YOUR AI COMPANION

ARGUS EstateMaster DF

Turn development assumptions into a feasibility you understand.

Learn how to build and check your EstateMaster DF appraisal with an AI Companion. Work through cost inputs, cash-flow timing and the assumptions behind the result.

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The Propfessor robot and a property professional review a development scheme.

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ONE TASK, WORKED THROUGH

Put the construction spend in the right months.

You have entered the build budget. Now you need the cash flow to reflect the programme, with less spent at the start and end.

YOU ASK

My construction budget is spread evenly over 18 months. How do I make the drawdown peak in the middle instead?

propfessor.Companion example

Use the construction cost line’s S-Curve field. E spreads the cost evenly. S and S1 to S10 select editable drawdown profiles, so you can match the payment pattern without rebuilding the cost line.

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On the Input sheet, find the Construction Costs line. Keep its quantity, rate, Start and 18-month Span aligned with your budget and programme.
Open the cost drawdown profiles on the Profiles or S-Curve sheet in your release. Choose an unused profile, such as S1, and set the cumulative spend pattern to rise more quickly through the middle. Cumulative percentages build towards 100%; they are not separate monthly payments.
Return to the construction line and select that profile in S-Curve. Recalculate, then inspect the monthly construction cash flow. Check any other cost lines sharing that profile before editing it again.

Does changing the S-curve change my total budget?

It changes the drawdown pattern, not the quantity or rate you entered. Compare the base cost before escalation, then check escalated costs and finance separately: different payment timing can change those results. Also check contingency and other lines tied to the construction spend.

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WHAT YOU CAN DO NEXT

You can make the construction cash flow follow the programme and explain which assumption changed.

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KEEP LEARNING AS YOU WORK

You do not have to get it in one answer.

Ask for the steps. Show what you see. Follow up on the result. Here are ways to continue this task.

Can you walk me through setting up an 18-month construction cost?
How do I make the drawdown peak in the middle rather than spread evenly?
The base cost is unchanged. Why could escalation or finance still move?

Use your own language. Include your version and what you want to do, or share a cropped screenshot with confidential details removed. Each follow-up uses a question from your allowance.

YOUR WORK, YOUR PACE

Keep your Companion beside your software.

Use Propfessor in your browser, on the same computer or another device. Ask by text or voice, read the explanation and carry out the steps in your software.

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PREFER A GUIDED LESSON?

Practise before you try it in your own work.

Explore a free ARGUS EstateMaster DF sample: work through a task, make a decision and check your reasoning. Full courses are in development and are separate from the Companion subscription.

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CHOOSING THE RIGHT MODULE

What this Companion covers.

For the feasibility of a proposed development. Use IA for a standing investment, DM to track a live project against actuals, and CC to consolidate existing projects.

Your software licence stays separate. Propfessor explains the work; you make the changes in your software.

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WHEN YOU GET STUCK

Work through a specific problem.

EstateMaster DF

I entered a construction rate in EstateMaster DF, but the cost is missing from cash flow. What should I check?