A concept common to real estate partnership structures, preferred return refers to the preference given to a certain class of equity partners when distributing available cash flow. The preferred return is generally calculated as either a percentage return on contributed capital or a given multiple on contributed capital, and must first be paid before common […]
Over the next few minutes, I’ll share a great modeling tip for efficiently visualizing the more salient metrics in your real estate models. Now I should mention, this is a tip I shared a few years ago. But given the complexity of many of the models in our Library of Real Estate Excel models, I […]
In this ‘Day in the Life of a Commercial Real Estate Professional’ post, we hear from an EVP/Asset Manager working at a Family Office in California where this person has been located for the last 2 years. This professional has been kind enough to share what he/she does on a daily basis as well as […]
In a previous post, I showed you how to use the OFFSET function to create dynamic lists in Excel. As you become more comfortable using this function in real estate financial modeling, you’ll find that it has almost infinite applications when modeling real estate investments. In this tutorial, I share two more ways you might […]
One Excel feature real estate financial modeling professionals use often is the data validation list. Where data validation is a method of limiting the possible inputs of a cell, the data validation list limits those inputs to a pre-defined list created by the financial modeling professional. In real estate financial modeling, these lists are essential […]
Most of the real estate financial models we’ve shared over the years are dynamic to analysis period. Meaning, we’ve included an input to adjust the length of the analysis period, and the model will adjust the results accordingly. This is a helpful feature to sensitive returns relative to exit, but presents some complications from a […]
I was recently asked the question whether it’s possible to add more other income or operating expense line items to the MF-OpSt or ORI-OpSt worksheets in my All-in-One Model for Underwriting Acquisitions and Development. Short answer is: out of the box this is not supported. Or in other words, there’s not a button you can […]
The more time you spend modeling real estate in Excel, the more important keyboard shortcuts become. It’s partly about speed – using keyboard shortcuts is much faster than using the mouse. But it’s also about impressing your peers; whether you admit it or not! In fact, I remember the first time I watched a true […]
We’re celebrating some much deserved time off from work, and so what better way to spend the time than to make a completely unnecessary (but fun!) Excel model. I call this the indispensable Excel tool for the overly indecisive, and it’s basically an Excel model to help that indecisive group choose a restaurant or bar for that […]
Several years ago, we published a careers in real estate series where we discussed the various job sectors, business fields, and job functions that exist in the real estate industry. Additionally, we broke down compensation in real estate (salary + bonus) by position and level for 2014. Since then, each year we’ve followed up that series with a summary look at pay in […]
I received a very astute question/concern from a user of our All-in-One(Ai1) model in our Ai1 Support Forum late last month. I initially set out to answer the question in writing, but the more I thought about my response, the more I concluded a video was necessary to fully explain the methodology here. Below find a […]
We need your help! As Adventures in CRE (A.CRE) has grown and evolved over the years, so have the needs of our readers. The challenge for Michael and I as we contemplate what new content to create, is knowing what resources will be most beneficial to the majority of you. So, to help us better understand […]
This walkthrough, our tenth in the series, takes you through the entire process of underwriting a hypothetical office value-add opportunity using the All-in-One (Ai1) Model. This walkthrough comes as a response to a question we recently received in the Ai1 Support Forum. Here is the question: We are exploring the route of acquiring a value […]
Several years ago, we published a careers in real estate series where we discussed the various job sectors, business fields, and job functions that exist in the real estate industry. Additionally, we broke down compensation in real estate (salary + bonus) by position and level for 2014. Since then, each year we’ve followed up that series with […]
As has been our habit since starting Adventures in CRE a few years back, we try to keep our readers updated on our progress and direction. Many of you have been with us since the start and we’ve personally communicated with hundreds of you. So we think its important to regularly cue you in on […]