What is an Earnest Money Deposit The earnest money deposit, also known as the good faith deposit or good faith money, is a sum of money that gets deposited by the buyer of a property into an escrow account usually a few days after signing the PSA, or purchase and sale agreement. The money, usually […]
For one reason or another, there is a perfectly functioning and pretty valuable formula that can be utilized in Excel that Microsoft has chosen to exclude from Excel’s list of functions: the DateDif function. This function is a valuable tool that can instantly calculate the number of days, months, or years between two dates. While in […]
I’ve decided to do a major overhaul of my last acquisitions model for office, industrial, and retail properties. There were a lot of things I wanted to change as well as add to the model and finally had a weekend to do it. This new and improved model includes both monthly and annual cash flows, […]
This is an Excel model I originally built from scratch back in 2015 for quickly assessing multifamily redevelopment opportunities. It was designed to work best for scenarios where individual units will be rehabbed over the hold at varying times. It’s a simple way to quickly analyze the viability of this type of multifamily investment. Since […]
In this post, I’m going to go over Index Match Match, which is a very useful Excel formula that is used in both the Hotel Valuation Model and the Hotel Acquisition Model – The Basic Model. This formula allows you to hone in on a specific target cell and return its value when two criteria […]
Below is an overview of how LIHTC (low income housing tax credits) are calculated and applied to affordable housing projects. At the bottom of the post you will find downloadable excel files that correspond with the videos. LIHTC – An Overview LIHTC s are federal tax incentives given to the states who then award developers […]
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 also allows the user to model other more straightforward scenarios such as an […]
This is a 3 part mini-series on using data tables in Excel to perform real estate sensitivity analysis. In this series, I’ll walk you through how to build both one-variable and two-variable data tables in parts 1 and 2. And in Part 3, I’ll walk you through how to no longer limit your two-variable sensitivity […]
In the following video, I record my screen and narrative my steps as I build a basic construction draw schedule. I’ve also included the template and completed worksheets from this Watch Me Build exercise. Are you an Accelerator member? See the ‘Modeling Development Cash Flow course in the core curriculum. Additionally, if you’re an Accelerator […]
Spencer and I are excited to introduce the A.CRE Undergraduate Real Estate Series. Much like our series on top MBA in Real Estate and Masters in Real Estate programs, this series on Real Estate Undergraduate programs will provide our readers with a glimpse into not only what these programs have to offer, but insights from current or […]
While building out my hotel development model (currently underway), I decided to take a break and record a video about how I roll up the monthly cash flow line items on my Monthly Cash Flow sheet into annual cash flow line items on a separate sheet using only a single formula and simply copying and […]
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 proforma has turned out, there are many instances where that model may […]
(Updated August 7, 2019 to include a Watch Me Build video and Downloadable file) Commercial real estate lenders commonly calculate loans in three ways: 30/360, Actual/365 (aka 365/365), and Actual/360 (aka 365/360). Real estate professionals should be aware of these methods if they want to understand the real interest rate as well as the total amount of interest […]
Welcome to the A.CRE Hotel Valuation Model‘s Tutorial Page. On this page you will find all the tutorials for the A.CRE Hotel Valuation model in Excel. There is a lot to learn within this model and over time, I’d like to show you both how to use it as well as how I built it. […]
This is a 3-tiered debt module that will allow the user to add one to three tiers of debt to his or her real estate DCF model. Includes the option to layer in senior debt, secondary debt, and mezzanine debt; calculate interest on either a 30/360, actual/360, or actual/365 basis; and model additional proceeds (i.e. […]