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Real Estate Financial Modeling Accelerator (Updated May 2024)

Prior to launching the Accelerator program, Michael and I fielded email after email requesting a more structured real estate financial modeling training program on the site. Over the years, we've covered hundreds of real estate modeling…
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Understanding Untrended vs Trended Returns in Real Estate Analysis

We recently received an intriguing question in the Q&A section of the A.CRE Real Estate Financial Modeling Accelerator regarding the calculation of untrended and trended returns. As such, I’d like to take the opportunity to discuss it. First…
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Modelo de Adquisición de Viviendas Estudiantiles en Excel

A lo largo de mi experiencia recreando y perfeccionando modelos financieros para A.CRE, he descubierto la complejidad y la riqueza de datos que intervienen desde distintas perspectivas en el mercado inmobiliario, desde mis primeros pasos en…
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Tenant Estoppel Letter for Commercial Real Estate Purchase

A Tenant Estoppel Certificate (or Tenant Estoppel Letter) confirms the existence and status of a commercial lease. This is a unique legal document which contractually binds the tenants of a building with the new purchaser (and often lender)…
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Limitations of IRR When Evaluating Real Estate Investments

The internal rate of return is one of the most commonly used return metrics to analyze real estate investment opportunities. Simply put, the IRR is the anticipated, project-determined discount rate an investor is expected to earn over the life…
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Single Family Home Construction Pro Forma for Home Builders (Updated Jan 2024)

I'm often asked to share models centered around residential development and home building. This is an area of real estate I'm completely comfortable in, since I spent the first 10 years of my career in new residential development. Not surprisingly,…
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Single Tenant NNN Lease Valuation Model (Updated Jan 2024)

I originally built this single tenant net lease (NNN) valuation Excel model back in 2016. Based on some feedback from a few of our readers, I've since made quite a few updates (see v2.0 updates video below). This model is an attempt to re-think…
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Release of ChatGPT Enterprise and ChatGPT Teams – Implications for CRE (Updated Jan 2024)

If you've been reading A.CRE lately, you know that we see huge potential in generative AI (e.g. ChatGPT for language, Midjourney for images, etc). We've committed an entire section of our site to AI in commercial real estate, created a series…
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How to Talk to an AI Large Language Model – As Written by AI

Spencer here. So, every morning one of the first things I read is a summary of AI news. Artificial intelligence, and generative AI in particular, is moving at a breakneck speed. Seemingly every day, a big advancement or announcement in AI comes…
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Cómo Redactar tu Currículo Inmobiliario Comercial

En el dinámico mundo del mercado inmobiliario, donde cada detalle cuenta, tu currículo no es solo un documento, sino tu pasaporte hacia nuevas oportunidades profesionales. Ya sea que estés dando tus primeros pasos en este campo o buscando…
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We Trained This AI Tool to Write Cover Letters

As we enter a new year, it’s an ideal moment for CRE professionals to recalibrate and prepare for the challenges ahead - for some of you that means applying for new jobs. First impressions matter a lot in the job search, and for most job applications…