How do I filter, include or exclude comps?

Leaving a comp out

Each row in the comps table, just under the revenue estimate, is one comp, and the tick box at the start of the row decides whether it counts toward the estimate. Only the analysis's creator can tick and untick comps, and only while signed in. To leave one out:

1. Scroll to the comps table in the Annual Revenue section. It shows the first 5 comps, so click Show all to see the rest.
2. Untick any comp that isn't a fair match for your home, such as a much bigger house or a listing in a very different setting.
3. A message confirms the new figure, for example "Revenue estimate updated to $58K/year", and that comp's pin disappears from the map.

Keep in mind that on a new analysis, your first untick also moves the estimate off its opening figure, the 70th percentile of the comps, and onto the median of the top-earning half, so it can shift more than one comp would suggest.

Before you drop a comp, it's worth a closer look. Click its name to open the listing on Airbnb, Vrbo or Booking.com, click the arrow on its row to see its photos, or click its pin on the map under the table to see how far away it is.

The tick box in the table header selects or clears every comp in the table at once. If you untick all of them, BNBCalc keeps your last estimate until you tick at least one again. To bring a comp back, tick it again, or open Filters and click Include all next to "Manually hidden" to bring back every comp you've unticked.

Filtering comps

Unticking comps one by one works well for a few odd ones out, though filters are quicker when you want a whole kind of home. Make sure Select comps is chosen under Choose your underwriting style, then click Filters next to it:

The number next to each option tells you how many comps it would keep, and the count at the top, such as "12/30 comps shown", tells you how many are left once every filter is applied. Changing a filter also clears any revenue range you've dragged on the bar chart.

Be careful with Clear, though. It resets the amenity, type and rating filters, and it also unticks Top 50% of comps, so the estimate switches to the median of every comp you've kept, which is usually lower. Tick Top 50% of comps again if that's not what you meant.

Narrowing by revenue

Under the two underwriting options there's a bar chart of what the comps earn, with a handle at each end, and dragging those handles inward keeps only the comps inside a revenue band. That's handy for cutting out a couple of luxury homes that would pull a modest home's estimate up. Since the chart resets whenever you change a filter or switch between Select comps and AI Underwriter, set your filters first and drag the handles last.

Letting AI pick the comps

If you'd rather not judge every comp yourself, click AI Underwriter instead of Select comps. On a US property with at least 4 comps, AI compares each comp's photos, layout and amenities with your home, keeps the closest matches and uses their median. Each row then says why AI chose it, and the comps it left out sit in a folded Other comps reviewed by AI list, where you can tick any of them back in. It needs photos of your home, and on a free account it needs a free analysis you haven't used yet.

Adding a comp of your own

Unfortunately, you can't add a listing to an analysis's comps, whether by link or by address. BNBCalc only uses listings it found near the home, and filters, unticking and AI Underwriter all narrow that set. If you want to follow specific competitors over time, save them as a comp set in BNBCalc Markets, which needs the Markets plan.