Run the acquisition workflow from market screen to opportunity memo.
Use this guide to understand the core Acren workflow before onboarding. Each section explains the task, the visible product state, and the decision the analyst should make next.
- Audience
- Acquisitions teams
- Format
- Task-based guide
- Visuals
- Redacted product captures
- Scope
- Research workflow
Data reference
Create a buy box
Choose an authorized metro and explicit target counties, asset classes, value and size ranges, tenure rules, and how missing data should be handled.
Open taskReview the map and ranking
Compare the market spatially, search the visible area, and use the ranked list to decide which property deserves research next.
Open taskOpen a property card
Inspect parcel facts, recorded owner observations, market context, research gaps, and the next workflow action.
Open taskTrace an entity relationship
Move between a property, its recorded owner string, a matched legal entity, and the other properties supported by the same evidence.
Open taskInspect ranking signals
See every scored, contextual, partial, and planned factor, including its evidence requirement, direction, decay, and claim boundary.
Open task01 · Create a buy box
Start with the mandate your team already uses.
Set the metro and explicit counties first, then narrow the universe with asset class, size, value, acreage, tenure, and missing-data rules. Review the summary before saving.
02 · Review the market
Use the map for context and the ranking for sequence.
The map answers where. The ranked queue answers what to review first and why. Open a property only when its fit and evidence justify the next research step.
Try the interactive mapSee a source-linked property review.
Review the documented research trail before choosing a next step.
Search is free. Request access for the full research workspace, or open the sample property review.