> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.realclear.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create your first site

> Set up a property for source-cited research.

A strong research brief starts with a clear property question. Create a site, add the essential project context, and let RealClear turn the early uncertainty into a source-grounded next decision.

## Before you begin

Have these details ready:

* The site address or the best available parcel/location description.
* The proposed use and, where known, the project's approximate scale.
* Any immediate question you need to resolve — for example zoning fit, entitlement history, utility constraints, community opposition, or comparable outcomes.
* The colleagues who should be able to review the findings.

## Start research

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create a site">
    From your portfolio workspace, choose **Add site** and enter the address or site location. Use the clearest available address; accuracy here improves the evidence trail that follows.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add project context">
    Describe the intended use, project scale, and the decision you are trying to make. Be specific about uncertainties — they belong in the brief, not in someone’s head.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Review the research status">
    New work enters RealClear’s 24-hour research queue. Follow the site status in your workspace; do not treat a queued site as a completed finding.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Read the brief with the sources">
    When research is ready, begin with the verdict and known unknowns, then open the evidence and citations behind the points that matter to your decision.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Warning>
  Do not use a RealClear brief as a substitute for professional legal, planning, engineering, environmental, or other specialist advice. Use it to focus those conversations on the evidence that matters.
</Warning>

## After the brief arrives

Share the brief with your decision team, leave comments where more work is needed, and use the cited source documents when escalating a point to counsel or a specialist.

Need help adding a property or interpreting a status? [Contact the RealClear team](https://realclear.ai/contact).