Which path is right for your firm?
Whether you bring your own model or start with ours, the same Archer engine powers your inputs — so your team spends time on judgment, not data assembly.
INPUTS
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CALCULATIONS
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OUTPUTS
Every underwriting model has three layers. Both paths automate Inputs. The difference is who provides Calculations and Outputs.
"We have a model we love and our stakeholders know it."
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Go BYOM.
We snap the Archer engine into your model. Your calculations and outputs stay exactly as they are — we just automate the inputs.
"We need a model — or ours needs a full overhaul."
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Start with the Archer Starter.
A dramatically simplified, fully built model powered by the same Archer engine. Use it as-is or customize from there.
"We like the way Archer calculates things, but we need our unique calculations or outputs."
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Start with the Starter, then customize.
Keep Archer's automation and calculations. Adapt the outputs and any specific calculations to match your process. Once customized, it becomes your own model — powered by Archer.
How Each Path Works
ARCHER STARTER
Starter Model included
Access the Starter Model with limited underwriting volume per month. Great for getting started with Archer's parsing, comps, and automation.
RECOMMENDED
ARCHER PRO
Uncapped underwriting + full customization
Uncapped underwriting volume based on your pricing tier. Full ability to customize the Starter Model's calculations and outputs to match your process — or go BYOM with your own model.
How Maintenance Works
Archer always maintains:
The engine — parsing, comps, data connections, Chart of Accounts, the Excel Add-in. Updated centrally. Flows to every model automatically.
The engine — parsing, comps, data connections, Chart of Accounts, the Excel Add-in. Updated centrally. Flows to every model automatically.
You maintain:
Your customizations. If you adapt the Starter's calculations or outputs, those are yours to manage — just like you manage your current model today.
Your customizations. If you adapt the Starter's calculations or outputs, those are yours to manage — just like you manage your current model today.
One engine — two expressions
The same Archer engine powers both BYOM and the Starter Model. Archer maintains the engine. You maintain your customizations.
THE ARCHER ENGINE — Maintained by Archer
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Parsing Engine
Rent Rolls & T12s
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Custom CoA
Your financial structure
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Comps Engine
Rent, Expense, Sale
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Data Connector
Sync, store, pipeline
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Property Data
Auto-populated info
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Excel Add-in
Refresh, parse, save
POWERS BOTH
BYOM
Engine snapped into your model
Your calculations. Your outputs. Archer's engine handles the inputs only.
Archer maintains: The engine tabs
You maintain: Everything else
You maintain: Everything else
STARTER MODEL
Engine + full model, ready to customize
Same engine, plus pre-built calculations and outputs. Use as-is or adapt to your process. Once customized, it becomes your own model.
Archer maintains: The engine tabs
You maintain: Your customizations
You maintain: Your customizations
Two Data Streams, Merged Automatically
For every deal, the engine assembles two streams of data and merges them into your model.
Your History
Every deal you've run becomes a data asset. Past rent rolls → rent comps. Past T12s → expense benchmarks. Past sale records → sale comps. Your institutional knowledge surfaced automatically.
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Archer's Market Data
200K+ rent comps. 250K+ financial statements for expense benchmarks. County tax & millage records. Market sale comps. Current interest rates. All sourced per deal, automatically.
Inside the Starter Model
A simplified financial model you can customize to have the outputs and calculations you need for your process. Keep Archer's automation while making it your own.
ℹ️ This is an illustrative overview of the Starter's key components. The full model includes additional detail tabs — your Archer team will walk you through it.
Green tabs = Archer Engine. Same engine as BYOM. Maintained by Archer. Updated centrally across all models.
Amber tabs = Customizable with Archer Pro. Pre-built by Archer. Pro customers can adapt, swap, or extend to match their process.