Real Estate Financial Modeling Accelerator (Updated May 2023)
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…
A.CRE Real Estate Financial Models Download Guide (Updated May 2023)
Since I started working with A.CRE, I wanted to find a way to easily find the different models, modules, tools, and tutorials the guys have shared from the Library of Excel Real Estate Financial Models. After some time helping out our readers…
Supercharge Excel with the ‘Excel 4 CRE’ Add-In (Updated May 2023)
Today, we're thrilled to share with the A.CRE community a new timesaving (and free) Excel tool: the 'Excel 4 CRE' Add-in! Over the past several months, we at A.CRE (together with our new favorite companion, ChatGPT!) have been working to develop…
Excel Pro Forma for Flipping Houses (Updated May 2023)
Before moving to the principal side of the business, I began my career as a self-described real estate investment specialist, largely working as a land broker but dabbling in other areas including the popular "single-family flip" space. In all…
All-in-One (Ai1) Model for Underwriting Development and Acquisitions (Updated May 2023)
As many of you recall, in 2015 I set out to build an Excel alternative to the widely-used (and now discontinued) ARGUS DCF. With career moves and a lot of other A.CRE-related side projects, this undertaking has been slow going. Alas, in 2016…
A.CRE Apartment Development Model (Updated May 2023)
For several years now, our library of real estate models has been lacking a robust ground-up apartment development model. Sure, our All-in-One (Ai1) model has the capability to model multifamily development deals, but it's more a generalist…
RV Park Acquisition Model (Updated May 2023)
Excited to share my RV Park Acquisition Model with you all. This is a model I developed out over the past few months as I've been getting more involved in the space. Camping and RVing have provided my family, friends, and I with some of the…
Single Family Residential Investment Analysis Model (Updated Apr 2023)
Pre-2008, I bought and sold my fair share of single family homes - both for investment purposes (rental or flips) and to live in. In those days, almost everyone was "investing" in residential real estate - hence the market crash. I personally…
Single Family Rental Proforma (Updated Apr 2023)
With all the continued and growing interest in single family rentals these past few years, I decided to spend some time these past few days diving into building a single family rental proforma.
Prior to getting underway, and what we encourage…
Student Housing Acquisition Model (Updated Apr 2023)
I've spent a fair amount of my career analyzing privately-owned student housing investments. Nevertheless, I've yet to share a purpose-built, institutional-quality student housing acquisition model. So, I thought I'd take some time and build…
Condominium Development Model (Updated April 2023)
After posting the construction draw module that demonstrates how to calculate the true LTC of a development loan, I decided that since we have yet to publish a condo development model, to build upon that module to create one.
This condominium…
A.CRE Value-Add Apartment Acquisition Model (Updated Mar 2023)
We've shared a handful of apartment models over the years. Several of those are capable of analyzing apartment acquisitions but none was built for the express purpose of modeling value-add apartment deals. As a result, each has its limitations…
Industrial Real Estate Development Model (Updated Mar 2023)
Allow me to share my Industrial Development Model in Excel. Over the past year, I've been working to add more specialty real estate models to our library. While our All-in-One model certainly has its place, oftentimes really digging into the…
Office Real Estate Development Model (Updated Mar 2023)
I'm excited to share my Office Development Model in Excel. This pro forma analysis tool comes as I've continued to build and share specialty real estate models, tailor-made for specific investment scenarios and property types.
This model…
Retail Real Estate Development Model (Updated Mar 2023)
I'm excited to share my Retail Development Model in Excel. This pro forma analysis tool comes as I've continued to build and share specialty real estate models, tailor-made for specific investment scenarios and property types.
This model…
Using OpenAI’s ChatGPT to Create an Excel Macro for a Real Estate Model
At some point in the past few months, you've undoubtedly heard about ChatGPT. It seems everyone is talking about it. But how useful is the tool actually? And in particular, how useful is it to real estate financial modeling professionals?
In…