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Real Estate Financial Modeling Accelerator (Updated September 2026)

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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The AI.Edge Q2 2026 Build Competition: Winners Announced!

The AI.Edge Q2 2026 Build Competition has wrapped up, and the results are in. This quarter's submissions reflected a meaningful step forward in sophistication. Builders didn't just experiment, they shipped production-ready tools that solve…
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An AI Skill for the A.CRE Hotel Valuation Model

We've been working on a project to make our library of Excel models AI-ready. The idea is straightforward, pair every A.CRE Excel model with an AI Skill, a packaged set of instructions and reference files that teaches an AI assistant how to…
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Cómo la Cadena Empezó a Desmoronarse: Crisis Financiera del 2008, Parte 2

Parte 2 de mi serie recorriendo la crisis financiera de 2008 desde la óptica de los bienes raíces. En la Parte 1, miré por qué se confió en la hipoteca durante tanto tiempo. Aquí quiero rastrear cómo funcionaba la titularización hipotecaria…
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A.CRE Hotel Valuation Model in Excel (Updated July 2026)

I am excited to introduce our new Hotel Valuation (Acquisition) Model to underwrite both stabilized and value-add hotel opportunities. This hotel pro forma is designed to allow users to do everything from a quick back of the envelope exercise…
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Episode 13 of Multipliers: How Mentors Change Your Trajectory

The fastest careers in commercial real estate are rarely built on raw talent alone. They are often built through CRE mentorship. They are built on proximity to people who have already been where you are trying to go, who have made the mistakes…
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La Crisis Financiera de 2008, Desde los Cimientos: Por Qué Creíamos que las Casas Eran Seguras

El primero de una serie que examina la crisis financiera de 2008 desde la óptica de los bienes raíces: dónde nació, cómo se propagó y qué le dejó a los profesionales que hoy analizan y financian propiedades. Si te dedicas a los bienes…
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An AI Skill for the A.CRE Advanced Mortgage Amortization Module

I've been working on a project to make our library of Excel models AI-ready. The idea is straightforward: pair every A.CRE Excel model with an AI Skill, a packaged set of instructions and reference files that teaches an AI assistant how to operate…
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Advanced Mortgage Amortization Module (Updated July 2026)

In recent months, I've been working on an advanced real estate investment amortization table with interest-only capability, fixed and variable interest rates, multiple interest calculation methods (i.e. 30/360, Actual/Actual, Actual/365, Actual/360),…
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How the Chain Began to Rot: 2008 Crisis, Part 2

Part 2 of my series working through the 2008 financial crisis from a real estate perspective. In Part 1, I looked at why the mortgage was trusted for so long. Here I want to trace how mortgage securitization worked in the years leading up to…
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Episodio 4 de Multiplicadores: La IA Cruzó el Umbral

La IA no está reemplazando la experiencia, está revelando quién la tiene de verdad. Los profesionales que han pasado años construyendo criterio real, metodología real y conocimiento profundo están descubriendo algo inesperado: la IA no…
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Modelo de Desarrollo de Mini Bodegas (Actualizado Junio 2026)

Si me hubieran dicho hace unos años que iba a estar construyendo modelos financieros inmobiliarios en español para una audiencia global, probablemente no lo hubiera creído. Pero así es como funciona la vida a veces: uno empieza buscando…
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An AI Skill for the A.CRE Data Center Development Model

We've been working on a project to make our library of Excel models AI-ready. The idea is straightforward: pair every A.CRE Excel model with an AI Skill, a packaged set of instructions and reference files that teaches an AI assistant how to…
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Hotel Acquisition Model – The Basic Model (Updated June 2026)

The initial goal for the original Hotel Acquisition Model was to design a hotel proforma that would enable users to get deep into the weeds of practically every line item in their hotel analysis. Although I am super happy with how that hotel…
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2008 Financial Crisis From the Ground Up: Why We Believed Houses Were Safe

The first in a series examining the 2008 financial crisis from a real estate perspective: where it started, how it spread, and what it left behind for the professionals who underwrite property today. If you work in real estate, you already…
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Real Estate Equity Waterfall Model – IRR and Equity Multiple Hurdles (Updated June 2026)

Over the years, this real estate equity waterfall with annual periods and IRR or Equity Multiple hurdles has been one of the most popular models in our library of real estate Excel models. It's been downloaded thousands of times and we've received…