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Underwriting CRE at Speed with AI
Episode 42
Tuesday, 17 February, 2026
Want to screen (waay) more deal flow for your acquisition pipeline than you do currently? Here is exactly how to do that with AI (and I'm NOT talking about some clever new way to use ChatGPT). 𝘐𝘯 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘤𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴. 𝘛𝘳𝘺𝘊𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘴, 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘈𝘐 𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵/𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘛𝘶𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰, 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. Tyler Sellars, co-founder and CEO of Cactus, and I recorded a demo of his platform and you'll find that, while it uses AI to deliver robust, fast, easy to use underwriting output, it doesn't feel like AI at all - which is why you'll also realize it's a minimum standard if you want to compete effectively. Here's why it matters if you're sourcing deals: -> Existing acquisitions teams can screen more opportunities in greater detail, faster. -> Cactus ingests entire data rooms at once and auto populates your existing underwriting proforma. -> Audits inconsistencies across data room docs automatically -> Analysts spend less time on data-entry and more time deciding what's worth pursuing. One feature I like particularly is that after automatically inputting data to your spreadsheet from whatever resources a seller/broker provides, you can actually click on an input and on the same screen see from exactly where that number came. This means you can verify every extracted number by tracing it instantly to its source document, meaning fewer errors and more confidence in IC presentations. I also like that Cactus also provides real market comps and rent data directly relevant to the target asset that are pulled directly into the underwriting workflow using sources you already probably use - eliminating the need for you to be opening multiple apps just to build your model. And the killer app from Cactus - you can keep using your existing Excel model. Though the platform offers its own screening analytics, you can also just upload your own excel model and have Cactus populate it (almost) instantly with entire data room info leaving your formulas, assumptions, and IP intact. This is one of those tools every sponsor's acquisitions team should be leveraging as they trawl hundreds of deals just to find the one winner. *** At GowerCrowd, we are bringing the most advanced AI tools to our clients for both capital formation - but across other operational verticals too (like acquisitions). If you'd like to learn more about how we can assist you too, please reach out. Subscribe to my newsletter and get access to this transformational intel before anyone else: https://gowercrowd.com/subscribe Email: adam@gowercrowd.com Call: 213-761-1000
