
Real Estate Financial Modeling Accelerator (Updated August 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…

Dynamic Amortization Schedule (Updated July 2026)
This is a dynamic amortization schedule for debt that gives the user the capability to model a loan with an interest only period up front and an amortizing floating rate debt repayment period once the interest only period is over. This module…

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…

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…

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…

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),…

Data Center Development Model (Updated June 2026)
As the built environment evolves to meet the demands of an increasingly digital world, data centers have emerged as one of the most sophisticated and capital-intensive asset classes in commercial real estate. What was once considered a niche…

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…

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…

A.CRE Self Storage Development Model (Updated June 2026)
We've received numerous requests over the years for a Self Storage Development Model in Excel. With strong investment and development activity in this niche property type, I recognize a self storage model on A.CRE is long overdue. But with so…

A.CRE Real Estate Financial Models Download Guide (Updated Jun 2026)
The A.CRE Excel library is large. Readers reached out regularly not knowing which model fit their deal, and finding the right one used to mean scrolling through everything or asking us directly. So I built a filterable Google Sheet that maps…

An AI Skill for the A.CRE Short-Term Rental Acquisition 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…

Short-Term Rental Acquisition Model (Updated June 2026)
In today's real estate landscape, short-term rentals (STRs) stand out as one of the most dynamic and potentially high-yield asset classes. From compact urban units serving business travelers to luxury vacation homes attracting high-net-worth…

S-Curve Forecasting in Real Estate Development (Updated June 2026)
One of the reasons Michael and I blog, is to force ourselves to be continually learning. I built the first version of my real estate waterfall model, because I wanted to better understand the mechanics of modeling an equity waterfall with IRR…

A.CRE Apartment Development Model (Updated June 2026)
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…

An AI Skill for the A.CRE Commercial Mortgage Loan Analysis Model
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…

