1. Agreement
These Terms of Service (“Terms”) are a contract between you and Odehl Inc. (“Odehl,” “we,” “us”), a Texas company based in Houston. If you use Odehl for a company, you represent that you can bind that company, and “you” includes the company.
Our Privacy Policy explains how we handle information. It is part of how we operate the site; these Terms control the legal relationship.
If we sign a separate written agreement with you (customer, order form, joint venture, or NDA), that writing controls where it conflicts with these Terms.
2. Eligibility
You must be at least 18 and able to form a contract. Odehl is a business tool for real-estate operators, not a consumer app for minors. You are responsible for the accuracy of information you submit and for your compliance with law, including fair-housing, licensing, and securities rules that apply to your work.
3. The service
Odehl is software and related services that help screen residential real estate — assembling parcel context, estimating development feasibility, modeling returns, and flagging issues that may affect a bid.
Coverage, data sources, and features vary by market. Houston and Texas infill are the current focus. We do not promise nationwide coverage, uninterrupted uptime, or that every parcel can be analyzed.
Sample reports, demo workspaces, and marketing screens are illustrative. They may use example or mock data. They are not a live underwriting of a specific deal unless we say so in writing.
4. Models, estimates, and flags — not advice
Outputs from Odehl (including supportable land price, yield, cost, return, risk flags, and document extraction) are estimates and decision support. They are not:
- An appraisal or broker opinion of value
- A survey, title commitment, or legal opinion
- Engineering, environmental, or construction advice
- Tax, accounting, or investment advice
- An offer, solicitation, or recommendation of securities
Public records, GIS layers, and extracted documents can be wrong, stale, or incomplete. You remain responsible for independent diligence, professional advisors, bids, and capital decisions. Do not present Odehl output as a certified valuation or as a substitute for licensed professional work.
5. Early access, accounts, and demos
The product is in active development. We may accept, waitlist, or decline access requests for any reason. Features, pricing, and availability may change.
If we issue login credentials, you must keep them confidential and tell us if you believe they are compromised. You are responsible for activity under your account. We may suspend access if we believe the Terms are being violated or the system is at risk.
Some “customer portal” or admin screens on this site are demos. They do not create an account or store production credentials unless we separately provision you.
6. Fees
Marketing pages may describe planned subscription tiers. You do not owe fees until we agree in writing (or you accept a checkout) on price, term, and what is included. We may change unpublished or listed prices for new customers at any time.
Unless an order says otherwise, fees are exclusive of taxes. Refunds, if any, follow the order form.
7. Your submissions
You retain rights in materials you submit (addresses, company information, documents). You grant Odehl a license to use those materials to provide the service, respond to you, and improve the product (for example, improving parsing and models). We will not sell your submitted deal files as a standalone data product.
You represent that you have the right to share what you send, that it is accurate to the best of your knowledge, and that it does not infringe others’ rights or violate confidentiality you owe a third party.
Feedback, suggestions, and ideas you send may be used by Odehl without restriction or payment.
8. Deal conversations and joint ventures
Ads, emails, or calls about joint ventures, wholesale deals, splits (including a 30/70 split), buyers, or “we bring deals / you bring buyers” are invitations to talk. They are not a partnership, agency, joint venture, listing agreement, or commitment to fund or close a property.
No deal is binding until a separate written agreement is signed by the parties who will actually take title, assign a contract, or share proceeds. Informal messages, ad copy, and pitch materials do not set price, split, or closing terms.
You are responsible for your own licenses and disclosures as a wholesaler, buyer, or broker. Odehl is not your broker or attorney.
9. Acceptable use
You agree not to:
- Scrape, overload, reverse engineer, or disrupt the site or platform
- Bypass access controls or use another person’s account
- Upload malware or content that is unlawful, defamatory, or infringing
- Use Odehl to discriminate in housing in violation of law
- Misrepresent Odehl output as an appraisal, legal conclusion, or guaranteed return
- Resell, white-label, or provide the service to third parties except as we agree in writing
We may rate-limit, block, or terminate access for abuse.
10. Intellectual property
The site, software, models, marks (including the Odehl name and three-bar mark), and documentation are owned by Odehl Inc. or its licensors. These Terms do not transfer ownership. You may not copy, modify, or create derivative works of the product except as needed to use it under these Terms.
If you believe content on the site infringes your copyright, write to kevin@odehl.com with the URL, a description of the work, and a statement that you are authorized to act. We will respond as required by applicable law.
11. Third-party services and data
The product may depend on county appraisal districts, GIS vendors, map providers, flood data, document storage, and similar sources. We do not control those sources and are not responsible for their accuracy, downtime, or terms. Links to third-party sites are for convenience only.
12. Disclaimers
THE SITE AND PLATFORM ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, ODEHL DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT OUTPUTS ARE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR SECURE.
Some jurisdictions do not allow certain disclaimers. In those places, the disclaimer applies to the maximum extent permitted.
13. Limitation of liability
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, ODEHL AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND CONTRACTORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR LOST PROFITS, LOST DEALS, LOST DATA, COST OF SUBSTITUTE SERVICES, OR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, WHETHER OR NOT WE WERE ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY.
OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICE IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNTS YOU PAID ODEHL IN THE TWELVE MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM OR (B) ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100) IF YOU HAVE PAID NOTHING.
These limits are a basis of the bargain. They apply even if a remedy fails of its essential purpose, except where prohibited (including liability for fraud or for death or personal injury caused by negligence, where that cannot be limited).
14. Indemnity
You will defend and indemnify Odehl against claims, damages, and reasonable legal fees arising from (a) your use of the service, (b) your submissions, (c) your deals or joint-venture discussions with third parties, or (d) your violation of these Terms or of law — except to the extent caused by our willful misconduct.
15. Term and termination
These Terms apply until you stop using the site or we terminate access. We may suspend or end the service or your access at any time. Sections that by nature should survive (including intellectual property, disclaimers, liability limits, indemnity, and governing law) survive termination.
On termination of a paid account, we may delete workspace data after a reasonable period unless law or a written agreement requires otherwise. Export, if offered, should be requested before you close the account.
16. Governing law and disputes
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Exclusive venue is the state or federal courts in Harris County, Texas, except that Odehl may seek injunctive relief in any court for misuse of the product or infringement of its intellectual property.
You and Odehl waive a jury trial to the extent allowed by law. Neither of us may bring a claim as a class, collective, or representative action.
If a dispute is eligible for small-claims court in Harris County, either party may bring it there instead.
17. Other terms
Changes. We may update these Terms by posting a new version with a new “Last updated” date. If a change is material and you have an account, we will try to email the address on file. Continued use after the effective date is acceptance. If you do not agree, stop using the service.
Entire agreement. These Terms and the Privacy Policy are the entire agreement for use of the public site, unless a signed writing says otherwise.
Severability. If a provision is unenforceable, the rest remains in effect.
Assignment. You may not assign these Terms without our consent. We may assign them in connection with a merger, financing, or sale of the business.
No waiver. A failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver.
Notices. We may notify you by email or by posting on the site. You may notify us at the contact below.
Force majeure. We are not liable for delays caused by events beyond reasonable control, including outages of third-party data providers.
Headings. Headings are for convenience only.
18. Contact
Odehl Inc.
Houston, Texas
kevin@odehl.com
Related: Privacy Policy.