# https://www.decobase.app/ llms-full.txt ## Data Extraction for CRE # Get structured data from CRE documentsGetstructureddatafromCREdocuments Deco Base is a platform built to neatly extract data from messy CRE documents like OMs, Loan Docs, Pro Formas, and more. [Get Started](https://app.decobase.app/) [Book Demo](https://cal.com/skyler-aspegren/30min) ![app screen](https://decobase.app/_next/image?url=%2FDecoBaseHero.png&w=3840&q=75)![app screen](https://decobase.app/_next/image?url=%2FDecoBaseHero.png&w=3840&q=75) ## Use Your Data Leverage your data trapped in messy PDFs, hard-coded Excel files, or complicated plan sets. ### Flexible Inputs Upload any CRE document - our model automatically detects its content and structure. No OCR setup needed. ### Consistent Outputs Rent rolls, T-12s, Budgets, Schedules, Sources & Uses, and more. Verify side by side with original documents. ### Use Anywhere Copy to clipboard or export a standarized excel file as the starting point for a custom models. ## Deco Base gives you access to all your data from all your deals There is a goldmine of data trapped in your documents.Deco Base unlocks this potential— transforming scattered information into insights you can use. Use Deco Base to underwrite better, to analyze deals faster, and to surface the right information at the right time. ### Fast Get instant results - no manual data entry or waiting on turnarounds. ### Powerful Built with the latest models from OpenAI, Gemini, and Anthropic. ![illustration dark](https://decobase.app/_next/image?url=%2FDealimage.png&w=3840&q=75)![illustration light](https://decobase.app/_next/image?url=%2FDealimage.png&w=3840&q=75) ## Map View Deco Base automatically organizes your data onto a map. Use your data from previous projects to analyze new projects. [Learn More](https://decobase.app/features/map-view) ![DecoBase Map Visualization](https://decobase.app/_next/image?url=%2FDecoBaseMapView.png&w=3840&q=75)![DecoBase Map Visualization](https://decobase.app/_next/image?url=%2FDecoBaseMapView.png&w=3840&q=75) Customizable Schemas Define and customize schemas to get the right data out of any document. ![payments illustration dark](https://decobase.app/_next/image?url=%2FCustomizeTemplateImage.png&w=3840&q=75)![payments illustration light](https://decobase.app/_next/image?url=%2FCustomizeTemplateImage.png&w=3840&q=75) Upload documents and get instant results ![payments illustration dark](https://decobase.app/_next/image?url=%2FUploadFeature.png&w=3840&q=75)![payments illustration light](https://decobase.app/_next/image?url=%2FUploadFeature.png&w=3840&q=75) Presets designed for Real Estate Professionals Connect to cloud storage Deco Base integrates with your existing cloud storage solutions to automatically monitor and extract insights from your data ![Google Drive logo](https://decobase.app/_next/image?url=%2FGoogleDriveLogo.png&w=64&q=75) ![Dropbox logo](https://decobase.app/_next/image?url=%2FDropboxLogo.png&w=64&q=75) ![Microsoft OneDrive logo](https://decobase.app/_next/image?url=%2FOneDriveLogo.png&w=64&q=75) | | ChatGPT | Deco Base | | --- | --- | --- | | Features | | | | AI Models | OpenAI | OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini | | Parse data from documents | | | | Customizable | | | | Flexible Inputs | | | | Export to Excel | | | | CRE specific expertise | | | | Prebuilt CRE prompts | | | | CRE Workflows | | | | Organized CRE Documents | | | | Outputs | | | | Speed | Fast | Fast | | Accuracy | Varies | 99% accurate. 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No hidden fees, no surprises. MonthlyAnnual Starter $25/month Billed monthly * * * - 100 documents/month - Standard AI Models [Get Started](https://app.decobase.app/) Most Popular Pro $99/month Billed monthly * * * - Everything in Starter - 1000 documents/month - Early Access to New Features - Priority Support [Get Started](https://app.decobase.app/) Enterprise Contact Us Billed monthly * * * - Team Features - Custom Implementation [Book Demo](https://cal.com/skyler-aspegren/30min) ## Real Estate Uniqueness and AI # No two real estate projects are the same. A challenge for software, an opportunity for AI. An interesting fact about the real estate market is that no two projects are the same, and there are a near infinite number of ways they can be different. This fact, and its second order effects, is crucial in understanding real estate markets. In this essay we'll cover the following topics: - The factors that make each real estate project unique - The challenge traditional computer models have with modeling this nuance - How AI unlocks new use cases for better Real Estate tools ## Every single real estate asset is a One of One special Each real estate asset is unique - this is obvious to anyone working in real estate, and intuitively most people understand this from experience living or visiting different homes. Your first apartment is different from your second apartment which is different from your friend's across the street. There are many factors that contribute to the uniqueness, which range in scale from large design choices to tiny details and from physical reality to legal aether. Large, physical differences are easy to spot - things like the colors of the walls, the placement of the windows or the architectural style. A closer look reveals differences in the details - the quality of the windows, the design of the light fixtures, or the source of the marble in the countertops. Separate from the tangible, physical differences, there are numerous other variables that make real estate assets unique. At a property level, things like zoning restrictions and planning commissions are important to consider. Many properties will have easements for utilities or special access that need to be considered when understanding the value of a property. For real estate developers and investors, the legal structure and financial waterfall is also critical to understand the value of a property. Projects are typically funded with various investment types that could include equity, mezzanine debt, or bank loans. The terms, fees and promote structures in these investment documents combine in unique ways that can lead to dramatic differences in profits. The uniqueness of each asset leads to second order effects that uniquely characterize real estate markets. ## The details matter in real estate because buyers care Real estate assets are capital intensive. For individuals, a home purchase is often their single largest investment and renters spend around 30% of their income on rent. Because of the high cost, the differences in even small details of a project are significant. People aren't willing to spend such a significant portion of their wealth or income on a property if it isn't exactly right. This is intuitively understandable for residential properties, but the same is true of commercial and industrial properties. Buyer's aren't interested in a property that is "close enough," they need properties that meet their specific requirements. For example, a restaurant owner needs a kitchen space that works for their exact cuisine type. The owner of a pickleball business needs to find a space with roofs high enough to accommodate indoor play. Office tenants need space that fits their company - the right mix of open space and conference rooms, the right shared amenities, and an accessible commute for their employees. All of these details are individually important, and the combination and variety of these details create an exponential number of possibilities. Historically, this has presented a huge challenge for real estate software. For starters, it is [difficult to digitize real world assets](https://decobase.app/blog/ai-data-ingestion-creates-opportunity-for-better-real-estate-tools) so that computers can work with them. This means that actually capturing all of this detail typically requires human input for each variable. This makes software adoption for real estate challenging. But the bigger issue is that the details truly matter for real estate, which is different from many other “real world” industries that are being digitized. This has to do with the permanence of real estate. Real estate is bought, sold and leased over long time horizons - in practice this means that the small details have more time to be annoying or to be great. If you call an Uber, it doesn't matter too much if you don't like the color of the car, because the ride is usually over in 15 minutes anyway. If you stay at an AirBnB, it doesn't matter if you don't love the placement of the washer and dryer because you'll usually be back in your own house a few days later. Those details are annoying, but they don't matter. Real estate is bought, sold and leased over long time horizons - in practice this means that the small details have more time to be annoying or to be great. If you call an Uber, it doesn't matter too much if you don't like the color of the car, because the ride is usually over in 15 minutes anyway. If you stay at an AirBnB, it doesn't matter if you don't love the placement of the washer and dryer because you'll usually be back in your own house a few days later. Those details do matter to real estate developers, because buyers care and buyers ultimately set the price. ## Real estate projects each have their own market Perhaps the most interesting thing about understanding real estate markets is understanding that they can't be generalized. The market price for each specific property is set by the specific buyer that is willing to pay the most for the specific combination of details. This means that in creating a new project, developers can't just pull the nearest comps and call it a day. They need to do the work to understand the details and specifics that local buyers are interested in, and then deliver the project with attention to those details. Right now, this is a skill that only humans can do, and this is why real estate developers become more successful with more experience. They train themselves to understand those details and deliver the right product. Tools like Excel or Autocad are utilized, but oftentimes the great deals are made by real estate developers trusting their experience and executing their vision. This is another reason that software has struggled to gain adoption in the real estate industry. Traditional software is not capable of gaining experience. Developers can use software to crunch numbers and run analysis, but at the end of the day most software products are simply taking inputs and transforming them into outputs. Traditional software can't understand a real estate development project in the same way that a human can. ## Opportunity for AI based tools These phenomena present a challenge to traditional real estate software, but an opportunity for AI based real estate tools. The basic promise of Artificial Intelligence is computers that are smart. As humans, we know that computers are good at certain things like doing math and storing data. We also have all had experiences where computers have been frustratingly stupid - excel formulas thinking numbers are dates or having forms reset because an address was formatted incorrectly. Computers are good at computational tasks, but the inputs have to be super exact. The exactness limits how effective they can be, when the detail matters as is the case for real estate. What's changing with AI based tools is that computers are now able to ingest “fuzzy” or unstructured data. It can parse through complicated documents and understand the meaning in a way similar to how humans understand it. Computer vision models can even take pictures as inputs and accurately determine what information is being depicted and what is relevant. AI models allow Real Estate software tools to be armed with the same context that humans can access. Computers can now understand and work with the exact details that are present in a project - the details don't have to be formatted into neat and tidy excel tables. Software tools can effectively interact with the messiness of real life real estate projects, and understand each project's individuality. This is going to create exciting opportunities for real estate developers to elevate their ways of working. We're building the tools for this at Deco Base. Please reach out if you are interested in connecting. ![Skyler Aspegren](https://decobase.app/_next/image?url=%2Fteam%2Fskyler-aspegren.png&w=256&q=75) [Skyler Aspegren](https://decobase.app/author/skyler-aspegren) Skyler Aspegren is the founder of Deco Base. Previously he worked as the CFO at a real estate development firm, where he managed underwriting, financial operations, debt origination, and investor relations. Before getting started in Real Estate Skyler founded a Y-Combinator backed consumer fintech called Apollo, which offered fractional stock rewards through card spend. He started his career in Strategic Finance at Kimberly Clark and Uber. Skyler was born in Chicago, but spent 16 years growing up in the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica. He currently lives in San Francisco. He enjoys skiing, endurance sports, and the Oklahoma Sooners. [Twitter](https://x.com/skyleraspegren)[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/skyleraspegren/)[GitHub](https://github.com/skyleraspegren) ## Clean, structured, consistent data from your documents Unlock the messy data trapped in your documents to make better decisions faster. [Get Started](https://app.decobase.app/) [Book Demo](https://cal.com/skyler-aspegren/30min) ## Map View Features # Your entire deal history on a map Our Map View connects your files to real-world locations, helping you evaluate new sites with instant context from your past deals. ![Map View with layered real estate data](https://decobase.app/_next/image?url=%2Ffeatures%2Fmap%2FMapViewHero.png&w=3840&q=75) ## Context is your advantage Files are just files - until you place them on a map. Get spatial intelligence that traditional file systems can't offer. - Evaluate new sites with instant local context - Visualize historical deal activity near a location - Filter by project type, vintage, or custom tags - Geospatially link documents across your portfolio ![Map overlays of past deals](https://decobase.app/_next/image?url=%2Ffeatures%2Fmap%2FnearbyDeals.png&w=3840&q=75) ## Map your memory Traditional file systems don’t show you what you already know. Our spatial view helps you move faster with confidence. ### Layered Group documents by location, type, or project stage. ### Contextual See every nearby deal you’ve touched - without digging through folders. ### Searchable Find projects by address, keywords, or document type - instantly. ### Intuitive One view. One map. Your whole internal memory, visualized. ### Private Only your data - secure and specific to your firm. ### Built for GPs Designed for real estate operators who think in terms of sites and surroundings. ![DecoBase map view](https://decobase.app/_next/image?url=%2Ffeatures%2Fmap%2FAustinMap.png&w=3840&q=75) ## See your portfolio spatially We turn every document, project, and assumption into mappable data - so you never fly blind when evaluating new sites. - Pins and layers built from your uploaded documents - Click into your own data to see comps, pro formas, and notes - All pulled from your internal file history - no extra work needed - Surface hidden opportunities near your target sites ## Map View FAQs Explore how our mapping feature connects your deal history to your next acquisition. ### Where does the data on the map come from? ### Can I click into each site? ### Does it include public market comps? ### Is my location data secure? ### What’s the benefit of mapping my documents? Can't find what you're looking for? Contact our [customer support team](mailto:support@decobase.app) ## Clean, structured, consistent data from your documents Unlock the messy data trapped in your documents to make better decisions faster. [Get Started](https://app.decobase.app/) [Book Demo](https://cal.com/skyler-aspegren/30min) ## Skyler Aspegren Profile ![Skyler Aspegren](https://decobase.app/_next/image?url=%2Fteam%2Fskyler-aspegren.png&w=256&q=75) # Skyler Aspegren [skyler@decobase.app](mailto:skyler@decobase.app) Skyler Aspegren is the founder of Deco Base. Previously he worked as the CFO at a real estate development firm, where he managed underwriting, financial operations, debt origination, and investor relations. Before getting started in Real Estate Skyler founded a Y-Combinator backed consumer fintech called Apollo, which offered fractional stock rewards through card spend. He started his career in Strategic Finance at Kimberly Clark and Uber. Skyler was born in Chicago, but spent 16 years growing up in the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica. He currently lives in San Francisco. He enjoys skiing, endurance sports, and the Oklahoma Sooners. [Twitter](https://x.com/skyleraspegren) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/skyleraspegren/) [GitHub](https://github.com/skyleraspegren) ## Empowering Real Estate Developers # Empowering Real Estate Developers to build "The Missing Middle" The "Missing Middle" of real estate developers New real estate developments are increasingly created by one of two types of developers - either large enterprise companies or small local builders. At the top end, large projects are typically developed by enterprise scale, corporate players. In 2023, the [top 25 developers accounted for 20% of all multifamily starts in the United States](https://www.nmhc.org/research-insight/the-nmhc-50/top-50-lists/2024-top-developers-list/). For single family homes, the [top 10 builders accounted for 28% of all completions.](https://eyeonhousing.org/2024/07/top-ten-builder-share-declines-in-2023/#:~:text=The%20top%20ten%20builders%20accounted,points%20from%202022%20) These are large companies that heavily benefit from economies of scale. They have centralized service functions such as accounting and legal, they have in house subject matter experts and the volume of their projects make them an appealing offer to institutional investors. They face challenges like any big company does - corporate bloat, slow decision-making, and talent retention. At the other end, there is a long tail of local builders and developers that do small scale projects. These builders are successful because of their local market connections, their self-reliance, and their individual focus. The projects they do are typically quick to build and self-financed. The successful builders are great at executing projects, but oftentimes struggle with the administrative overhead. Their limited process documentation and lack of financial controls make it difficult to scale up their operations and limit their ability to raise capital from banks or other institutional capital providers, and these firms often operate with razor thin margins. There are small players doing small projects, and there are large players doing large projects. In the middle there is a gap. This "missing middle" is [well documented](https://islandpress.org/books/missing-middle-housing#desc) and often described in near utopian terms by urbanists and city planners as the solution to better cities and more affordable housing. Much of the advocacy work of YIMBY groups has been focused on reforming zoning and building codes to allow for more types of housing and building. ## The challenge of the "Missing Middle" Fixing laws and zoning is a necessary first step. The next step will be empowering real estate developers to actually build those projects. The reality of the matter is that real estate development is hard, even if zoning and permitting can be expedited. ![image.png](https://decobase.app/_next/image?url=%2Fblog%2Fempowering-real-estate-developers-to-build-the-missing-middle%2Fmissing-middle.png&w=3840&q=75) Developers trying to build the missing middle risk getting caught in no man's land. Their projects are too big to operate without administrative and operational support, but they are too small to justify the cost of that support. Developers, who should be spending their time elsewhere, end up devoting significant time and frustration to retrieving information, completing paperwork, managing documents, and pushing numbers. [Coby Lefko](https://cobylefkowitz.com/) wrote a fantastic article about the challenges faced by small developers that's linked [here.](https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/why-small-developers-are-getting) Large Language Models (LLMs) are a recent technological unlock that offer a path forward. It remains to be seen if artificial intelligence will live up to its full hype, but there is no arguing with its ability to process information in a human-like manner and make sense of unstructured data. ## Operational and Administrative Challenges faced by Real Estate Developers ### Legal Structures and Entities Real estate development projects are oftentimes created using multi-member special purpose entities (SPEs). These SPEs each have their own formation documents, bylaws and operating agreements. In their simplest form, investors will join a development project by making a direct investment into a special purpose entity. The SPE will engage directly with consultants for professional services, a general contractor for construction, and banks for construction financing. Oftentimes, the developer will manage the project via a development services agreement between the SPE and the developers management company. The flow of funds between investors, lenders, and these entities can be quite complex. Investment terms, fees and promote structures also may vary, which adds complexity. Developers must be careful to keep accurate records to ensure outside capital is managed responsibly. ### Underwriting and Pro Forma For every project, Real Estate developers must create and maintain a Pro Forma. The Pro Forma is a financial model that reflects the projected returns and value of a development project. Typically these are created in Excel or Google Sheets. They vary in complexity, but the best models will show projected returns, detailed cash flows, cost breakdowns, and timeline. Returns expressed in terms of IRR and MOIC are usually the key outputs, and a detailed breakdown of sources and uses of capital is usually required by lending and investing partners. Creating the Pro Forma and validating the assumptions is a process referred to as underwriting. Before a developer moves forward with a deal, they want to be sure that the profits are going to be worth the time, effort, and capital they invest into the deal. Developers will oftentimes have IRR and MOIC targets that they will be checking their proforma against. To underwrite, they will validate key assumptions like rent rolls, sale price, construction costs, financing costs, and so on. Once the initial Pro Forma has been created and underwritten, there is ongoing work required to keep assumptions updated and ensure the project stays on track financially. ### Plans, Specs, and Permits A key piece of any real estate development project is the plan set. Plans are usually created with the help of an architect, and they describe the specifications of what is going to be built. In most jurisdictions, some form of building approval or permit is needed to begin construction. The process for getting that approval varies, but almost always involves submitting plans for review and approval. Developers need to consider a variety of zoning laws and safety codes when drafting plans. After submission, developers may need to respond to plan check comments with updates to their plan set or clarifications on building codes. Simultaneously, developers must work with their architect and general contractor to create the construction plan set. This will match the plans submitted for zoning approval, but will have additional detail that the general contractor will use to bid out the project. The construction plan set will also specify materials and items selected by the developer and designers. ### Contracts, Invoices, Tax and Accounting Developers are responsible for implementing financial controls and maintaining accurate accounting records. In order to deliver strong returns, developers must carefully manage their expenses to meet or exceed their underwriting targets. Developers will seek to "buy out" their projects as quickly as possible by signing contracts with vendors to lock in a price. When these vendors submit invoices, developers must be careful to ensure that the invoice matches the work from the contract and that the work being invoiced has been completed. All of these payments must be accounted for accurately and diligently. Up to date accounting records are important for financial management, tax purposes, and diligence requests from investors and banks. ### Investment and Loan Documents Developers will often partner with outside investors or lenders to finance their projects. Most deals are capitalized individually, and each deal can employ different forms of financing. The most common forms are equity, preferred equity, mezzanine debt and construction loans. However, depending on the type of project and the specific investors, developers may employ more creative financing vehicles. Because investment terms can vary so widely, developers and investors both must pay careful attention to the "return waterfall." The return waterfall specifies the order in which proceeds from a project are paid out. Safer investments with lower returns are paid out first, while riskier investments with more upside are paid out last. Developers often incorporate "Promote" structures into the waterfall, where they will earn a larger share of the profits for projects that generate higher than benchmark returns. ### Construction Draw Requests Developers will oftentimes partner with banks for construction loans. Banks do not give the capital to developers upfront - instead, every 3-5 weeks developers will collect all their invoices and the pay applications and submit this to the bank as a draw request package. This draw request package is usually sent as a PDF and can be anywhere from 25 to 500 pages in length. The draw request package shows the bank how funds are being used and how the project is progressing. The package includes an up to date budget, a progress report, consultant invoices and the Pay Application from the general contractor. The pay application should have all of the invoice backups from the subcontractors, and importantly must also have their lien release waivers and insurance certifications. Developers need to carefully review these pay applications to ensure everything is properly documented and that the pay requested matches the work that has actually been completed. The bank will order an inspection to verify that information in the draw request is accurate before advancing funds. ## How AI powered tools can solve these challenges One of the most difficult parts of real estate development is managing the complexity of projects and maintaining accurate records. [Each project is specific and unique](https://decobase.app/blog/no-two-real-estate-projects-are-the-same-a-challenge-for-software-an-opportunity-for-ai), and good developers must fully understand and embrace the details and nuance to generate profits. The key to consistently executing successful development projects is mastery of the details. Historically, real estate developers have had limited ability to use software to help manage this complexity. Computers have not been good at understanding the ambiguity that is present in real estate development. Instead, if real estate developers want to use software they must first go through the arduous process of manually entering their data. Even then, traditional software tools struggle because of the inherent limits of expressing complex details in neat rows and tables. AI powered tools offer an alternative for Real Estate developers seeking to better manage complex projects and efficiently scale up their operations. Large language models are already very good at reading documents and extracting key information, which eliminates the need for developers to do data entry. AI models are able to ingest complicated terms and process them the same way humans would. Similarly, computer vision models are rapidly advancing to the point where computers can understand the context gained from a jobsite photo. These are exciting advances in technology that are going to have real life benefits for real estate developers. Developers will now be armed with computational power that can process the context of their development projects. They won't need to spend time looking up investment terms or manually reviewing pay applications because their AI based tools will be doing that for them. Developers can focus their time where it's most valuable, and can trust that invoices are being properly coded, contracts carefully reviewed, and investments safely managed. Right now, development is largely being done by small, local players or large, enterprise corporations. AI based tools for real estate development offer a path forward for the "missing middle." Small developers can scale up and leverage AI tools to manage the operational and administrative burden. Individuals at large enterprises can start their own firms and projects without needing to rely on centralized corporate services. At [Deco Base](https://decobase.app/), we're building AI powered tools to make this possible. Please reach out to us if you are interested in learning more. ![Skyler Aspegren](https://decobase.app/_next/image?url=%2Fteam%2Fskyler-aspegren.png&w=256&q=75) [Skyler Aspegren](https://decobase.app/author/skyler-aspegren) Skyler Aspegren is the founder of Deco Base. Previously he worked as the CFO at a real estate development firm, where he managed underwriting, financial operations, debt origination, and investor relations. Before getting started in Real Estate Skyler founded a Y-Combinator backed consumer fintech called Apollo, which offered fractional stock rewards through card spend. He started his career in Strategic Finance at Kimberly Clark and Uber. Skyler was born in Chicago, but spent 16 years growing up in the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica. He currently lives in San Francisco. He enjoys skiing, endurance sports, and the Oklahoma Sooners. [Twitter](https://x.com/skyleraspegren)[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/skyleraspegren/)[GitHub](https://github.com/skyleraspegren) ## Clean, structured, consistent data from your documents Unlock the messy data trapped in your documents to make better decisions faster. [Get Started](https://app.decobase.app/) [Book Demo](https://cal.com/skyler-aspegren/30min) ## Art and AI in Real Estate # Art, Science, AI, and the history of Real Estate Real Estate development, like many disciplines, is a mix of Art and Science. Developers practice their art by understanding space, designing buildings, nurturing relationships, and bringing a vision to life. The end product is a work of architecture - one of the oldest forms of art that has a rich lineage tracing its origin all the way back to the Pyramids. At the same time, developers rely on “scientific” methods to engineer plans, model financials, calculate schedules, and process data. The Pyramids are renowned for their architectural beauty, but equally impressive because of the careful planning and execution required to build them - especially given the technology available to the Egyptians in 2600 BC. Technological advancement in construction techniques and materials have played a critical role in the history of real estate development. Techniques such as the use of columns in Greece, arches in Rome, or domes in the Islamic World have become commonplace in modern day buildings. Many other styles were unlocked by improvements to construction materials such as reinforced concrete and structural steel that allow skyscrapers to stand on their own. Real Estate development trends are also directly correlated with broad technological and societal changes. Villages protected by stone castles were prevalent in the medieval period, and then were made obsolete with the invention of gunpowder. Dispersed, agrarian homesteads were the norm until the industrial revolution drove concentration in urban environments. The internet created the opportunity for more efficient remote work, and for many people this became their new standard after covid-19. Fifty-five years ago, we landed on the moon. It's exciting to think about what real estate will look like as we become a space-faring species within the next century. Artificial intelligence entered the public consciousness in 2022 with the release of ChatGPT. Some people write it off as an overhyped tech cycle and others take issue with the form factor of a chatbot. Regardless, the core underlying technology of being able to mathematically represent semantic meaning is here to stay. It is truly remarkable that computers are now able to take in raw unstructured data and convert it into a format that machines can process. We're in the very early innings and still figuring out the best ways to leverage AI to make work easier - but there's no doubt that knowledge work will be forever changed. How is artificial intelligence going to change our society? And how is that in turn going to change real estate? The answer is very much up for philosophical debate, and is especially interesting to consider in the context of real estate developers' roles as artists and scientists. There are plenty of AI models that are capable of creating digital “art” based on prompt descriptions. With tools like [Midjourney](https://www.midjourney.com/) or [Dall-E](https://openai.com/dall-e-3/), it's possible to create visually stunning images in a matter of seconds from a simple text prompt. Interestingly, the ease of creating these images detracts from their value as traditional art. This hints at a fundamental question of what makes Art, Art. It turns out that an important part of what makes Art, Art, is the artist themselves - and their unique expression of humanity and narrative. It's not enough to see a portrait of a woman with a mysterious smile - we need to know that Da Vinci was a pioneer of his time whose multidisciplinary work inspired the high renaissance and whose Mona Lisa is the most famous painting in the world largely because of the publicity generated when it was stolen in 1911. Ai Weiwei's (Sunflower Seeds)\[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunflower\_Seeds\_(artwork)\] are only interesting because of the two and a half years that it took 1600 workers to hand paint over 100 million porcelain stones. As Cormac McCarthy puts it “Things separate from their stories have no meaning. They are only shapes.” Will we want to live and work in buildings developed by our AI overlords? Maybe if the price is right, but all else being equal we won't. We'd rather appreciate art in a museum than see it pop up on an infinite feed. We'd rather live in a human imagined home than an AI generated shelter. Perhaps this is idealistic - after all, in reality most of us are more likely to be found scrolling our phones than wandering an art museum. But counterintuitively, as artificially generated content becomes more and more prevalent, we are going to develop more and more of an aversion. The Turing test is going to become harder to pass as we demand to know the source. Would you even consider reading this long of an essay if it was AI generated? Would you be inspired by the beauty of a building that was created by next token prediction? While its ability to create art is up for debate, artificially intelligent language models are undoubtedly a scientific marvel, especially for their ability to structure unstructured data. Much of the work that real estate developers do involves extracting data from documents and translating it into other documents.A common example is grabbing the due date and amount from an invoice, and entering into a payment portal or updating a proforma. This work has become increasingly burdensome for humans as legal documents have gotten longer and building has become more complex. The burden has acutely increased for real estate developers as the rest of the world has become more digitized, [while real estate largely has not.](https://decobase.app/blog/ai-will-eat-real-estate) Modern day real estate development requires significant operational and administrative execution. This requirement comes from capital providers who will only fund projects whose managers can successfully manage towards IRR and MOIC targets. Because of this, it's much more common to find developers who come from financial or operational backgrounds rather than the arts. Artificial intelligence is making the technical skill of taking numbers from legal documents and putting them into a spreadsheet obsolete. It's also able to compile documents into construction draw requests, respond to diligence requests, and email back the city. It can automatically update schedules, adjust timelines, and send reminders to keep projects on track. An intelligent computer, with no need for sleep and omniscience to a real estate project is much better able to manage towards an IRR than a human is able to. What then is the role of the real estate developer? It's a good question, and one without a good answer yet. Many industries will face this same question as artificial intelligence is able to outperform human knowledge work. My hope is that it will be similar to the invention of the calculator or word processor. Freeing up time for humans to abstract their level of work to a higher plane. Perhaps artists, architects, and urbanists will be able to realize and execute their own projects with an AI powered tool to assist them in managing the administrative and operational burden. Still it's an interesting question - what will we do when a computer can do everything we can do, but do it better? [AlphaGo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXuK6gekU1Y) is an incredibly powerful movie about the DeepMind model that was trained in the ancient game of Go and beat a top professional in 2016. Lee Sedol, the Go professional, had devoted his life to Go and had been soundly and easily crushed by a computer. An incredible achievement for the researchers, a career altering defeat for the practitioner. We're not without hope. Computers have consistently beaten humans at chess since the mid 90s. Yet Chess today is more popular than ever, and computer assisted analysis has helped elevate the game at every level. AI is coming for us, but it's making us better. What will we build? ![Skyler Aspegren](https://decobase.app/_next/image?url=%2Fteam%2Fskyler-aspegren.png&w=256&q=75) [Skyler Aspegren](https://decobase.app/author/skyler-aspegren) Skyler Aspegren is the founder of Deco Base. Previously he worked as the CFO at a real estate development firm, where he managed underwriting, financial operations, debt origination, and investor relations. Before getting started in Real Estate Skyler founded a Y-Combinator backed consumer fintech called Apollo, which offered fractional stock rewards through card spend. He started his career in Strategic Finance at Kimberly Clark and Uber. Skyler was born in Chicago, but spent 16 years growing up in the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica. He currently lives in San Francisco. He enjoys skiing, endurance sports, and the Oklahoma Sooners. 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If the party requesting arbitration is represented by counsel, the Request shall also include counsel's name, telephone number, mailing address, and email address. Such counsel must also sign the Request. By signing the Request, counsel certifies to the best of counsel's knowledge, information, and belief, formed after an inquiry reasonable under the circumstances, that: (1) the Request is not being presented for any improper purpose, such as to harass, cause unnecessary delay, or needlessly increase the cost of dispute resolution; (2) the claims, defenses and other legal contentions are warranted by existing law or by a nonfrivolous argument for extending, modifying, or reversing existing law or for establishing new law; and (3) the factual and damages contentions have evidentiary support or, if specifically so identified, will likely have evidentiary support after a reasonable opportunity for further investigation or discovery. Unless you and Company otherwise agree, or the Batch Arbitration process discussed in Subsection 10.2(h) is triggered, the arbitration will be conducted in the county where you reside. Subject to the JAMS Rules, the arbitrator may direct a limited and reasonable exchange of information between the parties, consistent with the expedited nature of the arbitration. If the JAMS is not available to arbitrate, the parties will select an alternative arbitral forum. Your responsibility to pay any JAMS fees and costs will be solely as set forth in the applicable JAMS Rules. You and Company agree that all materials and documents exchanged during the arbitration proceedings shall be kept confidential and shall not be shared with anyone except the parties' attorneys, accountants, or business advisors, and then subject to the condition that they agree to keep all materials and documents exchanged during the arbitration proceedings confidential. #### 9.2.4 Authority of Arbitrator The arbitrator shall have exclusive authority to resolve all disputes subject to arbitration hereunder including, without limitation, any dispute related to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability or formation of this Arbitration Agreement or any portion of the Arbitration Agreement, except for the following: (1) all Disputes arising out of or relating to the subsection entitled "Waiver of Class or Other Non-Individualized Relief," including any claim that all or part of the subsection entitled "Waiver of Class or Other Non-Individualized Relief" is unenforceable, illegal, void or voidable, or that such subsection entitled "Waiver of Class or Other Non-Individualized Relief" has been breached, shall be decided by a court of competent jurisdiction and not by an arbitrator; (2) except as expressly contemplated in the subsection entitled "Batch Arbitration," all Disputes about the payment of arbitration fees shall be decided only by a court of competent jurisdiction and not by an arbitrator; (3) all Disputes about whether either party has satisfied any condition precedent to arbitration shall be decided only by a court of competent jurisdiction and not by an arbitrator; and (4) all Disputes about which version of the Arbitration Agreement applies shall be decided only by a court of competent jurisdiction and not by an arbitrator. The arbitration proceeding will not be consolidated with any other matters or joined with any other cases or parties, except as expressly provided in the subsection entitled "Batch Arbitration." The arbitrator shall have the authority to grant motions dispositive of all or part of any claim or dispute. The arbitrator shall have the authority to award monetary damages and to grant any non-monetary remedy or relief available to an individual party under applicable law, the arbitral forum's rules, and these Terms (including the Arbitration Agreement). The arbitrator shall issue a written award and statement of decision describing the essential findings and conclusions on which any award (or decision not to render an award) is based, including the calculation of any damages awarded. The arbitrator shall follow the applicable law. The award of the arbitrator is final and binding upon you and us. Judgment on the arbitration award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. #### 9.2.5 Waiver of Jury Trial **EXCEPT AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 10.2(A) YOU AND THE COMPANY PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE ANY CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY RIGHTS TO SUE IN COURT AND HAVE A TRIAL IN FRONT OF A JUDGE OR A JURY.** You and the Company Parties are instead electing that all covered claims and disputes shall be resolved exclusively by arbitration under this Arbitration Agreement, except as specified in Section 10.2(a) above. An arbitrator can award on an individual basis the same damages and relief as a court and must follow these Terms as a court would. However, there is no judge or jury in arbitration, and court review of an arbitration award is subject to very limited review. #### 9.2.6 Waiver of Class or Other Non-Individualized Relief **YOU AND COMPANY AGREE THAT, EXCEPT AS SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION 10.2(H) EACH OF US MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND NOT ON A CLASS, REPRESENTATIVE, OR COLLECTIVE BASIS, AND THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE ALL RIGHTS TO HAVE ANY DISPUTE BE BROUGHT, HEARD, ADMINISTERED, RESOLVED, OR ARBITRATED ON A CLASS, COLLECTIVE, REPRESENTATIVE, OR MASS ACTION BASIS. ONLY INDIVIDUAL RELIEF IS AVAILABLE, AND DISPUTES OF MORE THAN ONE CUSTOMER OR USER CANNOT BE ARBITRATED OR CONSOLIDATED WITH THOSE OF ANY OTHER CUSTOMER OR USER.** Subject to this Arbitration Agreement, the arbitrator may award declaratory or injunctive relief only in favor of the individual party seeking relief and only to the extent necessary to provide relief warranted by the party's individual claim. Nothing in this paragraph is intended to, nor shall it, affect the terms and conditions under the Subsection 10.2(h) entitled "Batch Arbitration." Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Arbitration Agreement, if a court decides by means of a final decision, not subject to any further appeal or recourse, that the limitations of this subsection, "Waiver of Class or Other Non-Individualized Relief," are invalid or unenforceable as to a particular claim or request for relief (such as a request for public injunctive relief), you and Company agree that that particular claim or request for relief (and only that particular claim or request for relief) shall be severed from the arbitration and may be litigated in the state or federal courts located in the State of California. All other Disputes shall be arbitrated or litigated in small claims court. This subsection does not prevent you or Company from participating in a class-wide settlement of claims. #### 9.2.7 Attorneys' Fees and Costs The parties shall bear their own attorneys' fees and costs in arbitration unless the arbitrator finds that either the substance of the Dispute or the relief sought in the Request was frivolous or was brought for an improper purpose (as measured by the standards set forth in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(b)). If you or Company need to invoke the authority of a court of competent jurisdiction to compel arbitration, then the party that obtains an order compelling arbitration in such action shall have the right to collect from the other party its reasonable costs, necessary disbursements, and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred in securing an order compelling arbitration. The prevailing party in any court action relating to whether either party has satisfied any condition precedent to arbitration, including the Informal Dispute Resolution Process, is entitled to recover their reasonable costs, necessary disbursements, and reasonable attorneys' fees and costs. #### 9.2.8 Batch Arbitration To increase the efficiency of administration and resolution of arbitrations, you and Company agree that in the event that there are 100 or more individual Requests of a substantially similar nature filed against Company by or with the assistance of the same law firm, group of law firms, or organizations, within a 30 day period (or as soon as possible thereafter), the JAMS shall (1) administer the arbitration demands in batches of 100 Requests per batch (plus, to the extent there are less than 100 Requests left over after the batching described above, a final batch consisting of the remaining Requests); (2) appoint one arbitrator for each batch; and (3) provide for the resolution of each batch as a single consolidated arbitration with one set of filing and administrative fees due per side per batch, one procedural calendar, one hearing (if any) in a place to be determined by the arbitrator, and one final award ("Batch Arbitration"). All parties agree that Requests are of a "substantially similar nature" if they arise out of or relate to the same event or factual scenario and raise the same or similar legal issues and seek the same or similar relief. To the extent the parties disagree on the application of the Batch Arbitration process, the disagreeing party shall advise the JAMS, and the JAMS shall appoint a sole standing arbitrator to determine the applicability of the Batch Arbitration process ("Administrative Arbitrator"). In an effort to expedite resolution of any such dispute by the Administrative Arbitrator, the parties agree the Administrative Arbitrator may set forth such procedures as are necessary to resolve any disputes promptly. The Administrative Arbitrator's fees shall be paid by Company. You and Company agree to cooperate in good faith with the JAMS to implement the Batch Arbitration process including the payment of single filing and administrative fees for batches of Requests, as well as any steps to minimize the time and costs of arbitration, which may include: (1) the appointment of a discovery special master to assist the arbitrator in the resolution of discovery disputes; and (2) the adoption of an expedited calendar of the arbitration proceedings. This Batch Arbitration provision shall in no way be interpreted as authorizing a class, collective and/or mass arbitration or action of any kind, or arbitration involving joint or consolidated claims under any circumstances, except as expressly set forth in this provision. #### 9.2.9 30-Day Right to Opt Out You have the right to opt out of the provisions of this Arbitration Agreement by sending a timely written notice of your decision to opt out to the following address: 613 B York St, San Francisco, California 94110, or email to support@decobase.app, within 30 days after first becoming subject to this Arbitration Agreement. Your notice must include your name and address and a clear statement that you want to opt out of this Arbitration Agreement. If you opt out of this Arbitration Agreement, all other parts of these Terms will continue to apply to you. Opting out of this Arbitration Agreement has no effect on any other arbitration agreements that you may currently have with us, or may enter into in the future with us. #### 9.2.10 Invalidity, Expiration Except as provided in the subsection entitled "Waiver of Class or Other Non-Individualized Relief", if any part or parts of this Arbitration Agreement are found under the law to be invalid or unenforceable, then such specific part or parts shall be of no force and effect and shall be severed and the remainder of the Arbitration Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. You further agree that any Dispute that you have with Company as detailed in this Arbitration Agreement must be initiated via arbitration within the applicable statute of limitation for that claim or controversy, or it will be forever time barred. Likewise, you agree that all applicable statutes of limitation will apply to such arbitration in the same manner as those statutes of limitation would apply in the applicable court of competent jurisdiction. #### 9.2.11 Modification Notwithstanding any provision in these Terms to the contrary, we agree that if Company makes any future material change to this Arbitration Agreement, you may reject that change within 30 days of such change becoming effective by writing Company at the following address: 613 B York St, San Francisco, California 94110, or email to support@decobase.app. Unless you reject the change within 30 days of such change becoming effective by writing to Company in accordance with the foregoing, your continued use of the Site and/or Services, including the acceptance of products and services offered on the Site following the posting of changes to this Arbitration Agreement constitutes your acceptance of any such changes. Changes to this Arbitration Agreement do not provide you with a new opportunity to opt out of the Arbitration Agreement if you have previously agreed to a version of these Terms and did not validly opt out of arbitration. If you reject any change or update to this Arbitration Agreement, and you were bound by an existing agreement to arbitrate Disputes arising out of or relating in any way to your access to or use of the Services or of the Site, any communications you receive, any products sold or distributed through the Site, the Services, or these Terms, the provisions of this Arbitration Agreement as of the date you first accepted these Terms (or accepted any subsequent changes to these Terms) remain in full force and effect. Company will continue to honor any valid opt outs of the Arbitration Agreement that you made to a prior version of these Terms. ### 9.3 Export The Site may be subject to U.S. export control laws and may be subject to export or import regulations in other countries. You agree not to export, reexport, or transfer, directly or indirectly, any U.S. technical data acquired from Company, or any products utilizing such data, in violation of the United States export laws or regulations. ### 9.4 Disclosures Company is located at the address in Section 10.8. If you are a California resident, you may report complaints to the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Product of the California Department of Consumer Affairs by contacting them in writing at 400 R Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, or by telephone at (800) 952-5210. ### 9.5 Electronic Communications The communications between you and Company use electronic means, whether you use the Site or send us emails, or whether Company posts notices on the Site or communicates with you via email. For contractual purposes, you (a) consent to receive communications from Company in an electronic form; and (b) agree that all terms and conditions, agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that Company provides to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications would satisfy if it were be in a hardcopy writing. The foregoing does not affect your non-waivable rights. ### 9.6 Entire Terms These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding the use of the Site. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. The section titles in these Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. The word "including" means "including without limitation". If any provision of these Terms is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unenforceable, the other provisions of these Terms will be unimpaired and the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed modified so that it is valid and enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by law. Your relationship to Company is that of an independent contractor, and neither party is an agent or partner of the other. These Terms, and your rights and obligations herein, may not be assigned, subcontracted, delegated, or otherwise transferred by you without Company's prior written consent, and any attempted assignment, subcontract, delegation, or transfer in violation of the foregoing will be null and void. Company may freely assign these Terms. The terms and conditions set forth in these Terms shall be binding upon assignees. ## 10\. Contact Information **Skyler Aspegren** **Address:** 613 B York St, San Francisco, California 94110 **Telephone:** (415) 515-0062 **Email:** support@decobase.app ## Privacy Policy Overview # Privacy Policy **Version 1.0** **Last revised on: January 15, 2025** This Privacy Policy describes how Deco Base, Inc ("Company", "we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, and shares information about you when you use our website located at www.decobase.app (the "Site") and related services (collectively, the "Services"). This Privacy Policy should be read together with our Terms of Use. **BY ACCESSING OR USING THE SITE, YOU AGREE TO THE COLLECTION, USE, AND DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION AS DESCRIBED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY, DO NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SITE.** ## 1\. Information We Collect ### 1.1 Information You Provide to Us We collect information you provide directly to us, including: - **Account Information**: When you create an account, we collect your name, email address, username, password, and any other information you provide during registration - **Profile Information**: Any additional information you choose to add to your profile - **User Content**: All content, communications, and materials you submit, post, upload, or otherwise make available through the Site, including but not limited to text, images, files, and other data (as defined in our Terms of Use) - **Communications**: Information you provide when you contact us for support, feedback, or other inquiries - **Payment Information**: If applicable, billing and payment information (processed through third-party payment processors) ### 1.2 Information We Collect Automatically When you access or use our Site, we automatically collect certain information, including: - **Device and Usage Information**: Information about your device, browser, operating system, IP address, and how you interact with our Site - **Log Information**: Server logs that include your IP address, browser type, pages visited, time spent on pages, access times, and other usage statistics - **Cookies and Similar Technologies**: We use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing activities (see Section 6 for more details) ### 1.3 Information from Third Parties We may receive information about you from third parties, including: - **Third-Party Services**: If you link your account to third-party services or platforms - **Analytics Providers**: Information from analytics services about how you use our Site - **Public Sources**: Publicly available information that may be relevant to our Services ## 2\. How We Use Your Information We use the information we collect for various purposes, including: ### 2.1 Providing and Improving Our Services - Creating and maintaining your account - Providing, operating, and maintaining the Site and Services - Processing transactions and managing your use of the Services - Personalizing your experience and content recommendations - Developing new features and improving existing functionality ### 2.2 Communications - Sending you technical notices, updates, security alerts, and administrative messages - Responding to your comments, questions, and customer service requests - Sending marketing communications (with your consent where required) - Notifying you about changes to our Services or policies ### 2.3 Safety and Security - Protecting against, investigating, and deterring fraudulent, unauthorized, or illegal activity - Monitoring and analyzing usage patterns and trends - Enforcing our Terms of Use and other policies - Complying with legal obligations and protecting our legal rights ### 2.4 Analytics and Research - Understanding how users interact with our Services - Conducting research and analytics to improve our Services - Generating aggregate, de-identified data for business purposes ## 3\. How We Share Your Information We may share your information in the following circumstances: ### 3.1 With Your Consent We may share your information when you give us explicit consent to do so. ### 3.2 Public Information Any information you choose to make public through our Services, including User Content posted in public areas, may be viewed by other users and the general public. ### 3.3 Service Providers We may share your information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as: - Cloud hosting and storage providers - Analytics and data processing services - Customer support tools - Payment processing services - Marketing and communication platforms ### 3.4 Business Transfers We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business. ### 3.5 Legal Requirements and Safety We may disclose your information if we believe it is necessary to: - Comply with applicable laws, regulations, or legal processes - Respond to lawful requests from government authorities - Protect our rights, property, or safety, or that of our users or the public - Enforce our Terms of Use or other agreements - Investigate potential violations of our policies ### 3.6 Aggregate and De-identified Information We may share aggregate, de-identified, or anonymized information that cannot reasonably be used to identify you. ## 4\. Data Retention We retain your information for as long as necessary to provide our Services and fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. Specific retention periods depend on the type of information and how it is used: - **Account Information**: Retained while your account is active and for a reasonable period after account deletion - **User Content**: Retained according to your account settings and our Terms of Use - **Usage Data**: Typically retained for up to 2 years for analytics purposes - **Legal Compliance**: Some information may be retained longer to comply with legal obligations When we no longer need your information, we will securely delete or anonymize it. ## 5\. Your Rights and Choices Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information: ### 5.1 Account Information You can access, update, or delete your account information by logging into your account settings or contacting us. ### 5.2 Communications Preferences You can opt out of promotional communications by following the unsubscribe instructions in those messages or updating your account preferences. ### 5.3 Cookies and Tracking You can control cookie preferences through your browser settings, though this may affect your ability to use certain features of our Site. ### 5.4 Data Subject Rights Depending on applicable laws, you may have rights to: - Access your personal information - Rectify inaccurate information - Delete your information - Restrict or object to processing - Data portability - Withdraw consent To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information in Section 9. ## 6\. Cookies and Similar Technologies We use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to: - Remember your preferences and settings - Analyze site traffic and usage patterns - Provide personalized content and features - Improve site security and prevent fraud ### 6.1 Types of Cookies We Use - **Essential Cookies**: Necessary for the Site to function properly - **Analytics Cookies**: Help us understand how users interact with our Site - **Functional Cookies**: Enable enhanced features and personalization - **Marketing Cookies**: Used to deliver relevant advertisements (if applicable) You can manage cookie preferences through your browser settings, but disabling certain cookies may limit your ability to use some features of our Site. ## 7\. Data Security We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include: - Encryption of data in transit and at rest - Regular security assessments and updates - Access controls and authentication requirements - Employee training on data protection However, no security system is impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information. ## 8\. International Data Transfers Our Services are operated from the United States. If you are located outside the United States, please be aware that information we collect will be transferred to and processed in the United States. By using our Services, you consent to the transfer and processing of your information in the United States. ## 9\. Children's Privacy Our Services are not intended for children under 18 years of age, consistent with our Terms of Use. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 18, we will take steps to delete such information promptly. ## 10\. Third-Party Links and Services Our Site may contain links to third-party websites and services. This Privacy Policy does not apply to those third-party services. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any third-party services you visit or use. ## 11\. Changes to This Privacy Policy We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will notify you by: - Posting the updated policy on our Site with a new "Last revised" date - Sending you an email notification (if you have provided an email address) - Providing prominent notice on our Site Your continued use of our Services after the effective date of the revised Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of the changes. ## 12\. State-Specific Privacy Rights ### 12.1 California Residents If you are a California resident, you may have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and other California privacy laws, including: - **Right to Know**: Request information about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we collect, use, disclose, and sell - **Right to Delete**: Request deletion of your personal information - **Right to Opt-Out**: Opt out of the sale of your personal information (if applicable) - **Right to Non-Discrimination**: Not be discriminated against for exercising your privacy rights To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information below. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request. ### 12.2 Other State Rights Residents of other states may have additional privacy rights under applicable state laws. Please contact us to learn more about your rights. ## 13\. Contact Us If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us: **Skyler Aspegren** **Deco Base, Inc** **Address:** 613 B York St, San Francisco, California 94110 **Email:** support@decobase.app **Telephone:** (415) 515-0062 For privacy-related inquiries, please include "Privacy Policy" in the subject line of your email. * * * _This Privacy Policy was last revised on January 15, 2025 and is effective as of that date._ ## AI in Real Estate # Software didn't eat Real Estate. AI Will. In 2011, Marc Andreesen, a prominent venture capitalist wrote a popular piece describing how ["software is eating the world."](https://a16z.com/why-software-is-eating-the-world/) The premise was that more and more businesses and industries would come to be run on software and delivered as online services. After six decades of technological progress, the underlying infrastructure was finally mature enough to transform entire industries. For many industries this prediction has come true and there are many successful businesses that have been built on these trends. [Uber](https://www.uber.com/) did it for transportation, [Stripe](https://stripe.com/) has done it for payments, [Twitter(X)](https://x.com/) and [Meta](https://www.meta.com/) are doing it for the media. Meanwhile, talk to any Real Estate professional and you'll quickly find that software has not eaten real estate. Manual processes are the norm and tech adoption is fragmented, if it exists at all. Why is that the case? Why has software come to dominate so many other industries, but hasn't been able to make inroads to real estate? I wanted to find the answer. Previously, I had worked as the CFO of a real estate development group so I had some initial theories from my own experience but I wanted to validate those assumptions within the broader industry. I ended up talking to over 100 developers throughout the past couple of months. In our conversations, I would ask what day to day work looked like at their firms and what tools or processes they used. We also talked specifically about tech adoption - what the pros and cons were, and what opportunities or challenges they saw to broader adoption. From this formed a broad outline of why the real estate industry has been so slow to adopt technology. There were many insights, but there were three key themes emerged: 1. **Real Estate exists in the physical world.** This was the most obvious(duh), but it's also one of the most important things to remember. Real estate assets exist in the world of atoms. Using software necessarily requires translating that into the world of bits. Many developers don't use better software, simply because the data entry, transformation, and maintenance is too much work. Because the data entry has not happened, real estate has largely not been digitized. 2. **Every single real estate asset is a 1-of-1 unique asset.** No two projects are the exact same, and there are thousands of ways they can be different. Everything from legal organization, promote structure, zoning, neighbors, material types, contractors, sun angles, who currently works at the permitting office, street names, and the list goes on. It's traditionally extremely difficult for software tools to capture all of that nuance. But if the nuance isn't captured, then the tools don't work and developers get frustrated. 3. **Human to human relationships matter.** This is a feature not a bug. Developers don't want completely automated tools for everything, because they want to have a relationship with their bankers, their investors, their builders, their brokers, etc. They want to have a physical presence at their projects and in their communities. AI changes everything. This sounds trite and cliche, but it's true. We are probably a long way off from true artificial general intelligence, but specific artificial intelligence is already here. Large language models are capable of structuring unstructured data and understanding nuance and detail in a way that computers have never been able to before. This is a fundamental shift that is going to radically change many industries (real estate included), and the change is going to happen faster than people think. At Deco Base, we're building an AI platform for real estate developers. Right now, the product does a few things: 1. **Digitizes real estate development projects.** As a RE developer you can upload any development document (contract, invoice, loan docs, bylaws, etc) and Deco Base automatically extracts relevant information and manages updates to proformas, action items, crm, etc. 2. **Completes tasks with full, nuanced, context.** Deco Base uses all the extracted information and context to build a nuanced model of your project. Developers can then task the AI to complete workflows and answer questions, but with the full context of their project. Some great use cases are construction draw requests, updating comps, responding to diligence, or reviewing contracts. 3. **Puts humans back in control.** Simply put, real estate development requires human to human interaction. AI can't shake hands with an investor or speak up in city hall. Developers can. AI can manage tedious, repetitive and boring work. AI is coming for our jobs - but it's coming to help. If you're interested in learning more about Deco Base or AI in Real Estate more generally please reach out. I'm always available at [skyler@decobase.app](mailto:skyler@decobase.app). ![Skyler Aspegren](https://decobase.app/_next/image?url=%2Fteam%2Fskyler-aspegren.png&w=256&q=75) [Skyler Aspegren](https://decobase.app/author/skyler-aspegren) Skyler Aspegren is the founder of Deco Base. Previously he worked as the CFO at a real estate development firm, where he managed underwriting, financial operations, debt origination, and investor relations. Before getting started in Real Estate Skyler founded a Y-Combinator backed consumer fintech called Apollo, which offered fractional stock rewards through card spend. He started his career in Strategic Finance at Kimberly Clark and Uber. Skyler was born in Chicago, but spent 16 years growing up in the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica. He currently lives in San Francisco. He enjoys skiing, endurance sports, and the Oklahoma Sooners. [Twitter](https://x.com/skyleraspegren)[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/skyleraspegren/)[GitHub](https://github.com/skyleraspegren) ## Clean, structured, consistent data from your documents Unlock the messy data trapped in your documents to make better decisions faster. [Get Started](https://app.decobase.app/) [Book Demo](https://cal.com/skyler-aspegren/30min) ## Document Extract Tool # Turn your documents into decisions Our Document Extract Tool reads PSAs, loan docs, plan sets, and more - turning complex files into structured data you can actually use. ![Document Extract Tool interface](https://decobase.app/_next/image?url=%2Ffeatures%2Fdocument-extract%2FDocumentExtractHero.png&w=3840&q=75) ## Standardize everything No more digging through PDFs. Instantly extract key deal data from Offering Memos, PSAs, investor agreements, and more. - Reads PSAs, loan docs, budgets, and zoning reports - Syncs with Google Drive and Dropbox - Structured outputs you can download to Excel - Keeps your data organized and searchable ![Document Extract Tool screenshot](https://decobase.app/_next/image?url=%2Ffeatures%2Fdocument-extract%2FDocumentTemplate.png&w=3840&q=75) ## Built for real estate dealmakers Save hours per deal and never miss a detail—our tool is built to handle your workflow, not just parse text. ### Fast Extract complex terms and tables in seconds, not hours. ### Structured Outputs in a consistent, digestible format—ready for analysis or Excel. ### Organized Everything saved and searchable by deal, doc type, or address. ### Secure Encrypted in transit and at rest. Your deal data stays yours. ### Automated Link your cloud storage to extract new docs as they arrive. ### Profitable Free your team to underwrite, not format. Let your data drive better outcomes. ![Extracted document comparison dashboard](https://decobase.app/_next/image?url=%2Ffeatures%2Fdocument-extract%2FDownloadDocument.png&w=3840&q=75) ## See everything at a glance View extracted data side-by-side across deals. Quickly compare terms, identify gaps, and export to Excel or your modeling workflow. - Side-by-side deal comparison views - Export to Excel for deeper analysis - Search across deal documents instantly - Collapse and group by doc type or location ## Document Extract FAQs Answers to common questions about our extraction engine and how it fits into your workflow. ### What kinds of documents can it extract? ### How do I upload documents? ### What format is the output in? ### Can I trust the extracted results? ### Is my data secure? Can't find what you're looking for? Contact our [customer support team](mailto:support@decobase.app) ## Clean, structured, consistent data from your documents Unlock the messy data trapped in your documents to make better decisions faster. [Get Started](https://app.decobase.app/) [Book Demo](https://cal.com/skyler-aspegren/30min) ## AI in Real Estate # Data to Action: How AI Simplifies Real Estate Development Analysis In the fast-paced world of real estate development, professionals are inundated with huge amounts of data. Everything from zoning laws and environmental regulations to comparable sales and construction costs. The large amount of information presents a challenge for real estate developers aiming to take a data driven approach to their business. One of the primary challenges Real Estate developers face in processing data is the fact that so much of the data exists in text documents that are unstructured. Each real estate project is unique, and it is not sufficient to use generalized data to perform development analysis. Good analysis needs to capture the detail that exists in text based documents. Artificial intelligence based approaches are the crucial unlock that will allow developers to finally take advantage of their data. ## Data analysis requirements change at different stages of development Real estate developers encounter a variety of different data sources at different phases in their projects. A key role of the real estate developer is to sort through those inputs and create the appropriate outputs. - Acquisition: Developers must evaluate potential sites by analyzing demographic trends, traffic patterns, proximity to amenities, land availability, and market comps. - Pre-Construction: Developers must understand zoning laws, building codes, and environmental impacts to get approval for their project. They also need to model a Pro Forma and validate cost and sale assumptions with contractors and brokers. - Construction: Developers need to collaborate with their general contractor to ensure their project stays on schedule and on budget. Diligent developers will consistently update their proformas and buy out logs with the latest information. They also need to compile accurate construction draws in order to ensure funding from their lenders. - Stabilization: Once construction is complete, developers need to stabilize their properties. This looks different depending on the type of project, but usually involves collaborating with leasing agents, brokers or buyers. Traditionally, most data entry is done manually. This is time-consuming and prone to human error. Because of the challenges with the volume and complexity of data, there are often missed opportunities, project delays, or budget overruns. ## How AI is Simplifying Real Estate Development Analysis Large Language Models (LLMs) are a key innovation that create new opportunities for developers to process and interpret data. Here are some of the ways AI is having an impact: - Site Selection: AI based models can be tremendously helpful in finding sites that meet buyers exact criteria. The filters available on platforms like [costar](https://www.costar.com/) or [zillow](https://www.zillow.com/) are very high level, but AI based models allow users to search for details within offering docs. - Automated Regulatory Compliance: Large Language Models enable computer systems to interpret complex regulatory documents. This automation reduces the time spent on legal research and ensures that plans are compliant with local zoning laws and environmental regulations. - Market Forecasting: Machine learning models can predict market trends by analyzing historical data, economic indicators, and consumer behavior patterns. This allows developers to have more confidence in their proformas. - Accurate Cost Estimation: AI tools can provide precise construction cost estimates by analyzing data from past projects, current material prices, and labor rates. Data from invoices can be automatically extracted and organized. - Quick Design Iteration: AI allows design tools to be run quicker and with less precise input. Developers can collaborate with architects and use generative image tools to bring their ideas to life. - Risk Assessment and Mitigation: Artificial Intelligence is capable of monitoring a project's status. Its “always on” capability can catch errors and mistakes before they happen. This makes it easier for developers to deliver projects on schedule and under budget. ## Challenges and Considerations While there are many benefits to adopting AI powered, data driven approaches to development, there are also drawbacks. Counterintuitively, in the age of AI, human expertise is going to become more important. Knowing when the AI is wrong and knowing what to do instead will become a crucial skill. There are currently three main challenges that developers face with adopting Artificial Intelligence based processes: - Data Quality and Ingestion: LLMs make it easier to absorb unstructured data, but the models are only as good as the information that they're fed. Feeding the relevant data into an AI model can get you far, but it can't process what it doesn't know. Developers need to be diligent in making sure they are providing complete context to the computer systems they work with. - Capital Investment: AI is a new technology and is still expensive to operate. Because the technology is new, it isn't obvious (yet) that a data driven approach can drive superior returns. Developers who wish to leverage artificial intelligence in their development process must be confident that the payoff from increased efficiency and speed will justify the capital investment. - Security and Privacy: Many developers are successful because of their proprietary data and deal flow. When using artificial intelligence based tools, developers need to be careful to ensure that they aren't accidentally leaking their secret sauce to competitors. Careful review of the terms and conditions is need to make sure that users understand how their data is being used. Finally, real estate and development is a relationship driven business. Computers can assist with analysis and with managing data, but at the end of the day humans are the only ones who can shake another human's hand. The relationships developed by authentic humans will be more crucial than ever. ## Conclusion AI is reshaping real estate development by turning data into actionable analysis. Real estate developers can leverage AI systems to process their documents and complete manual paperwork on their behalf. AI has the potential to elevate the work of developers. They can spend less time entering data and more time nurturing relationships. The benefits of artificial intelligence for real estate development are immense. AI can keep projects error free, on time and under budget. Developers need to be careful with how they implement and use artificial intelligence based systems, but the potential rewards are lucrative. AI based systems will drive increased profits and returns for real estate developers and their investors. ![Skyler Aspegren](https://decobase.app/_next/image?url=%2Fteam%2Fskyler-aspegren.png&w=256&q=75) [Skyler Aspegren](https://decobase.app/author/skyler-aspegren) Skyler Aspegren is the founder of Deco Base. Previously he worked as the CFO at a real estate development firm, where he managed underwriting, financial operations, debt origination, and investor relations. Before getting started in Real Estate Skyler founded a Y-Combinator backed consumer fintech called Apollo, which offered fractional stock rewards through card spend. He started his career in Strategic Finance at Kimberly Clark and Uber. Skyler was born in Chicago, but spent 16 years growing up in the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica. He currently lives in San Francisco. He enjoys skiing, endurance sports, and the Oklahoma Sooners. [Twitter](https://x.com/skyleraspegren)[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/skyleraspegren/)[GitHub](https://github.com/skyleraspegren) ## Clean, structured, consistent data from your documents Unlock the messy data trapped in your documents to make better decisions faster. [Get Started](https://app.decobase.app/) [Book Demo](https://cal.com/skyler-aspegren/30min) ## AI in Real Estate # AI data ingestion creates opportunity for better Real Estate tools Ask anyone in the real estate industry, and they are quick to tell you that the industry has not adopted technology. At Deco Base, we believe that artificial intelligence is going to be the killer feature that finally allows the real estate industry to effectively adopt software. AI is going to be big for real estate. We interviewed over one hundred developers while researching this topic and this essay describes some of the key learnings that lead us to this conviction. Data capture and entry is a huge pain point for real estate professionals. A surprisingly common theme across all the conversations with real estate developers was that data entry was a huge barrier to using software. By definition, real estate exists in the real world. The necessary first step towards using software is a data entry step, in which the information that exists in the real world needs to be digitized. Unfortunately since each real estate asset is so unique, it is very difficult to build standardized data entry processes. There is always additional nuance that needs to be captured - everything from legal structures, to material choices, geographic position, market comps, architect, etc. Computers have historically not been very good at capturing nuanced data in it's full context. This means that if a developer does want to use better software, they first must first complete the data entry step manually. Even after entering data originally, if they wish their software to remain up to date with the latest information they must constantly update and refresh manual data inputs. The complexity of real estate assets translates to a huge number of variables that all need to be manually updated - eventually this simply becomes too much work for the average real estate developer. Ironically, the software that is supposed to make their job easier, actually makes their jobs more difficult.. An example of this is making updates to a proforma or a buyout log as new contract or invoice data is received. ## Existing software for real estate developers is limited by bad data input. Because it is so hard to wrangle all the context and data of a real estate development into a digital form, existing software is not able to deliver good user experiences. Existing software is extremely rigid, and even the most technologically savvy real estate developers become frustrated with maintaining high quality data. For example, a developer may use a service like bill.com to pay their invoices and have that feed into quickbooks which they then use to inform their pro-forma. The bill.com process works great, but the data pipeline breaks when the developer cuts a paper check to pay a pressing invoice on site. Bill.com has clean data, but it has limited context and can't be used as the source of truth. Another example is investment documents and return waterfalls. Real estate developers employ a variety of investment vehicles including equity, preferred equity, mezzanine debt, and construction loans. These combine into profit sharing and promote structures that can be somewhat complex. Existing cap table software is not equipped to model the detailed cash flows of a development project, meaning real estate developers often need to run custom scenarios when responding to diligence requests or preparing investor updates. In general, the tech solutions that are available to real estate developers are very siloed or niche. Because real estate development projects are so nuanced, automatic data transfers are difficult for computers to execute. When developers do use that software, they still must must manually transfer that context or data to other tools. For example, using Docusign to collect signatures on investment agreements still requires that the terms and amounts be manually entered into a proforma or cap table. ## Real Estate has scar tissue from tech that has over promise and under delivered. There is a long history of proptech companies that have promised good solutions that have been unable to deliver. The fundamental reason that most companies have failed at this, is the data entry required to get their software to work is simply too burdensome. New products are created, but the fundamental workflows are rarely changed. The user interface might look more modern on new products, but it's the same table structures and variables used by older products, which are the same tables and variables used in excel models. When these tools try to talk to each other, they fail because the context and nuance is stored and communicated in different ways. Point solutions are shiny, but because of their challenges in interfacing with the rest of the real estate development process they are limited in usefulness. Newer technology products have not been able to solve the issue of bad data inputs resulting in bad data outputs. ## Artificial Intelligence will introduce new working processes to real estate. One of the key abilities that language models have unlocked is the ability to structure unstructured data. In practice, what this means is that computers are now able to understand the world in a similar way to how humans understand the world. Computers are historically good at math, and bad at meaning. Language models give computers the ability to mathematically represent semantic meaning - which is a huge unlock. For real estate, this means that the burden of data entry, transformation, and maintenance will no longer need to be done by a human. Instead of needing a human to read through an investment document and enter the key terms in a spreadsheet, AI based tools will be able to accurately do that on the human’s behalf. Computers have historically not been able to walk a jobsite with the developer and the GC. With computer vision models, they now can. That's not to say that AI will replace the need of Developers and GCs to be present on the jobsite, but it will replace the need of the developer to enter the info that they gathered from the job walk into a computer. Computers will now be able to operate with the full context that is available to humans. ## Automatic data ingestion is going to create new opportunities for better real estate technology. The increased ease of getting real estate context and data will allow for dramatically better software that will meaningfully improve real estate projects. The first and most meaningful impact that artificial intelligence will have on real estate is its ability to translate the unstructured real world into the structured, digital world of computers. This will drive a rapid increase in the quality of real estate software as the industry gains parity with other industries that have already digitized. At Deco Base, we are working on the AI powered tools for real estate developers that will drive this change. Please reach out if you are interested in learning more. We'd love to hear your thoughts and ideas on AI in real estate. ![Skyler Aspegren](https://decobase.app/_next/image?url=%2Fteam%2Fskyler-aspegren.png&w=256&q=75) [Skyler Aspegren](https://decobase.app/author/skyler-aspegren) Skyler Aspegren is the founder of Deco Base. Previously he worked as the CFO at a real estate development firm, where he managed underwriting, financial operations, debt origination, and investor relations. Before getting started in Real Estate Skyler founded a Y-Combinator backed consumer fintech called Apollo, which offered fractional stock rewards through card spend. He started his career in Strategic Finance at Kimberly Clark and Uber. Skyler was born in Chicago, but spent 16 years growing up in the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica. He currently lives in San Francisco. He enjoys skiing, endurance sports, and the Oklahoma Sooners. [Twitter](https://x.com/skyleraspegren)[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/skyleraspegren/)[GitHub](https://github.com/skyleraspegren) ## Clean, structured, consistent data from your documents Unlock the messy data trapped in your documents to make better decisions faster. [Get Started](https://app.decobase.app/) [Book Demo](https://cal.com/skyler-aspegren/30min) ## AI Real Estate Agent # An AI analyst who knows real estate Chat with an AI that reads your documents, finds what matters, and turns your data into deal-winning insights - in seconds. ![AI Agent chat interface](https://decobase.app/_next/image?url=%2Ffeatures%2Fai-agent%2FChatExampleImage.png&w=3840&q=75) ## Trained on real estate From PSAs to zoning plans, the AI Agent knows your workflows. 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