What is happening with your deal right now?
Pick the situation that matches. You get the right first tool and the three that come next, in order. No guessing, no wall of options.
Situation A
I just received a broker package.
Situation B
I have a package but I do not trust the numbers.
Situation C
I am preparing for a site visit.
Situation D
I am under contract or nearing an offer deadline.
Situation E
I am closing or preparing to operate the asset.
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Start here
Start with the intake. Log what they handed you before you believe any of it.
Broker-Package Intake Sheet
Log what the package claims and flag what is missing.
An intake sheet for broker packages: log every document that arrived, flag what the memorandum claims but does not include, and label each item's status.
Your next three, in order
Each tool hands its output to the next. Run them in this order.
- 1
AS-05 hands you the missing items. AS-06 turns them into the ask list.
- 2
AS-15: The Rent-Roll Truth Check
AS-06 hands the income claim to AS-15. Prove it against deposits, leases, and the tax return.
- 3
AS-08: Mom-and-Pop Expense Normalizer
AS-15 hands verified revenue to AS-08. Restate the expenses against real income.
Start with the spine
Three pages hold the whole library together. Read these before you print anything.
Start Here
New to the Evidens working papers? Start here: how the 35 diligence worksheets fit together, which part matches your deal stage, and what to print first.
The Journey Map
The map of all 35 Evidens working papers in deal order, from first look to first year of ownership, so you can find the worksheet your stage calls for.
The Evidence Status Standard
The Evidens standard that labels every material claim in a deal with one evidence state, so a verified number never sits in your file looking like a broker-reported one.
Buying guides
Four guides for buyers: what to verify, in what order, before the price becomes final.
Buyer's guide
How to Buy an RV Park
Price-per-pad benchmarks, the five verification gates, and the red flags that kill deals.
Buyer's guide
How to Buy a Campground
Seasonal revenue traps, amenity capex, and water, sewer, and permit verification.
Investor's guide
Mobile Home Park Investing
Tenant-owned vs. park-owned, lot rent verification, and the hidden infrastructure capex.
Investor's guide
RV Park Investing in 2026
Where returns come from, where they leak, and the verification framework.
The working papers
Know what is true before you buy.
These are the working papers behind the Field Notes. Read the thinking, then use the tools.
The Acquisition Workspace
Running a live deal? Bring it to the Acquisition Workspace.
Acquisition Signal Resources are educational tools built from general diligence patterns. They do not contain client, community-member, or live-deal information. Our editorial standards.
