CRE AI Consultants / The AI Consulting Network profile
The AI Consulting Network: what it does, pricing and alternatives
Answer first: The AI Consulting Network is a founder-led consultancy that builds AI workflows alongside a CRE firm's own staff. It publishes a $500 strategy call and advisory retainers of $2,500 to $5,000 a month, and meets 5 of our 7 criteria in full. If you want the build done for you in your own environment, start with Pacific Software Ventures instead.
This profile gathers what the firm publishes about itself, so you can check each point. It is ranked 2 of 9 on our 2026 ranking.
What it sells
- What it sells. Its services page lists four offers: a paid AI Strategy Call, a CRE AI Assessment, AI Implementation (underwriting models, investor report generation, lease abstraction, property management assistants) and Ongoing AI Advisory. Source: What it sells, checked Oct 3, 2026
- Engagement. Describes a 6-Week Operator Sprint: a week of discovery, four weeks of live build sessions twice a week, then training and handoff, with three to five AI skills installed. Source: Engagement, checked Oct 3, 2026
- Delivery. Its home page says: “We don't build AI for you. We build it with you.” Source: Delivery, checked Oct 4, 2026
Who runs it
- People. Founded and led by Avi Hacker, J.D. Per his own bio, he worked on real estate transactions at a law firm and on CRE loan due diligence at Hirshmark Capital. Source: People, checked Oct 3, 2026
- Background. His bio also lists PwC Risk Assurance, a J.D. from Cardozo School of Law, and two and a half years at the law firm. Source: Background, checked Oct 3, 2026
Tools and ownership
- Tools and training. Works on ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity, handles the technical configuration, trains the team and stays on to optimize. Source: Tools and training, checked Oct 4, 2026
- Tools. Describes itself as vendor-neutral, and also works on specialized CRE platforms. Source: Tools, checked Oct 3, 2026
- Ownership. Its consulting page says the sprint installs AI skills in the client's stack, owned by the client's team. Source: Ownership, checked Oct 3, 2026
- Open source. Publishes two Apache 2.0 reference repositories: a multifamily acquisition orchestrator (31 agents across 5 deal phases) and a CRE skills library its page counts at 90 skills. Source: Open source, checked Oct 3, 2026
Price
$500 strategy call. Advisory retainers of $2,500 to $5,000 a month. Source: Pricing, checked Oct 4, 2026
- Its market estimate. Its buyer's guide (March 30, 2026) gives market ranges by firm type: boutique CRE AI implementers at $2,500 to $15,000 a month on retainer or $5,000 to $50,000 per project. Source: Its market estimate, checked Oct 3, 2026
Published clients
- Clients. Its home page carries client stories, including a featured one from Andrew Kuhn (CEO, Sunrise Communities) that cites 33 automated tasks, 73 custom skills and a 47,000-node knowledge graph. Source: Clients, checked Oct 4, 2026
How it scores
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| Firm | CRE focus | Practitioners | Your environment | Training | Case studies | Security docs | Pricing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 AI Consulting Network | Yes | Yes | Yes: client's stack | Yes | Yes: a client story | Not published | Call and retainer |
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To see how it compares on price, read AI consulting cost for CRE firms.
Alternatives
If the fit is not right, these are the three firms we would look at next. The first builds and hosts the system for you.
Pacific Software Ventures (PSV)
Founded by Aidan Scudder, Zed Truong and Gedeon Baende, Pacific Software Ventures (PSV) is an AI consulting and engineering firm for commercial real estate brokerages, owners, investment firms and lenders.
Best for: CRE investors, operators and brokerages that want one CRE-focused partner for the roadmap, the build and the training.
Meets 6 of 7 criteria in full and 1 in part.
Price: AI Consulting typically $10K to $25K, or $2K to $5K a month for advisory and training. CRE AI Institute from $69/mo. Builds are scoped. Source: pacificsoftwareventures.com/ai-consulting, checked Oct 3, 2026
- Security. Its public security page sets out three deployment configurations, the split between PSV's control plane and the client's data plane, and six controls. PSV is pursuing SOC 2 Type II and does not hold it. Source: pacificsoftwareventures.com/security, checked Oct 3, 2026
- Price. AI Consulting typically costs $10K to $25K, depending on the business functions in scope, and the price is fixed before the engagement starts. Source: pacificsoftwareventures.com/ai-consulting, checked Oct 3, 2026
NextAutomation
Builds acquisition systems for CRE firms, and separately sells audits, team training and executive coaching.
Best for: Acquisition teams and investors that want off-market sourcing, owner outreach and underwriting built for them.
Meets 5 of 7 criteria in full and 1 in part.
Price: Engagement-based, with a paid audit that scopes the build, per its own comparison table. Source: Pricing, checked Oct 4, 2026
- What it builds. Its builds center on off-market deal sourcing, owner resolution, outreach, underwriting in the client's own Excel model, and investment memos. Source: What it builds, checked Oct 3, 2026
AI for CRE Collective
A CRE practitioner community that sells team AI training in three formats.
Best for: Teams that want a short, role-specific AI workshop from CRE practitioners, with community access.
Meets 3 of 7 criteria in full and 3 in part.
Price: Team training from $5,000. Two of its three programs are by quote. Source: Pricing, checked Nov 5, 2026
- Focus. Built for CRE roles: brokers, investors and acquisitions, developers, asset managers, property managers, capital markets, private equity teams and lenders. Source: Focus, checked Nov 5, 2026
Questions
How much does The AI Consulting Network cost?
$500 strategy call. Advisory retainers of $2,500 to $5,000 a month. We did not find a sprint price on the pages we read.
Does The AI Consulting Network publish security documentation?
We did not find it on the pages we read, so the scorecard marks security as not published. Ask the firm directly before you share deal data.