property page, click New Task (top right of the Tasks panel). Give it a title, select the room/area, and set a budget range (min and max). Tasks start in draft status by default.
Each task renders as a status card with a colored border that matches its current stage. The card shows the room badge, status pill, progress bar (sub-tasks), budget range, actual costs, and a direct action button. Cards with red or orange borders need your attention now.
Use the Edit button on a task card to change its status. The full lifecycle:
Break each task into granular sub-tasks and drag them through the workflow.
Click any task card to open the task detail page. Click Add Sub-Task to break it into steps — e.g., "Demo existing tile", "Install cement board", "Set tile", "Grout". Each sub-task can have its own budget, dates, and photos.
The board has four columns: Not Started → In Progress → Awaiting Review → Complete. Drag sub-task cards between columns to update their status instantly. The progress bar on the task card updates automatically.
Click Details on any kanban card to open the sub-task whiteboard — schedule, photos, documents, invoices, and the activity thread all in one view.
When a contractor submits work, you'll know immediately.
When a contractor clicks Submit for Review, the task status flips to Needs Review and a red alert appears at the top of your project HUD. Click the task name in the alert to jump directly to that task.
On the sub-task detail page you'll see a red banner with two buttons: Approve Work (marks sub-task complete, logs it in the activity thread) or Request Rework (opens a modal where you write exactly what needs to be fixed — the contractor sees your note in their activity thread).
Every sub-task has an Activity Thread on the right side of its detail page. Every note, submission, approval, and rework request is logged here chronologically. You and the contractor can leave plain notes too — it's your shared communication channel for that specific piece of work.
Four document types keep your money picture complete.
Upload receipts for anything already paid. Assign line items to specific tasks or sub-tasks to track where money actually went.
Returned materials, cancelled orders. Links to the original receipt and reduces actual costs automatically.
Bills you've received but haven't paid yet. Keeps your committed spend visible before cash actually leaves.
Contractor quotes before work starts. Link an estimate to a specific task to use it as a bid. Select a winner to move the task to owner approval.
The HUD generates alerts automatically — no setup needed.
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