Documentation & Quick-Start Guide

What is NegotiateIQ?

NegotiateIQ is a live deal presentation platform for real estate agents, salespeople, brokers, and anyone who negotiates for a living. It replaces static PDFs and whiteboards with a live, interactive deal sheet that both sides see in real time.

Quick Start — First Deal in 5 Steps

Deal Types

NegotiateIQ works for any negotiation. Select the type that best fits — it helps the AI generate more relevant talking points.

The Agent Sheet Agent Only

Your private command center. Access it at any time via your dashboard or the deal link with your agent token (?at=...). Bookmark it — you can open it without logging in.

Offer Control Panel

Buttons show your offer range from opening to maximum (e.g. $1,600 → $2,000). Click a button to instantly update what the client sees on their screen. Start low — bump it up in the room when needed. The client sees the new number the moment you click.

Live Feed

As the client fills in numbers on their sheet (their expected rent, property taxes, maintenance costs, etc.), those numbers appear in your live feed. This is powerful — you see what they're calculating before they say anything.

AI Talking Points

Click Generate Talking Points to call the AI. It reads your deal data and returns:

• 4–8 specific talking points based on your actual numbers
• Objection reframes — their exact objection, your counter with data
• Client narrative — a 2–3 sentence opener for the meeting
• Urgency line — one punchy reason why delay has a cost

Reset Button

Resets the live offer back to your opening number. Use this if you want to start a second meeting fresh or if the session got out of sync.

The Client Sheet Client Facing

The link you send to the other party. No login required — just open the link. Works on any device.

What they see

• Your current offer (live — updates when you change it)
• An intro paragraph you wrote (set in deal settings)
• Fill-in sections where they enter their own numbers

Fill-in Sections

Section: Your Expected Income — They type in what they expect to earn. The math runs automatically: gross → minus commission → minus your key cost = net they pocket. When they see their own math, the case makes itself.

Section: Cost of Vacancy — They fill in their monthly carrying costs (taxes, maintenance, insurance, other). The sheet calculates 12-month and 5-year cost of doing nothing. Vacancy is not neutral — this section proves it in their own numbers.

Live Sync — How It Works

Both sheets poll the server every 4 seconds. When anything changes, all connected devices update within 4 seconds automatically. No page refresh needed.

• You change the offer → they see it in ≤4 seconds
• They type a number → you see it in ≤4 seconds
• Works across any combination of devices (phone + laptop + tablet)
• Multiple people can have the client link open at once — all stay in sync

AI Talking Points — Getting the Best Results

The AI reads your deal data and generates negotiation-specific content. The more context you give it, the sharper the output.

Fields that power the AI

• Known Objections — Enter one objection per line. The AI generates a specific reframe for each one.
• Key Facts & Numbers — Years in business, vacancy rate, market comparisons, breakeven math. Specific numbers produce specific talking points.
• Additional Context — Anything else the AI should know: history, relationship, timing pressure, what's been tried before.

Example — good vs. weak input

Broker Portal Broker Plan

Brokers manage a team of agents from a single dashboard. You can see all of your agents' deals, copy client links, and monitor activity — without touching an agent's individual settings.

Setting up as a broker

1. Register at /register.php and select Broker / Manager as your role.
2. Your unique Broker Invite Code appears on your dashboard (e.g. BRK000001).
3. Share that code with your agents — they enter it during their own registration to link themselves to you.

What brokers can do

• See all agents and their deal counts
• View any agent's deals and open their agent sheet
• Filter deals by agent
• Copy client links for any deal
• Remove an agent from your team

Legal & E-Signatures

Every user signs a legally binding electronic agreement at registration. This covers the Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and IP Agreement in a single signature.

• Signatures are stored with: full name, email, IP address, browser, UTC timestamp, and a SHA-256 hash of the agreement version
• Valid under the E-SIGN Act (15 U.S.C. § 7001) and Tennessee UETA (Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-10-101)
• Governing law: State of Tennessee — Shelby County courts
• Agreements are retained for 7+ years

View or re-sign agreements anytime at https://negotiateiq.businessdetonator.com/legal.php.

Admins can export all signed agreements as CSV at https://negotiateiq.businessdetonator.com/admin-agreements.php.

Pro Tips

• Send the client link before the meeting. Let them explore the fill-in sections ahead of time. By the time you sit down, they've already done the math themselves.
• Start your offer at the low end of your range. You can always bump it up with one click. You can't un-show a high offer.
• Keep the agent sheet open on your phone during the meeting. Glance at the live feed — you'll see their numbers updating as they think.
• Use the client intro paragraph. This is the first thing they read. Make it collaborative, data-focused, non-adversarial.
• Fill in objections before generating AI. One objection per line. The AI will give you a specific counter for each one.
• Archive deals when closed. Keeps your dashboard clean and your active deals visible.
• Bookmark your agent sheet URL. It works without logging in. Your agent token is baked into the URL.

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