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Everything you need to know about working with us.
01
Getting Started
What does NextAutomation actually do?
NextAutomation is the AI partner for real estate investment and development firms. We design, build, and deploy custom AI systems around your existing stack, deal sourcing, underwriting, capital raising, LP reporting, permitting, and beyond, or we train your team to run the work in-house. Everything is built for how your firm actually operates.
Who do you build for?
Real estate investors and developers, from single-family operators and syndicators to institutional funds, family offices, and ground-up development firms. If your team loses hours to manual deal flow, underwriting, reporting, or permitting, you're who we build for.
How does an engagement start?
It starts with a discovery call and a proof of concept. Two weeks on your own buy box and one of your own deals: a scored target list, at least 30 resolved owner contacts with the public-record chain behind each, and one deal underwritten end to end. $3,000 for the two weeks, credited in full toward your build within 6 weeks, at nextautomation.us/solutions/poc. If you want a wider read on the whole operation first, the consulting operations audit is 2 weeks and scoped on the call, at nextautomation.us/solutions/consulting/audit. You can also start with a free 90-day AI roadmap at nextautomation.us/free-roadmap.
Do I need to be technical?
No. We handle design, build, integration, and training, then hand over full documentation so your team can operate the systems with confidence. You stay focused on deals, not tooling.
How fast can we go live?
Scope is defined on the audit and we build to a fixed deliverable. Most firms see their first system live within weeks, with quick wins deployable even faster, no open-ended timelines and no hourly billing.
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Our AI Systems
What AI systems do you build?
Our most-requested systems for investors and developers include Deal Sourcing & Off-Market Intelligence, an AI Underwriting Assistant, a Capital-Raise Copilot, LP Reporting Automation, Permit Tracking & Entitlement Monitoring, and a Pro-Forma Generator. Each one integrates with your stack and is tailored to your strategy. See them at nextautomation.us/solutions.
How does Deal Sourcing & Off-Market Intelligence work?
It finds off-market acquisitions, scores leads by fit against your buy box, and routes them into your pipeline before they hit the MLS, pulling from county records and alternative-data feeds.
What does the AI Underwriting Assistant do?
Upload a T12 or rent roll and get a fully populated pro-forma in minutes, with assumptions flagged and comparables surfaced. Work that used to take hours of manual modeling happens in minutes.
What do you offer for capital raising and LP relations?
The Capital-Raise Copilot automates LP updates, equity waterfall modeling, and investor-portal integration. LP Reporting Automation generates branded quarterly reports from your actuals, consistent format, zero manual assembly.
What do you build for development firms specifically?
For developers we build Permit Tracking & Entitlement Monitoring, real-time permit data pulled into your project dashboard so delays surface before they compound, and a Pro-Forma Generator that turns an address plus deal parameters into a populated pro-forma linked to live market comps.
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Integrations & Your Stack
What platforms and tools do you integrate with?
We integrate with the systems real estate firms already run, CRMs like HubSpot, Salesforce, and Pipedrive, Excel and Google Workspace, data rooms, accounting and portfolio tools, plus county-record and market-data feeds. Connections run through n8n, direct APIs, and webhooks.
Can you work with our spreadsheets and deal documents?
Yes. T12s, rent rolls, offering memoranda, pro-formas, and Excel models are core inputs. We parse them, structure the data, and feed it into your systems, no rip-and-replace of how your team already works.
Can you connect to internal or custom databases?
Yes. We connect to SQL, Notion, Firebase, and internal tools via API or webhook, and build secure middleware for syncing and permissions on larger engagements.
Do we need our own AI or API keys?
Either way works. We can set up and bill model access for you, or you can use your own keys. You always retain full ownership of your data.
04
Data, Security & Compliance
How secure are the systems you build?
All connections are encrypted via HTTPS, OAuth, or API tokens. Sensitive data, deal documents, LP records, and financials, stays in your own environment, never on our servers.
Can you restrict who sees certain data?
Yes. We implement access roles and field-level permissions so each team member or LP only sees what's relevant to them.
Do the AI models train on our data?
No. We use models that don't train on your data by default. Your deal flow, financials, and investor information stay private and are never used to improve third-party models.
Do you sign NDAs?
Always. Every audit and build project is covered by confidentiality agreements before any work begins.
05
Engagement & ROI
How does an engagement work?
Every project follows three stages, audit, build, maintain. We audit your operation and scope the highest-ROI systems, build to a fixed deliverable, then offer optional retainers for ongoing optimization. Each stage is scoped and owned by you, with no lock-in at any step.
Do you build the systems for us, or train our team?
Both paths are available. We can build and deliver custom AI systems for you, or advise, training your team to internalize the work and run it in-house. We recommend the right fit on your discovery call.
How do you calculate ROI?
We estimate time saved per process x loaded cost x frequency, then weigh it against build cost. In practice that's hours of underwriting, reporting, and sourcing returned to your team every week.
How do you decide what to automate first?
We prioritize high-frequency, high-drag work that doesn't require judgment, sourcing, data entry, report assembly, follow-ups, so you see visible results fast while we sequence the rest by ROI.
Can we start small and scale later?
Yes. Many firms start with one or two high-impact systems and expand. Everything is modular, so we add capabilities as you grow rather than rebuilding from scratch.
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Implementation & Support
What's included at handover?
A system map, SOPs for each automation, access credentials, a recorded training session, and 30 days of support, everything your team needs to operate the system independently.
Can our team edit the systems later?
Yes. Every flow is documented with safe-modification instructions, and we train your team to extend and adjust them.
What if something breaks later?
Systems ship with error handling, retry logic, and alerting so issues surface immediately. Retainer plans add proactive monitoring and fast resolution.
Can you work with our internal IT or ops team?
Yes, regularly. We align with your internal standards, security requirements, and existing tooling.
What do ongoing retainers include?
Three tiers. Standard covers monthly system health reviews and reactive fixes. Advanced adds proactive optimization, quarterly roadmap sessions, and priority response. Enterprise provides dedicated capacity, continuous-improvement sprints, and strategic advisory access.
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AI Capabilities & Limits
What AI models do you use?
We select per task, OpenAI and other leading models plus open-source and custom configurations, chosen for the reasoning, writing, or data-parsing each system needs, and for your privacy requirements.
Will AI replace our team?
No, it amplifies them. The systems absorb repetitive operations so your people focus on deals, relationships, and strategy.
Can the AI work in languages other than English?
Yes, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and more, configured to your target markets.
How do you prevent "AI hallucinations"?
We ground every model in your verified data, deal documents, CRM, financials, and dashboards, so answers stay tied to real information rather than guesses.
What if the AI gets something wrong?
In sensitive contexts, underwriting assumptions, investor communication, financial data, outputs are validated by rules or human checkpoints before anything is sent or acted on.
08
Pricing, Demos & Contact
How much does it cost?
Pricing is custom, scoped to the systems you actually need. The one fixed number is the entry step: a $3,000 proof of concept over 2 weeks, credited in full toward your Phase-1 build within 6 weeks, at nextautomation.us/solutions/poc. The consulting operations audit is 2 weeks and scoped on the call, at nextautomation.us/solutions/consulting/audit. We build to a fixed fee per deliverable, no hourly billing, and no commitment before the proof of concept.
Do you offer payment plans?
Yes, typically 50% on kickoff and 50% on delivery. Ongoing retainer plans are billed monthly.
Is the AI roadmap really free?
Yes. The 90-day AI roadmap is completely free with no commitment, it shows your automation potential with ROI estimates and a prioritized plan. Start at nextautomation.us/free-roadmap.
Can I see the systems in action?
Yes. Our Solutions showcase (nextautomation.us/solutions) lets you open an interactive, in-place demo of each system. Demos use sample data; your build is fully personalized.
How do I get in touch?
Book a discovery call or use the contact form on the site. We typically reply within a few hours on business days.
Still have questions?
Book your free discovery call and we'll answer them live.
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