FAQ

Fair questions, straight answers

Is this really comparable to enterprise valuation platforms?

For property-level DCF on retail and multifamily: that is the entire design goal. The engine models the mechanics institutional underwriting demands — expense-group recoveries, rollover, percentage rent, CPI, resale — computed per-tenant and per-pool with a full audit trail, and guarded by a 214-test locked regression suite. We publish how we validate; see the Compare page.

Can I import models from my current valuation platform?

Yes — export an industry-standard report package (.xlsx) from your current platform and upload it. The parser lifts the rent roll, expenses, and key assumptions into a working Outpost model. Nothing about your existing workflow is wasted.

What asset classes are supported?

Retail (including grocery-anchored and multi-tenant centers), multifamily with a unit-mix rent roll, and mixed-use properties combining both. Hotels and specialized asset classes are out of scope.

How does the AI intake work — and what happens to my API key?

You connect your own AI-provider key (bring-your-own-key). When you upload an offering memorandum or rent roll, extraction runs under that key: it is held in memory for the request and discarded — never logged or stored. Extracted values arrive as a draft for your review; nothing enters a model without a human approving it.

Are my documents or models used to train AI?

No. Your documents are processed for your extraction and your models are yours. Nothing is retained for training, by us or by anyone else.

Where is my data stored?

In a managed, encrypted PostgreSQL database, with every model scoped to its owner at the database layer. Traffic is encrypted in transit. See the Security page for the full picture.

What does it cost?

Plans start at a small monthly subscription — deliberately a rounding error next to enterprise license renewals. Every plan includes the full engine; there are no modules to unlock. See Pricing.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. Self-serve plans are monthly (or annual, with a discount) and cancel in one click. Your models remain exportable.

Who is behind Outpost DCF?

Outpost DCF is built and operated by Outpost DCF Corp., a U.S. software company focused on financial infrastructure for real estate professionals. The engine was built for institutional-grade models and validated the boring way: line by line.

Does it handle recoveries properly? Caps, gross-ups, admin fees?

Yes — this is the module we're proudest of. Expense-group recovery structures support pooled and excluded categories, per-group denominators (including anchor carve-outs), gross-up overrides, admin fees calculated on their own independent bases, floors, ceilings, and year-over-year caps.

What about percentage rent and CPI leases?

Percentage rent supports natural, artificial, and zero breakpoints with sales growth and recovery offsets. CPI escalations support timing modes, min/max collars, and %-of-CPI — including seeded in-place CPI leases.

Is there a free trial?

Self-serve onboarding is rolling out now. If you'd like early access — or want to talk through a specific property first — email sales@outpostdcf.com and a human will set you up.

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