Engagement

Defined scope. Defined deliverable. Defined fee.

Three ways to engage, depending on where you are in the decision. Each is scoped in writing, priced to that scope, and agreed before any work begins.

Diagnostic Sprint

2–3 weeks · fixed fee
Quoted to scope

Choose this when you are still framing the question. One holding, one market, one fast read.

  • Objective-setting working session
  • Baseline market and supply read
  • Ranked opportunity set with order-of-magnitude economics
  • The three risks most likely to break the outcome
  • Written brief and a closing working session

Strategic Retainer

6–12 months
Monthly, quoted to scope

Choose this when the decisions keep coming. A standing outside advisor for owners and enterprises deciding continuously.

  • Monthly working sessions
  • Continuous corridor intelligence
  • Opportunity review as deals surface
  • On-call analysis between sessions
  • Board and council presentation support

Project Mandate

Scope-dependent
Fixed fee, phased to milestones

Choose this when the outcome is already defined. One asset or portfolio, billed against delivery milestones.

  • Portfolio or site master plan
  • Acquisition program design
  • Repositioning strategy
  • Capital or operating partner search
  • Multi-phase development strategy

Fees are for advisory, research, and analysis, and are quoted in a written proposal before any work begins — request one here. No real estate brokerage services are offered through this site, and no fee quoted is a commission or contingent on a transaction closing. Where an engagement requires appraisal, legal, environmental, or engineering work, we scope it, manage it, and coordinate the licensed professionals — we do not perform it.

Most Engagements Start Here

The Diagnostic Sprint, week by week.

Three weeks, a fixed fee, and a written answer to “what should we do with this.” Low commitment by design: it should be cheap to find out whether we are useful to you.

Week 1

Objective & Baseline

Working session to establish what the capital is meant to do. Inventory of holdings, constraints, and prior commitments. Baseline market read.

Week 2

Analysis

Use scenarios, absorption and supply analysis, entitlement and infrastructure path, and order-of-magnitude economics for each scenario.

Week 3

Recommendation

Ranked options with the case against each, a phasing sequence, a named risk register, and the decision we would make in your position.

Next Step

The hour before the capital moves is the only one that can still change the outcome.

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