Get Educated in Commercial Real Estate - Adventures in CRE https://www.adventuresincre.com/re-education/ Real Estate: AI, Financial Modeling, Careers, Education Thu, 04 Sep 2025 18:56:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://www.adventuresincre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/green-background-36x36.png Get Educated in Commercial Real Estate - Adventures in CRE https://www.adventuresincre.com/re-education/ 32 32 Nuevo Contenido en Español (Actualizado Septiembre 2025) https://www.adventuresincre.com/nuevo-contenido-en-espanol/ Thu, 04 Sep 2025 11:00:25 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/?p=553211 Ver y leer nuevo contenido en español. Este contenido ha sido creado por el equipo A.CRE para profesionales en la inversion inmobiliaria. Tutoriales, modelos financieros, educación, y mucho más.

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]]> List of A.CRE Accelerator Graduates (Updated Sept 2025) https://www.adventuresincre.com/graduates-post/ Tue, 02 Sep 2025 13:00:11 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/?p=43503 This certifies that the following individuals have successfully completed the 17-course, A.CRE real estate financial modeling Accelerator. Having shown a proficiency in all aspects of real estate financial modeling and having demonstrated an ability to create institutional-quality real estate Excel models for all major property types and investment strategies.

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]]> AI Tools for Commercial Real Estate (Fall 2025 Edition) https://www.adventuresincre.com/ai-tools-commercial-real-estate/ Fri, 29 Aug 2025 16:33:52 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/?p=669215 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 by transforming the way acquisitions, development, management, advisory, and marketing teams in the industry operate. AI tools […]

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]]> Ask Me Anything with A.CRE (Next Host – James Nelson) https://www.adventuresincre.com/a-cre-ask-me-anything/ Fri, 29 Aug 2025 12:00:09 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/?p=766697 We are thrilled to announce our next A.CRE Ask-Me-Anything (AMA) session featuring James Nelson, a nationally recognized real estate investor, educator, and Principal at Avison Young, where he leads the firm’s U.S. Investment Sales practice in New York City. With over $5 billion in closed transactions and more than two decades of experience in commercial […]

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]]> A.CRE Accelerator and AI.Edge: What’s the Difference https://www.adventuresincre.com/accelerator-vs-aiedge/ Tue, 26 Aug 2025 00:52:07 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/?p=1181375 At A.CRE, we offer two flagship programs for CRE professionals: The A.CRE Accelerator and the AI.Edge. Both give you a real advantage in real estate, but they solve different problems. Use this FAQ to choose the right fit or pair them for maximum impact. What is the Accelerator? The Accelerator is an on-demand, case-based, highly […]

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]]> The Real Estate Site Visit Checklist: What to Look For and Other Thoughts https://www.adventuresincre.com/quick-site-visit-checklist-real-estate/ Mon, 25 Aug 2025 20:48:38 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/?p=1177901 In our business, initial assessments are most often made from a distance. We rely on Google Maps satellite images, broker packages, demographic reports, street view, and more to evaluate a multi-million-dollar property. And these assessments generally come before we ever step foot on site. Which is why that the in-person site visit is so crucial. […]

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]]> The AI.Edge – Become an AI Leader in CRE (Updated Aug 2025) https://www.adventuresincre.com/ai-edge-solution-for-cre/ Tue, 19 Aug 2025 05:10:19 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/?p=1170243 It’s been the go-to line ever since ChatGPT exploded onto the scene in 2022 and AI became a talking point in every office: “AI won’t take your job, but someone using AI will.” I’ve said that – or some variation of that – myself in dozens of conversations with CRE friends, peers, and clients. And […]

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]]> A.CRE Audio Series – Season Six https://www.adventuresincre.com/audio-series-season-six/ Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:15:50 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/?p=1171535 The post A.CRE Audio Series – Season Six appeared first on Adventures in CRE.

]]> Understanding Stabilization Through The Lens Of Operating Expense Ratio https://www.adventuresincre.com/understanding-stabilization-through-lens-operating-expense-ratio/ Thu, 07 Aug 2025 21:58:52 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/?p=1169633 The term “stabilized” is deeply embedded in the language of real estate. It shows up frequently in financial models, offering memoranda, development strategies, and underwriting assumptions. So frequently, in fact, that its meaning is often taken for granted. Yet when examined more closely, the concept reveals itself to be far more nuanced than it first […]

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]]> Real Estate Financial Modeling Accelerator (Updated July 2025) https://www.adventuresincre.com/accelerator-introduction/ Thu, 31 Jul 2025 14:00:58 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/?p=23171 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 topics in our blog, published hours of video, and shared 70+ real estate Excel models in our Library. Nonetheless, no matter how many posts […]

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]]> 30/360, Actual/365, and Actual/360 – How Lenders Calculate Interest on CRE Loans – Some Important Insights (Updated July 2025) https://www.adventuresincre.com/lenders-calcs/ Mon, 21 Jul 2025 12:00:05 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/?p=2650 (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 […]

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]]> Deep Dive: One Company’s Bold Bet on Solving the Housing Crisis https://www.adventuresincre.com/cuby-solving-housing-crisis/ Fri, 27 Jun 2025 18:41:18 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/?p=1140727 Back in 2022, we sat down with Aleks Gampel for an episode of the A.CRE Audio Series to talk about an audacious new venture he was co-founding called Cuby Technologies. A long-time follower of A.CRE, Aleks laid out a bold vision for a world where we could build cities in days instead of years. You […]

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]]> Why I Chose a Masters in Real Estate over an MBA (Updated 2025) https://www.adventuresincre.com/why-i-chose-a-masters-in-real-estate-over-an-mba/ Sat, 14 Jun 2025 14:43:09 +0000 http://www.spencerburton.org/blog/?p=123 Going back to graduate school is a huge commitment. First there’s the admissions process, which means spending hours and hours studying for the GMAT or GRE, filling out lengthy admissions applications, writing dozens of mindless essays, preparing for and doing informal and formal admissions interviews, and enduring the stress of not knowing if you’re in, or […]

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]]> Watch Me Build a Residential Land Development Model (Updated June 2025) https://www.adventuresincre.com/watch-me-build-residential-land-development-model/ Sun, 08 Jun 2025 18:30:54 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/?p=85657 Over the years, we’ve created a sizable library of Watch Me Build videos covering Excel models for various real estate investment and property types. However, we’ve yet to create a Watch Me Build involving for-sale product. So this weekend, I thought I’d sit down and record myself building a residential land development model. The exercise […]

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]]> Single Tenant NNN Lease Valuation Model (Updated May 2025) https://www.adventuresincre.com/single-tenant-nnn-lease-valuation-model/ Tue, 20 May 2025 00:59:12 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/?p=3205 I originally built this single tenant net lease (NNN) valuation Excel model back in 2016. Based on some feedback from a few of our readers, I’ve since made quite a few updates (see v2.0 updates video below). This model is an attempt to re-think how the industry underwrites single-tenant net lease investments. The model is […]

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