A lot sheet that stays current
Most independent lots start with a spreadsheet: a row per car, a column for everything. It works until two people edit it at once, a car sells and nobody updates its row, or the asking price on the sheet stops matching the one online.
The short version: a lot sheet is only useful if it is the one place a vehicle's facts live — VIN, specs, photos, status, asking price and what the car has cost you so far — and if it changes the moment the car does. Enter each vehicle once, and let everything downstream read from that record.
The full piece — the fields worth capturing at intake, a set of statuses that fits a small lot, and how to spot a car that has been sitting too long — is still being written. Check back soon, or tell us what you'd want covered first.
In GARAGEBIRDS: Inventory management and listings (Free plan).