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Real Estate Financial Modeling Accelerator (Updated Jan 2025)

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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How to Hire Your Next Commercial Real Estate Attorney

Choosing the right commercial real estate attorney is crucial for the success of any real estate transaction. The right attorney can help you navigate the complexities of real estate law, ensure compliance, and protect your interests. Attorneys…
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Retail Lease Agreement for Commercial Real Estate

Does owning a retail shopping center seem like a good investment? Higher cap rates, multiple tenants who have survived e-commerce and COVID? One of the critical elements of a well-run retail center is having a clear understanding of retail NNN…
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Tenant Estoppel Letter for Commercial Real Estate Purchase

A Tenant Estoppel Certificate (or Tenant Estoppel Letter) confirms the existence and status of a commercial lease. This is a unique legal document which contractually binds the tenants of a building with the new purchaser (and often lender)…
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Commercial Real Estate Lease Analysis Tool (Updated Jul 2023)

The topic of analyzing commercial real estate leases from the perspective of the landlord and/or tenant has come up several times over the years. And while I generally respond to requests for new models or tools at A.CRE, I've been hesitant…
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Using ChatGPT as a Real Estate Analyst to Create a Lease Abstract

As you may know, we here at A.CRE have been exploring various use cases for AI in commercial real estate. When ChatGPT plugins were released in May 2023, the tool gained an ability to act like a young real estate analyst; namely to source and…
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Using OpenAI’s ChatGPT to Quickly Draft Real Estate Business Terms

Another blog post in a series on how to use ChatGPT in commercial real estate. As a real estate professional, we're often tasked with drafting and modifying non-binding business documents such as letters of intent (LOI) and memorandums of understand…
Multifamily Letter of Intent
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Letter of Intent for Multifamily Real Estate

Today we are going to walk through a common first legal document that is presented to the Seller of a multifamily property, the Letter of Intent (LOI). This article will help you understand exactly what to include to write a better Letter of…
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Letter of Intent for Commercial Industrial Purchase

Today we are going to walk through what is usually the first legal document that is presented to the seller of an industrial property, the Letter of Intent. This article will help you understand each of the entries to include, as well as the…
Confidentiality Agreement
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Real Estate Confidentiality Agreement

In this article and video, we are going to walk through a real estate Confidentiality Agreement that is suitable for a listing broker to distribute to a potential purchaser of a commercial multi-family property.  We’ll cover who the parties…
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Industrial Purchase and Sales Agreement

This article outlines specific legal concerns related to an Industrial Purchase and Sales Agreement. We’re going to include escrow instructions as we believe this is common for title and escrow services to be combined. This was actually used…
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Office Purchase and Sales Agreement

This article outlines specific concerns related to an office commercial real estate purchase and sales agreement. Below, we'll discuss the clauses in the agreement to adjust from a neutral agreement between buyer and seller. You can download…
SNDA: Subordination, Non-Disturbance, and Attornment Agreement
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Subordination, Non-Disturbance, and Attornment Agreement (SNDA)

We will be going over the concepts of a Subordination, Non-Disturbance, and Attornment Agreement (“SNDA”) with commercial real estate attorney Ron Rohde. SNDA Template Walkthrough As a tenant of a commercial real estate property,…
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Standard Industrial Lease – Triple Net Lease (NNN)

In the video and written tutorial below, we'll be walking through a commercial real estate standard industrial lease (triple net lease) with commercial real estate attorney Ron Rohde. The triple net lease is one of the most common lease structures…
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Retail Anchor Tenant Lease Agreement

From a landlord’s perspective, the retail anchor tenant lease (the primary tenant/largest tenant in a shopping center) is the catalyst for a successful or unsuccessful shopping center.  With a great anchor, the surrounding spaces are more…
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Real Estate Partnerships + JV Agreement Template

A Partnership Agreement outlines and describes the relationship between partnership entities (i.e. general partner and limited partners) in a joint real estate investment. It is a critical document that defines a mutual understanding of financial…