Advisory Services

Developer Readiness Advisory

Assess Capacity, Alignment, and Readiness

Development projects require organizational capacity, leadership alignment, financial preparedness, and a realistic understanding of project requirements.P8 helps clients evaluate whether they are positioned to undertake a development initiative and identify the actions, resources, partnerships, and strategies necessary to move forward successfully.

Advisory Services Include:

• Development Opportunity Assessment

• Organizational Capacity Review

• Development Team Evaluation

• Funding Readiness Review

• Strategic Strengths and Constraints Assessment

• Partnership and Resource Recommendations

• Development Roadmap

Ideal Clients:

• Emerging Developers

• Nonprofit Organizations

• Community Development Organizations

• Faith-Based Organizations

• Institutions Exploring Development Opportunities

Feasibility & Project Evaluation

Evaluate Opportunity, Risk, and Development Potential

Development decisions often involve significant capital investment and long-term organizational commitments.P8 provides independent evaluation and strategic analysis to help clients assess opportunities, test assumptions, identify risks, and determine whether projects align with organizational goals, market conditions, and financial realities.

Advisory Services Include:

• Site and Location Assessment

• Due Diligence Review

• Market Assessment

• Highest and Best Use Analysis

• Financial and Proforma Review

• Capital Strategy Assessment

• Development Budget Evaluation

• Development Risk Analysis

Ideal Clients:

• Developers

• Nonprofit Organizations

• Healthcare Systems

• Educational Institutions

• Public Agencies

• Mission-Driven Investors

Strategic Real Estate Advisory

Strategic Insight for Complex Real Estate Decisions

Real estate and development projects require coordination among stakeholders, consultants, funding partners, public agencies, and community interests.P8 serves as a trusted advisor to organizations seeking experienced guidance through complex real estate and development decisions. Rather than managing day-to-day project activities, P8 provides strategic perspective, independent analysis, and executive-level insight that support sound decision-making.

Advisory Services Include:

• Development Strategy

• Real Estate Advisory

• Public-Private Partnership Strategy

• Stakeholder Engagement Strategy

• Capital Strategy Support

• Development Team Advisory

• Strategic Project Review

• Executive-Level Project Advisory

Ideal Clients:

• Institutions

• Healthcare Systems

• Foundations

• Municipalities

• Community Development Organizations

• Developers

Training

The Six Boxes of Real Estate Development

The Six Boxes of Real Estate Development provides a practical framework for understanding the development process from concept through operations.

Designed for emerging developers, nonprofit leaders, institutions, public agencies, and community development professionals, the program provides practical insight into the realities of development, decision-making, risk management, and project execution.

Objective: To provide you with a comprehensive understanding of the commercial real estate development process, covering key stages from conception to project execution. You will learn essential skills and knowledge required to successfully navigate each stage of the development process.

1. The Idea: It all starts with coming up with an idea for the project. 
2. Site Selection/Due Diligence: Once the idea is clear, the next step is to find the right location for the project. .
3. Proforma: Developers make a financial plan called a proforma. 
4. Capital Stack: Real estate projects need a lot of money. The capital stack is the mix of money sources used to fund the project.
5. Team Building: Putting together the right team is crucial. 
6. Access to Capital: Getting the money needed for the project is vital.

Formats: In person, virtual, individual or groups. 

Call or email for detals and cost. 

The Six Boxes of Asset Management 

Asset Management. Noun · real estate. The ongoing work of running a property as a business once it's built — closing out construction, funding the operating cash gap, managing day-to-day and personal cash flow, and deciding when to hold, refinance, or sell.Not the same as development: a development budget funds the building. Asset management funds and runs the business the building becomes.

Objective:To provide a comprehensive understanding of what it takes to run a real estate asset as a business once construction ends — from closing out the last draw and organizing documentation, through opening day, to managing the property's operational cash flow and the owner's personal cash flow side by side, and ultimately deciding whether to hold, refinance, or sell. You will learn to treat asset management as a distinct discipline from development, with its own sequence and its own cash demands, so the transition from builder to operator is deliberate rather than improvised

The Six Boxes of Asset ManagementA framework for post-construction cash and asset management

1. Last day of construction — Final draw, punch list, Certificate of Occupancy
2. Document management — Closing, licenses, insurance, taxes, etc.
3. First day of operations — Staff, vendors and systems live
4. Operational cash flow — Running the property's cash
5. Personal cash flow management — Cash, line of credit, cards
6. Hold, refinance or sell — Year 3, 5 and 10 review

Available as:

• Emerging Developer Training

• Cohort-Based Programs

• Workshops

• Organizational Training

• Customized Learning Experiences

Formats: In person, virtual, individual or groups. 
Call or email for detals and cost. 

Speaking Engagements

Brinda Devine is available for conferences, executive roundtables, industry forums, panel discussions, workshops, and organizational events.

Speaking Topics Include:

• Book - How to Lose a Neighborhood

• Small-Scale Real Estate Development

• Neighborhood Commercial Development

• Community Development Strategy

• Public-Private Partnerships

• Food Access and Neighborhood Investment

• Emerging Developer Capacity Building

• Lessons from Kornr Store - Idea to Development 

Why P8 Real Estate Solutions?

P8 Real Estate Solutions combines executive-level commercial real estate experience with firsthand development experience.

Brinda Devine has managed institutional real estate assets, negotiated complex transactions, evaluated development opportunities, overseen real estate operations, and successfully developed and operated a neighborhood-serving business. This combination of institutional perspective and implementation experience allows P8 to provide strategic insight grounded in both analysis and execution.

Clients engage P8 when they need an experienced advisor who understands the financial, operational, community, and long-term implications of real estate decisions.

P8 helps organizations move beyond ideas and assumptions toward informed decisions, actionable strategies, and successful, sustainable outcomes.