99DIG Real Estate Intelligence is designed around a structured property-information workflow. Rather than asking every user the same questions, the platform can organise the information requested according to the selected property type and assessment purpose.
The objective is to help users build a clearer picture of their property before receiving a digital assessment result.
Start with the Purpose
A useful starting point is not always to ask what a property is worth. It is often more useful to begin by asking why the property is being reviewed.
A property owner may be considering a sale. A buyer may be reviewing a potential purchase. Another user may be considering rental, investment, development or another property-related decision.
The purpose affects what information may be relevant to the assessment. 99DIG uses a purpose-based workflow to help organise the information requested for the selected property decision.
Identify the Property Clearly
A digital assessment becomes more useful when the property can be described accurately and consistently.
For a property in Sri Lanka, useful identification information may include:
- property address;
- land name;
- lot number;
- survey plan number;
- land extent;
- Grama Niladhari Division;
- Divisional Secretariat Division;
- Local Authority area;
- District and Province; and
- Google Maps location where appropriate.
Not every field is required for every assessment, but clearer property identification can reduce uncertainty about the property being considered.
Understand the Land
Land information can help provide context about the property. Depending on the property, useful details may include extent, frontage, access, shape, current use and surrounding development.
In Sri Lanka, land extent is commonly expressed in Acres, Roods and Perches, while metric measurements may also be available.
99DIG can organise locally familiar land information where those details are relevant to the selected workflow.
Record Building Information Where Relevant
Where the property includes buildings or other improvements, land information alone may not provide sufficient context.
Useful building information may include:
- building type;
- approximate floor area;
- number of floors;
- accommodation;
- current use;
- general visible condition; and
- construction information where known.
Different property categories may require different information. This is why 99DIG can adjust the data-entry workflow according to the property type selected by the user.
Location Is More Than an Address
A written address helps identify a property, but location context can also include road access, surrounding land use, nearby development and the general character of the area.
A Google Maps location may provide useful geographic context. However, map information should not automatically be treated as proof of title, legal boundaries or surveyed measurements.
Supporting Documents Can Improve Context
Where available, users may have access to documents such as survey plans, approvals or other property-related records.
These documents can help users enter information more accurately. 99DIG may allow relevant details from such documents to be entered or uploaded where the selected workflow supports that option.
Users should provide only documents that are relevant and that they are entitled to use.
Property Photographs Can Add Visual Context
Recent photographs may provide useful visual information about a property, including buildings, visible condition, access, improvements and surroundings.
A photograph cannot confirm every physical, legal or structural characteristic of a property. 99DIG therefore treats photographs as supporting information rather than as a substitute for inspection or specialist advice.
Market Evidence Requires Care
Users may have information about other properties in the market. Such information can provide useful context, but nearby properties are not automatically suitable comparisons.
Differences may exist in:
- location;
- property type;
- land extent;
- building size;
- condition;
- access;
- date of evidence; and
- source reliability.
Professional guidance from RICS recognises that comparable evidence needs to be identified and considered according to its relevance and quality.
For 99DIG users, comparable information is intended to support market context within the assessment workflow and should not automatically be interpreted as establishing a formal professional valuation.
Asking Price and Assessment Result Are Not the Same
An advertised asking price shows what a seller is seeking. It does not by itself prove the amount at which a property has sold or would necessarily transact.
For this reason, a single advertisement should not be treated as a complete answer to a property question.
99DIG is designed to organise available property and market information within a structured assessment process rather than treat one asking price as conclusive evidence.
Why Accurate User Input Matters
A digital assessment depends on the information available to it.
Incorrect land extent, location, building area or property type may reduce the usefulness of the result.
This is why the 99DIG workflow includes a review stage before the assessment is completed.
What 99DIG Is Designed to Do
99DIG Real Estate Intelligence is designed to help users:
- organise relevant property information;
- understand what information may be useful;
- follow a structured digital assessment workflow;
- review available market context; and
- receive a structured digital assessment output.
99DIG is an information and assessment-support platform.
When Additional Professional Input May Be Appropriate
Some property decisions may require a qualified professional, physical inspection, certification or a report prepared for a specific legal, financial or institutional purpose.
Where a bank, court, public authority, legislation, contract or other institution requires a formal professional service, users should obtain the appropriate service from the relevant professional.
99DIG's role is to support the user with an organised digital property-information and assessment workflow within its stated scope.
A Better Assessment Starts with Better Information
Property assessment begins with understanding the property.
By preparing accurate property details, location information, relevant documents, photographs and market information, users can complete the 99DIG workflow with better context.
This helps improve the usefulness of the digital assessment while maintaining a clear distinction between 99DIG assessment support and formal professional valuation services.
Sources and Professional Background
This article uses professional sources only to explain general property-analysis principles. It does not reproduce professional standards and does not claim that 99DIG performs a formal professional valuation.
International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC)
General professional framework covering scope, data, inputs,
documentation and reporting.
RICS – Comparable Evidence in Real Estate Valuation
Professional guidance discussing identification and consideration
of comparable market evidence.