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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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Supercharge Excel with the ‘Excel 4 CRE’ Add-In – Now with AI (Updated Jan 2026)

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 few years, we at A.CRE (together with various AI coding tools) have been developing and sharing this Excel…
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Excel Speed Tip – Insert or Delete a Row or Column Without a Mouse (Updated Dec 2025)

Using keyboard shortcuts is essential to improving the speed and efficiency at which you model real estate in Excel. One thing you'll learn early in your CRE career, the more proficient you become in using your keyboard without a mouse to navigate…
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Transforming a Financial Model into a Web App with AI (Updated Dec 2025)

I have often considered that time is one of the most valuable resources for any professional in commercial real estate. That’s why I’ve transformed our Excel-based house flipping model into a financial model web app, making analysis faster,…
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Case Study #15 – Andes Digital Gateway: Hyperscale Data Center Development (Case Only)

For our 15th case study, we explore institutional development and investment analysis in the rapidly expanding digital infrastructure sector. These case studies are designed to help you practice and perfect your real estate financial modeling…
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Guide to Using ChatGPT for Commercial Real Estate Professionals (Updated Nov 2025)

When I first published this guide in early 2023, ChatGPT felt like a novelty. It was impressive, experimental, and even a little unnerving. But for most in CRE, it was still just a toy. Fast forward two and a half years, and that’s no longer…
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How to Prepare for the Real Estate Technical Interview (Updated Nov 2025)

So you've made it past the HR screening interview. You have the education and experience the company is looking for, but now they want to be sure you possess the real estate financial modeling skills necessary to do the job. They've asked…
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The First Dollars In: Modeling Pursuit Capital In Real Estate Deals

At the outset of every compelling real estate venture, before architects sketch their visions and contractors pour concrete, there's a quiet but powerful player setting the stage: pursuit capital. This early-stage funding powers the riskiest…
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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…
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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…
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Fix the 0% XIRR Issue in Excel Using XIRR + FILTER

Over the course of my career, I’ve modeled hundreds of real estate investments, from large portfolio roll-ups to complex mixed-use developments. And one issue I’ve consistently run into, especially when modeling portfolio or mixed-use cash…
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Excel Pro Forma for Flipping Houses (Updated Sept 2025)

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…
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Where Learning Goes Deeper: How The A.CRE Accelerator and Q&A Forum Build True Financial Modeling Mastery

Before transitioning into real estate, I spent over a decade teaching at the university level, preparing future mechanical engineers for successful careers in the field. That experience shaped how I think about learning: structured frameworks…
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Watch Me Solve a REPE Technical Interview Modeling Test (Updated Sept 2025)

What better way to spend some free time over the Thanksgiving holiday, than to record myself completing a real estate private equity technical interview exercise! While I've offered help with the real estate technical interview in the past,…
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A.CRE Accelerator and AI.Edge: What’s the Difference

At A.CRE, we offer two flagship programs for CRE professionals: The A.CRE Accelerator and the AI.Edge. Both give you a real advantage in real estate, but they solve different problems. Use this FAQ to choose the right fit or pair them for…
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Land Development Model – Multi-Scenario (Updated Aug 2025)

Over the years, we've shared eight development-focused real estate financial models and numerous development-specific tools to the A.CRE Library of Excel Models. Nevertheless, there's been a hole in the development offerings in our library.…