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…
How I Built a CustomGPT to Manage Development Invoices and Bill Payments at RV@Olympic
As we are currently working to develop our new RV park at Olympic National Park, RV@Olympic, we are dealing with the all too familiar monotonous processes that come with any development project. One of these tasks is organizing, managing, and…
How to Connect a Google Doc to Your Custom GPT: A Step-by-Step Guide
At A.CRE, we’re always exploring new ways to make our work more efficient for you and for us! Whether it’s building custom GPTs for real estate, experimenting with locally installed LLMs, or finding AI-specific tools for commercial real…
Real Estate Case Studies Creator Assistant – Custom GPT by A.CRE (Updated Oct 2024)
If you've spent any time following us here at A.CRE you know that AI applications in real estate financial modeling is a topic we are fascinated (and excited) about! As a consequence, we're underway with several initiatives to explore AI in…
AI Tools for Commercial Real Estate (Fall 2024 Edition)
If you haven't noticed, we've been exploring use cases, training, and tools related to AI in commercial real estate a lot lately! The reason is that Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to revolutionize the commercial real estate industry…
How the A.CRE AI Assistant Custom GPT is Built
This past week, we held our monthly 'technical AMA' where I answer technical questions from the audience. These questions usually cover nuanced elements of real estate financial modeling or the application of artificial intelligence in real…
Introducing the A.CRE AI Assistant Custom GPT (Updated Oct 2024)
Since Michael and Spencer started A.CRE in grad school over 10 years ago, we've been fielding and responding to questions from our readers. With every question, our mission is to provide an answer that adds unique value to our reader.
As…
Install an AI LLM on Your Computer: A Step-by-Step Guide
This week, I’ll be hosting my monthly A.CRE Ask Me Anything (AMA) where we dive into various technical topics, and AI in CRE often comes up. Last month, someone asked me to show the group how to install a Large Language Model (LLM) on their…
STNL Sales Comp Analysis Tool – Custom GPT by A.CRE
At A.CRE, we've built dozens of custom GPTs for internal and external purposes. Some of the GPTs have general application, while others are custom GPTs specifically for commercial real estate. And among those custom GPTs specifically for CRE,…
Using Generative AI to Outperform Humans at Financial Statement Analysis
Researchers at the University of Chicago recently released the results of an important study that evaluated GPT-4's financial analysis capabilities by predicting future earnings from financial statements. By using Chain-of-Thought (CoT) reasoning,…
Single Tenant Net Lease Valuation Model – Custom GPT by A.CRE
At A.CRE, we've built dozens of custom GPTs for internal and external purposes. Some of the GPTs have general application, while others are custom GPTs specifically for commercial real estate. And among those custom GPTs specifically for CRE,…
What are Custom GPTs? Plus a few examples we’ve built. (Updated May 2024)
In the fast-moving world of generative AI (gen AI), staying up to date on the latest advancements in AI is crucial for professionals in every field, but especially in commercial real estate. At A.CRE, we're committed to sharing what we view…
Advanced Mortgage Amortization Schedule – Custom GPT by A.CRE
At A.CRE, we've built dozens of custom GPTs for internal and external purposes. Some of the GPTs have general application, while others are custom GPTs specifically for commercial real estate. One such CRE-specific GPT that we recently built…
Watch Me Build – Industrial Offering Memorandum Analyzer Custom GPT
In this Watch Me Build session, I'll walk you through constructing a custom GPT that near-instantly sifts through Industrial Offering Memorandums to pinpoint whether an investment aligns with your criteria. At the heart of this build is a tailored…
5 Steps for Building a Winning CRE AI Strategy in 2024 and Beyond
The conversation around AI and AI strategy is heating up in almost every major industry, including commercial real estate. In healthcare, innovative providers are learning to leverage AI to provide more personalized care options for their patients.…
Release of ChatGPT Enterprise and ChatGPT Teams – Implications for CRE (Updated Jan 2024)
If you've been reading A.CRE lately, you know that we see huge potential in generative AI (e.g. ChatGPT for language, Midjourney for images, etc). We've committed an entire section of our site to AI in commercial real estate, created a series…