
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…

Install an AI LLM on Your Computer: A Step-by-Step Guide (Updated Oct 2025)
This week, I’ll be hosting my monthly A.CRE Ask Me Anything (AMA) where we dive into various technical topics, and AI in CRE often comes up. Last month, someone asked me to show the group how to install a Large Language Model (LLM) on their…

Domina la IA en 30 Días: Ruta Práctica para Profesionales
Estamos en un momento clave para dominar la IA y transformar tu perfil profesional, especialmente en sectores como los bienes raíces. La ventaja de incorporar estas herramientas es desproporcionadamente alta y el esfuerzo, sorprendentemente…

Nuevo Contenido en Español (Actualizado Octubre 2025)
Ver y leer nuevo contenido en español. Este contenido ha sido creado por el equipo A.CRE para profesionales en la inversion inmobiliaria. Tutoriales, modelos financieros, educación, y mucho más.

The Definitive Guide to Microsoft Excel for Real Estate (Updated Oct 2025)
Microsoft Excel is the primary tool used by real estate financial modeling professionals. Even while numerous non-Excel alternatives have attempted to de-throne Excel, the 35+ year-old software has shown to be surprisingly resilient to competition.…

A.CRE Jobs of the Week (Updated 10.20.2025)
We regularly post commercial real estate job openings to our A.CRE Job site section of Adventures in CRE. These jobs are largely openings at top commercial real estate companies, although some hiring professionals at smaller CRE firms also post…

The Best AI Tools for Excel in 2025
At A.CRE, we offer what we believe to be the best AI training program for real estate and the best real estate financial modeling training program - period! From both sides of that training, we consistently hear the same question:
“What…

Ask Me Anything with A.CRE (Next Host – Greg Ashley)
We’re happy to welcome Greg Ashley as the featured guest for our upcoming A.CRE Ask Me Anything (AMA) session.
Greg is a seasoned leader in commercial real estate with deep expertise in capital markets, investment strategy, and market intelligence.…

Contracts and Lien Waivers: What Our RV@Olympic Experience Taught Us About Protecting Your Project
Every real estate developer eventually runs into an issue that reinforces, in vivid and, if unlucky, expensive detail, as to why good contracts and clean closeout processes exist.
For me, RV@Olympic, our ground-up development of an RV park…

TIR vs Tasa De Descuento: Dos Caras De La Misma Moneda (Caso De Estudio + Modelo)
En el ámbito del modelado financiero inmobiliario, existen ciertos principios fundamentales que sustentan todo análisis de valoración, adquisición e inversión. Entre estos, pocos conceptos son tan universales, pero a la vez tan comúnmente…

List of A.CRE Accelerator Graduates (Updated Oct 2025)
This certifies that the following individuals have successfully completed the 17-course, A.CRE real estate financial modeling Accelerator. Having shown a proficiency in all aspects of real estate financial modeling and having demonstrated an…

Excel Shortcuts For Real Estate Financial Modeling (Updated Oct 2025)
One of the lesser talked about, yet most impactful, skills in real estate financial modeling is keyboard efficiency. If you’ve ever watched one of our tutorials or Accelerator sessions, you’ve probably seen the models flying by, with formulas…

Announcing the Winners of the AI.Edge Founder’s Build Competition
When we launched our AI course and community for real estate: AI.Edge, the idea of building together was part of the plan from the start.
AI is evolving quickly, and our early adapter members (ie the founding group of AI-native professionals…

AI Tools for Commercial Real Estate (Fall 2025 Edition)
If you haven't noticed, we've been exploring use cases, training, and tools related to AI in commercial real estate a lot lately! The reason is that Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to revolutionize the commercial real estate industry…

The AI.Edge – Become an AI Leader in CRE (Updated Oct 2025)
It’s been the go-to line ever since ChatGPT exploded onto the scene in 2022 and AI became a talking point in every office:
"AI won’t take your job, but someone using AI will."
I’ve said that - or some variation of that - myself in dozens…

IRR vs Discount Rate: Two Sides of the Same Coin (Case Study + Model)
In the discipline of commercial real estate financial modeling, certain principles serve as foundational pillars, essential across all valuation, acquisition, and investment analyses. Few concepts are as omnipresent, yet as frequently misunderstood,…
