What driving for dollars apps actually changed
Before dedicated apps, driving for dollars meant handwritten notes, pin maps, and manual data entry after each route. Apps like those built around route tracking and in-car address logging eliminated most of that friction. A driver can flag a property, snap a photo, and push it to a CRM-connected lead list without stopping the car. That's a real improvement over a clipboard.
What the apps didn't change is the underlying equation: to find one workable address, a driver has to physically pass it. In a suburban market with low distress density, that might mean covering 40 or 50 blocks to log a handful of viable properties. The app makes the logging cleaner, but the input is still hours of driving.
- Route logging and replay to avoid double-covering streets
- In-app property flagging with photo and condition notes
- Direct export to skip-tracing tools or CRMs
- Team coordination so multiple drivers don't overlap
- Basic owner lookup integrated into some platforms
Driving for dollars apps solve the route-logging problem but leave the core time-per-address constraint unchanged.
