specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: RealtyMole
providerId: realtymole
created: '2026-06-21'
modified: '2026-06-21'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Real Estate
- Property Data
- Rental Estimate
- Valuation
- Listings
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Realty Mole Property API spend. The legacy Realty Mole API is
  billed through RapidAPI as a monthly subscription tier plus per-request
  overage; every endpoint call (property records, rent estimate, sale estimate,
  listings) is a metered request. The successor RentCast API bills a flat
  monthly plan fee plus per-request overage. Because each successful API call
  consumes quota, request volume is the primary cost driver.
notes: >-
  Realty Mole is legacy; new spend should be planned against RentCast plans.
  Verify current per-request overage rates and monthly plan fees on the
  RapidAPI pricing page and rentcast.io during reconciliation.
sources:
- https://rapidapi.com/realtymole/api/realty-mole-property-api/pricing
- https://www.rentcast.io/api
- https://developers.rentcast.io/reference/realty-mole-migration-guide
- https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: RealtyMole
serviceCategory: Real Estate and Property Data
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription plus Usage Overage
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Realty Mole Property API
  ServiceCategory: Real Estate and Property Data
  ProviderName: RealtyMole
  PublisherName: RealtyMole
  InvoiceIssuerName: RapidAPI
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
  PricingCategory: Usage-Based
meters:
- name: api_requests
  description: Billable API calls across all endpoints; each call consumes monthly quota.
  unit: requests
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - endpoint
  - plan
- name: overage_requests
  description: Requests above the monthly plan quota, billed at the per-request overage rate.
  unit: requests
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
- name: subscription_fee
  description: Flat monthly subscription/plan fee for the selected tier.
  unit: months
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track request counts per endpoint and tier from the RapidAPI / RentCast dashboard; watch quota burn-down.
- name: Allocation
  description: Use separate API keys per workload/team to attribute request spend to cost centers.
- name: Optimization
  description: Cache property records and estimates, deduplicate address lookups, and right-size the monthly plan to expected request volume to avoid overage.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign an owner per key, set quota alerts, and review monthly request spend against budget; plan migration off legacy Realty Mole to RentCast.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com