Real Estate Financial Modeling - Adventures in CRE https://www.adventuresincre.com/re-modeling/ 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 Real Estate Financial Modeling - Adventures in CRE https://www.adventuresincre.com/re-modeling/ 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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]]> Transforming a Financial Model into a Web App with AI https://www.adventuresincre.com/financial-model-web-app/ Tue, 26 Aug 2025 17:24:53 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/?p=1177555 I have often considered that time is one of the most valuable resources for any professional in commercial real estate. That’s why I’ve transformed our Excel-based house flipping model into a financial model web app, making analysis faster, easier, and more accessible. Today, AI-powered tools let us automate tasks, streamline calculations, and turn advanced financial […]

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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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]]> A.CRE Self Storage Development Model (Updated Aug 2025) https://www.adventuresincre.com/self-storage-development-model/ Wed, 13 Aug 2025 12:00:10 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/?p=17898 We’ve received numerous requests over the years for a Self Storage Development Model in Excel. With strong investment and development activity in this niche property type, I recognize a self storage model on A.CRE is long overdue. But with so many other projects on our plates and limited experience with self storage, we just hadn’t […]

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]]> Data Center Development Model (Updated Aug 2025) https://www.adventuresincre.com/data-center-development-model/ Tue, 12 Aug 2025 14:00:07 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/?p=1132385 As the built environment evolves to meet the demands of an increasingly digital world, data centers have emerged as one of the most sophisticated and capital-intensive asset classes in commercial real estate. What was once considered a niche subset of infrastructure has become a foundational layer of the global economy, driven by AI, cloud computing, […]

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]]> Land Development Model – Multi-Scenario (Updated Aug 2025) https://www.adventuresincre.com/flexible-land-development-model/ Fri, 08 Aug 2025 14:50:21 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/?p=326407 Over the years, we’ve shared eight development-focused real estate financial models and numerous development-specific tools to the A.CRE Library of Excel Models. Nevertheless, there’s been a hole in the development offerings in our library. The library has been missing a model to analyze general land development scenarios, such as master-planned residential and commercial developer opportunities […]

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]]> 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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]]> A.CRE Build-to-Rent (BTR) Development Model (Updated Aug 2025) https://www.adventuresincre.com/build-to-rent-development-model/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 12:00:49 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/apartment-development-model-copy/ Build-to-rent (BTR) has become more and more common in CRE and now accounts for a meaningful share of development. In the past, we’ve recommended A.CRE readers use our Apartment Development Model for BTR analysis. However, as we’ve received numerous requests over the few years for a purpose-built BTR model – including an inquiry in a […]

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]]> Excel’s Stale Value Formatting: What It Means and Why It Matters (Updated Aug 2025) https://www.adventuresincre.com/stale-value-formatting-excel/ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 12:00:59 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/?p=1006943 We recently received an email from an A.CRE reader using one of our real estate financial models with a curious question. He explained that many of the cells in his model suddenly had a strikethrough applied to the text. Naturally, he wondered if a macro had altered a setting in the model or if something […]

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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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]]> A.CRE Apartment Development Model (Updated July 2025) https://www.adventuresincre.com/apartment-development-model/ Mon, 28 Jul 2025 20:15:31 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/?p=9587 For several years now, our library of real estate models has been lacking a robust ground-up apartment development model. Sure, our All-in-One (Ai1) model has the capability to model multifamily development deals, but it’s more a generalist tool than a specialized one. As a result, I’ve found it wanting when used to model developments. So a few […]

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]]> The Conditional Weighted Average – SUMPRODUCT with SUMIF (Updated July 2025) https://www.adventuresincre.com/conditional-weighted-average-sumproduct-sumif/ Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:00:26 +0000 http://www.adventuresincre.com/?p=2457 Consider this scenario: you have a 50 tenant rent roll, consisting of various tenant types (i.e. small inline, large inline, junior anchor, anchor, etc.), and you want to calculate the weighted average rent for each tenant type. If I asked you, what is the fastest and cleanest way to do this in Excel, what would […]

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]]> Supercharge Excel with the ‘Excel 4 CRE’ Add-In – Now with AI (Updated July 2025) https://www.adventuresincre.com/custom-excel-addin-for-real-estate/ Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:01:36 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/?p=678049 Today, we’re thrilled to share with the A.CRE community a new timesaving (and free) Excel tool: the ‘Excel 4 CRE’ Add-in! Over the past few years, we at A.CRE (together with our new favorite companion, ChatGPT!) have been developing and sharing this Excel add-in. The goal? To make real estate financial modeling faster and more […]

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