Back into the price that hits your return
Rung 8 of 10 · Cognitive verifier
1 · Learn the move · Cognitive verifier
Sellers name a price; disciplined buyers name a return and solve for price. But a levered IRR can't be nailed with back-of-envelope math — it needs a real cash-flow model. So the skill is two moves: make AI set up the reverse-solve and show every step, then make it check its own number — label the result a directional starting point, not an offer price, and tell you exactly what to re-run in a model before you negotiate.
You are an analyst. What should I pay for this to hit a 14% IRR? [deal]
2 · Your turn — you write the prompt
A 15,000 SF flex-industrial building is listed at $3.4M. You need a 14% levered IRR. Instead of arguing the ask, you want the price that gets you there. Write a prompt that reverse-engineers it — without kidding yourself the number is precise.
Remember: the AI sees only your prompt — not this page. If the situation isn't in your prompt, it doesn't exist.
Optional — these shape the output when you run your prompt below, not your score.