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Real Estate Financial Modeling Accelerator (Updated September 2025)

Before launching the Accelerator program, Michael and I received countless emails requesting a more structured, step-by-step real estate financial modeling training program. Over the years, we've covered hundreds of real estate modeling…
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Real Estate Capital Account Tracking Tool (Updated Apr 2024)

I'll be the first to admit that real estate asset management doesn't get the attention it deserves on AdventuresinCRE.com. The real reason for this is that we're not necessarily asset management experts. I spent some time working in asset management…
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Hide and Unhide Tabs using Drop-down Menus in Excel (Updated Apr 2024)

I'd like to share a handy little trick I learned this week for hiding and unhiding tabs in Excel using drop-down menus. Now this method requires you to use some basic VBA code and to save the Workbook as a Macro-Enabled file but don't be intimidated…
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Watch Me Build – American-Style Real Estate Equity Waterfall (Updated Apr 2024)

A few years ago, I recorded my screen as I built a 3-tier real estate equity waterfall model. What I didn't mention in that Watch Me Build video, is that the kind of waterfall I built is colloquially called a European-style equity waterfall.…
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Advanced Mortgage Amortization Schedule – Custom GPT by A.CRE

At A.CRE, we've built dozens of custom GPTs for internal and external purposes. Some of the GPTs have general application, while others are custom GPTs specifically for commercial real estate. One such CRE-specific GPT that we recently built…
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Optimizando Espacios: Modelo de Cálculo Para la Ocupación Física de Inmuebles

Comprender y optimizar la ocupación física y económica de tus inmuebles es crucial para maximizar el retorno de inversión y mejorar la gestión de propiedades. El desarrollo de un modelo efectivo para el cálculo de la ocupación no solo…
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Insights from Spencer’s Cornell Real Estate Distinguished Speaker Series Interview

Recently, our own Spencer Burton was invited to participate in the Cornell Real Estate Distinguished Speaker Series, a platform renowned for hosting leading voices in the real estate industry. During this prestigious event, Spencer had the opportunity…
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How to Prepare for the Real Estate Technical Interview (Updated Apr 2024)

So you've made it past the HR screening interview. You have the education and experience the company is looking for, but now they want to be sure you possess the real estate financial modeling skills necessary to do the job. They've asked…
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Multifamily Development Model (Updated April 2024)

Not to be confused with Spencer's masterpiece, The A.CRE Apartment Development Model, I decided to build a second option on our website for multifamily development with a different feel. For us true modeling nerds out there, we know that financial…
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¿Qué son los GPTs personalizados? Y algunos breves ejemplos que hemos creado

En el mundo de rápida evolución de la inteligencia artificial y nuevos modelos avanzados de lenguaje generativo (IA generativa), mantenerse al día con los avances tecnológicos es crucial para los profesionales de todos los campos, especialmente…
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Terminology Guide for Build-to-Rent Investment

We recently released a Build-to-Rent (BTR) Development model to help students and developers better analyze this emerging investment type in commercial real estate. As we explored this type of analysis, it became clear that terminology is often…
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Glossary of Commercial Real Estate Terms (Updated Apr 2024)

Glossary of Commercial Real Estate Terms Welcome to the A.CRE Glossary of Commercial Real Estate Terms, a practitioner's guide to the most common terms in CRE. This is an ever-growing list of commercial real estate terms and definitions that…
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Watch Me Build – Industrial Offering Memorandum Analyzer Custom GPT

In this Watch Me Build session, I'll walk you through constructing a custom GPT that near-instantly sifts through Industrial Offering Memorandums to pinpoint whether an investment aligns with your criteria. At the heart of this build is a tailored…
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Por Qué la Tasa Interna de Retorno (TIR) y la Tasa Interna de Retorno No Periódica (TIR.NO.PER) Dan Resultados Diferentes

La creación de este post se inspiró inicialmente desde una pregunta que recibimos en nuestro foro del Acelerador de modelización financiera inmobiliaria, al mismo tiempo que recibimos preguntas estamos en constate aprendizaje, las dudas que…
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Estrategias Para Mejorar las Indicaciones (Prompting) a la Inteligencia Artificial

En el sector inmobiliario comercial, donde la precisión y la previsión son esenciales, la inteligencia artificial -y la IA generativa en particular- ha surgido como un elemento de cambio. La IA, a través de modelos lingüísticos como ChatGPT…
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Retail Lease Agreement for Commercial Real Estate

Does owning a retail shopping center seem like a good investment? Higher cap rates, multiple tenants who have survived e-commerce and COVID? One of the critical elements of a well-run retail center is having a clear understanding of retail NNN…