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Real Estate Financial Modeling Accelerator (Updated October 2024)

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…
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Loan Payment Schedule and Balance Tracking Tool (Updated Aug 2024)

A childhood friend called me this week and asked for a favor. He is the lender on a private real estate loan and was wanting a way to personally service the loan. Namely, he needed a tool to issue monthly invoices, track the principal vs interest…
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A.CRE Presente en el Gran Salón Inmobiliario — Bogotá 2024

Del 8 al 11 de agosto se llevará a cabo “El Gran Salón Inmobiliario 2024” en la ciudad capital de Bogotá, Colombia.  Pero, ¿qué representa el gran salón inmobiliario? El evento es una especie de feria inmobiliaria que reúne a…
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Analyzing Value-Add Investments in Real Estate Using Yield-on-Cost (Updated Aug 2024)

So a question recently came in around why a commercial real estate investor would use the Yield-on-Cost metric to assess a value-add real estate investment. This question came on the heals of several other questions also related to development…
Wordsmithing your Commercial Real Estate Resume
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Wordsmithing your Commercial Real Estate Resume (Updated Aug 2024)

Are you questioning what’s on your commercial real estate resume? Don't overlook the tip I discuss below to help land the interview. The goal of your resume is to get an interview. So, if you are sending a bunch of resumes out, but not…
SUMPRODUCT Weighted Average
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Using SUMPRODUCT to Calculate Weighted Average in Real Estate (Updated Aug 2024)

In my experience, using the SUMPRODUCT function in Excel to calculate weighted average is one of the most oft-used Excel techniques in real estate financial modeling. I learned this technique on day one of my first real estate internship and…
Using the Cash-on-Cash Return in Real Estate Investment Analysis
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Using the Cash-on-Cash Return in Real Estate Investment Analysis (Updated Aug 2024)

I’ve fielded a handful of Cash-on-Cash (CoC) return questions of late. So, I thought it would be worthwhile to write a post on what the Cash-on-Cash return metric tells me about a potential real estate investment. This article is a primer,…
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LinkedIn Job Search 101 for CRE Professionals (Updated Aug 2024)

Our goal with this post is to help you use LinkedIn most effectively in your job search. It's the first post in a series of a LinkedIn 101 networking series to help you get the most out of this resource. Because commercial real estate is such…
UNDERWRITING CAPITAL RESERVES
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Camino Hacia un NOI Estabilizado – Reservas de Capital en la Suscripción de Propiedades Inmobiliarias (Caso de Estudio)

Lograr un NOI estabilizado en bienes raíces requiere una planificación cuidadosa y una ejecución sólida. La “Reserva de Capital” es un ítem en el camino hacia un NOI estabilizado que puede causar confusión. Te has preguntado si ¿debe…