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Navigating the App

Deal Run organizes its features into five main sections, each accessible from a single navigation bar. Whether you are on desktop or mobile, every feature is one or two taps away. This guide explains the navigation structure, how the deal context system works, and how to move efficiently between features during your workflow.

The five main sections

Deal Run's navigation is built around five sections. Each section groups related features together. On desktop, these appear as links in a left sidebar. On mobile, they appear as icons in a bottom navigation bar. The sections are the same on both platforms.

Deals

Your deal pipeline. This is the Kanban board where you manage all of your active and closed deals. From here, you can add new deals, move deals between stages, and tap into any deal to view its full detail page. The Deals section is your operational command center -- it answers the question "what do I need to work on today?"

Sub-pages within Deals:

Deal detail -- the full property record, analysis results, photos, marketing summary, activity timeline, and notes. Accessible by clicking any deal card on the board.

Hub

The property search and analysis center. The Hub is where you start when you want to look up a property, run comps, estimate repairs, or calculate your margin. It features a prominent address search bar at the top and quick-access cards for each analysis tool below.

Sub-pages within Hub:

Comp analysis (ARV/ARR) -- interactive map and grid for selecting comparable properties
Repairs analysis -- photo-based AI repair estimation across three exit strategies (flip, rental, wholesale)
Margin calculator (MAO) -- slider-based calculator for Maximum Allowable Offer with strategy-specific defaults for holding costs, closing costs, and profit margins

Search

Investor search and skip tracing. This is where you find buyers for your deals. Enter a property address and Deal Run identifies landlords and flippers who have been active near that property within a configurable radius and date range. From the results, you can skip trace investors to get their contact info and add them to your buyer list.

Sub-pages within Search:

Investor search results -- map and list view of identified investors with Investor Score ranking
Investor profile -- deep dive into a specific investor's portfolio, transaction history, and contact information

Sell

Marketing and outreach. The Sell section handles everything related to getting your deals in front of buyers: creating marketing pages, sending email and SMS blasts, tracking engagement, and managing your buyer list CRM.

Sub-pages within Sell:

Market -- create and manage marketing pages for your deals. Each page has a shareable URL, offer submission form, and view tracking.
Campaigns -- email and SMS blast builder with template selection, audience filtering, and delivery tracking
Track -- buyer list CRM with contact management, tags, engagement history, and CSV export

Account

Profile, billing, and settings. Manage your personal information, subscription plan, payment methods, email integration, and app preferences.

Sub-pages within Account:

Profile -- name, email, company name, phone number
Subscription -- current plan, usage stats (searches used, skip traces remaining), upgrade/downgrade options
Billing -- payment method, invoice history, Stripe customer portal access
Email integration -- Gmail API connection status
Settings -- notification preferences, default search parameters, display options

Desktop sidebar

On screens wider than 768 pixels, the navigation appears as a fixed sidebar on the left edge of the screen. The sidebar shows the Deal Run logo at the top, followed by the five section links stacked vertically. Each link has an icon and label. The currently active section is highlighted with the accent color and a subtle background tint.

The sidebar is always visible and does not collapse. This means you can switch between sections with a single click from any page in the app. The main content area fills the remaining screen width to the right of the sidebar.

At the bottom of the sidebar, you will see your profile avatar and name, which links to the Account section.

Mobile bottom navigation

On screens 768 pixels wide or narrower, the sidebar disappears and is replaced by a bottom navigation bar pinned to the bottom of the screen. This bar contains five icons corresponding to the five sections: Deals, Hub, Search, Sell, and Account.

The bottom nav is always visible, even when scrolling. This ensures that switching between sections never requires scrolling to the top of the page or hunting for a menu button. The active tab is indicated by a filled icon and the accent color. Inactive tabs show outline icons in a muted color.

Sub-pages (like a deal detail page or comp analysis) appear as full-screen pages that slide in from the right. A back arrow in the top-left corner returns you to the parent page. The bottom nav remains visible on sub-pages, so you can jump to an entirely different section at any time without navigating backward first.

The deal context banner

One of Deal Run's most important navigation elements is the Deal Context Banner. This is a narrow banner that appears at the top of every analysis page (comps, repairs, margin calculator) and every sell page (marketing, campaigns, track). The banner shows:

The current subject property's address
Key specs: beds, baths, sqft
The deal ID (e.g., D-2869) if the property is linked to a deal
A "Change" link to switch to a different property

The banner serves two purposes:

Orientation. You always know which property you are looking at, even if you have been clicking through multiple pages. This prevents the common mistake of running comps for the wrong address.
Continuity. When you navigate from comps to repairs to margin calculator, the banner confirms that all three tools are referencing the same property. Your analysis flows as a coherent unit rather than disconnected pages.

Subject property persistence

When you select a property -- either by searching on the Hub page or by opening a deal from the Deals board -- that property becomes your subject property. The subject property persists across pages until you explicitly change it.

This means you can:

Search for "23606 Rollinford Lane" on the Hub page
Navigate to comp analysis -- Rollinford Lane is the subject
Switch to repairs analysis -- still Rollinford Lane
Navigate to margin calculator -- still Rollinford Lane
Go to Search to find investors near Rollinford Lane -- the address is pre-filled
Open the Sell section to create a marketing page -- it pre-populates with Rollinford Lane's data

The subject property persists for the duration of your session. If you log out and log back in, the subject is cleared and you will need to select a new one. If you open a different deal from the Deals board, that deal's property replaces the current subject.

To change the subject property:

Click "Change" in the Deal Context Banner
Search for a new address on the Hub page
Open a different deal from the Deals board

Quick actions

Several shortcuts let you move quickly between related features without navigating through the full menu structure:

From a deal detail page

"Run Comps" -- jumps directly to comp analysis with this deal's property as the subject
"Estimate Repairs" -- opens the repairs analysis page for this property
"Find Buyers" -- opens investor search pre-filled with this deal's address
"Create Marketing Page" -- navigates to the marketing page editor with this deal's data pre-loaded
"Send Blast" -- opens the campaign builder with this deal selected

From comp analysis

"View Repairs" -- switch to repairs analysis for the same subject property
"Calculate MAO" -- switch to the margin calculator with the ARV pre-filled from your comp analysis

From investor search results

"Skip Trace" -- resolve phone numbers and emails for selected investors
"Add to Buyer List" -- save selected investors to your persistent buyer CRM
"Export CSV" -- download the current search results as a spreadsheet

These quick actions create a natural left-to-right workflow: analyze the deal, find buyers, market the deal, track outreach. You do not need to think about navigation paths -- the actions on each page link naturally to the next logical step.

Keyboard shortcuts (desktop)

Power users on desktop can use keyboard shortcuts to navigate quickly:

D -- go to Deals
H -- go to Hub
S -- go to Search
/ (forward slash) -- focus the property search bar
Esc -- close any open modal or popup

Shortcuts only activate when you are not focused on a text input field, so they will never interfere with typing.

Navigation tips

Start from the deal. The most efficient workflow begins on the Deals board. Open a deal, then use the quick action buttons on the detail page to jump into analysis, buyer search, and marketing. This keeps everything tied to the deal.
Use the Hub for exploratory analysis. If you are evaluating a new property that you have not added as a deal yet, the Hub is the right starting point. Search for the address, run quick comps, and decide whether it is worth adding to your deal board.
Let the context banner guide you. If you are ever unsure which property you are analyzing, glance at the Deal Context Banner at the top of the page. It is always visible on analysis and sell pages.
The bottom nav is your friend on mobile. It is always there, always accessible. You never need to scroll, swipe, or find a hidden menu to get to a different section.

For the complete walkthrough of how these navigation elements connect during a real deal, see Your First Deal.