From the Lab
Public builds, fully documented.
The Lab is Engine Labs' build log. Client builds are written up with the pain point, what shipped, and the hours and dollars it retired, in AUD. Public builds document one small Engine, demo or workflow, including what didn't work. Take what you like.
The MCG Property Shoalhaven series covers all eight Engines, built one at a time for a sales and property management office of under ten people. Read it in date order from the bottom up.
founder engine · client build
MCG Property Shoalhaven
A landlord portal MCG could afford to be wrong about
Prototype in eight days, working MVP in four weeks, built on data the earlier Engines had already cleaned up. About 2 hours a week of owner calls retired.
outreach engine · client build
MCG Property Shoalhaven
Following up every past appraisal without a call-around
Consent-checked drafts to people already in Agentbox, throttled and reviewed by the agent. About 3 hours a week retired, roughly A$12,200 a year.
back-office engine · client build
MCG Property Shoalhaven
120 trade invoices a month, read and matched before the bookkeeper sees them
Invoices matched to work orders and owners, duplicates caught before payment, nothing posted without a human. About 5 hours a week retired, roughly A$10,800 a year.
founder engine · client build
Engine Labs, Sydney (in-house)
Building the Control Centre that built itself
Case study: this site, built for Engine Labs by Engine Labs, shipped in under 24 hours for under A$50.
knowledge engine · client build
MCG Property Shoalhaven
Stopping the senior PM from being the office search engine
A private chat over MCG's own procedures with a weekly list of what nobody has written down yet. About 4 hours a week retired, roughly A$8,600 a year.
support engine · client build
MCG Property Shoalhaven
Triage for a property management inbox that gets 80 emails a day
Every tenant and landlord email tagged, urgent maintenance texted to the on-duty PM, routine replies drafted with citations. About 10 hours a week retired, roughly A$21,600 a year.
insight engine · client build
MCG Property Shoalhaven
Taking Sunday night back from the Monday meeting spreadsheet
Agentbox, the rent roll and portal stats in one dashboard, with a written briefing at 6am Monday. About 3 hours a week of the principal's time retired, roughly A$12,200 a year.
ops engine · client build
MCG Property Shoalhaven
Lease expiries and landlord approvals that chase themselves
Three workflows for the property management side: renewals at 90, 60 and 30 days, maintenance approvals chased automatically, one Monday status email. About 5 hours a week retired, roughly A$10,800 a year.
sales engine · client build
MCG Property Shoalhaven
Portal enquiries into Agentbox with a draft reply, any hour of the day
Every realestate.com.au and Domain enquiry scored, filed in Agentbox and answered in the agent's voice within minutes. About 8 hours a week retired, roughly A$32,600 a year.