# What is PIERS? (START HERE!)

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**Overview:** PIERS is a software platform that allows advisors/users to undertake analysis of different types of properties, create portfolios and evaluate their potenial as an investment. Additionally, users that have a current real estate license are able to transact on listed property. Licensed  Real Estate users are able to recieve up to 95% of the fees available. Conduct market research and produce market reports of any postcode in Australia for your clients. 
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## What you can do in PIERS.

* Search areas and for potential projects or properties that suit a particular strategy.
* Create and customise your own lists of properties or portfolios and compare and optimise them.
* Analyse  the investment characteristics and compare the financial outcomes of different types of properties, clients profiles and parameters to optimise outcomes.
* Create unlimited postcode research reports.
* Add clients' details into the system CRM.  
* Use a client engagment process with all the required documentation to support an industry standard client engagment process for property investment.
* Track your clients through a tried and proven engagement process.
* and much more.......

## Getting Started

**Got 2 minutes?** Check out a video overview of our product:

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**Good to know:** Forrester Cohen and Vision Investment Property (as a division of the Vision Group) have collaborated to offer a comprehensive training and support for brokers to become trusted advisors to their clients.
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### Guides: Jump right in

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[adding-a-client-to-piers](https://docs.forrestercohen.com/guides/adding-a-client-to-piers)
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[create-a-client-task](https://docs.forrestercohen.com/create-a-client-task)
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[create-a-postcode-research-report](https://docs.forrestercohen.com/guides/create-a-postcode-research-report)
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[create-your-own-projects-properties-and-multiple-pia-reports.](https://docs.forrestercohen.com/guides/create-your-own-projects-properties-and-multiple-pia-reports.)
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[the-mortgage-optimiser](https://docs.forrestercohen.com/guides/the-mortgage-optimiser)
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[dashboards](https://docs.forrestercohen.com/fundamentals/dashboards)
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### Fundamentals: Dive a little deeper

Like to know more about the PIERS architecture? Click below\....

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[piers-architecture](https://docs.forrestercohen.com/fundamentals/piers-architecture)
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Follow our handy guides to get started on the basics as quickly as possible:

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[fundamental-concepts](https://docs.forrestercohen.com/fundamentals/fundamental-concepts)
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