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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…
Through The Entitlement Process
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Through The Entitlement Process: Identifying Risks and Strategies For Mitigation (Updated Aug 2024)

Investing in and developing an unentitled site, broadly speaking, is one of the riskiest, yet rewarding, endeavors in the commercial real estate industry. The entitlement process, in particular, is fraught with the potential for setbacks and…
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Análisis de Retención-Venta en Bienes Raíces Comerciales

En el curso 3 de nuestro Acelerador de modelos financieros inmobiliarios de A.CRE, utilizamos un caso práctico que gira en torno a un escenario de análisis de retención-venta de una propiedad (es decir, mantener frente a vender) para enseñar…
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Análisis de una Inversión Inmobiliaria desde la Perspectiva de un Socio Limitado (LP)

¿Qué es un socio limitado en los bienes raíces comerciales? En el ámbito de los bienes raíces comerciales, un socio limitado es una persona o entidad que invierte capital en un proyecto inmobiliario sin participar en su gestión diaria.…
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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…
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La Guía Definitiva de Microsoft Excel Para Bienes Inmuebles (Actualizado Julio 2024)

Microsoft Excel es la principal herramienta utilizada por los profesionales del modelado financiero inmobiliario. Aunque numerosas alternativas que no son Excel han intentado destronarlo, este programa de más de 35 años de antigüedad ha demostrado…
UNDERWRITING CAPITAL RESERVES
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The Road To A Stabilized NOI – Underwriting Real Estate Capital Reserves (Case Study – Case Only)

Achieving a stabilized Net Operating Income (NOI) in real estate requires careful planning and sound execution. One element that can cause confusion is when underwriting capital reserves. Should they go above the line (i.e., as an Operating…
adventures in cre real estate modeler creating cash-on-cash return equity waterfall
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Real Estate Equity Waterfall Model With Cash-on-Cash Return Hurdle (Updated Jul 2024)

Over the years, Michael and I have built and shared numerous real estate equity waterfall models, all multi-tiered and most with internal rate of return (IRR) hurdles. And as our readers have downloaded those models, I've received dozens of…
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All-in-One (Ai1) Model for Underwriting Development and Acquisitions (Updated Jul 2024)

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…