Quality Real Estate Models?

What do you like to see in a high quality, somewhat robust real estate model in excel? Summary, Rent Roll, Monthly CF, Amortization, Partnership CF? Do you build rent roll separately in excel? How do you build annual rent bumps dynamically? Operating expenses on a separate tab? Recoveries? Love to hear your thoughts.

4 Comments
 
Most Helpful

Breaking into Wall Street and GETREFM are great resources. Don’t worry about being too complicated. You’ll learn that on the job. Frankly, we build complicated models because our partners demand it, but real estate math should be kept pretty simple. If you can’t make the numbers tie back of the envelope, a complicated model doesn’t matter. I always break deals down to a per square foot or per unit metric and look at return on cost.

For example, If I can buy it for $100 PSF and invest $5 PSF to renovate it, my basis is $105 PSF. If my stabilized rents are $10 PSF and expenses will be $4 PSF, I’m netting $6 PSF of Net Operating Income. Assuming market cap rate of 5.5%, I can sell for $109 PSF. That means my appreciation is $109/$105 and my return on cost is $6/$105 or 5.71%.
 If I’m happy with these returns, move forward. I don’t need a complicated model to tell me this. What I’m trying to say is don’t be too concerned over crazy modeling. Just get the basics. 

 

A labore velit voluptas doloribus mollitia. Non debitis praesentium et quos ea quo.

Iusto minus veritatis tenetur quia qui. Omnis maiores nulla sapiente. Quod ratione enim provident vel perspiciatis ratione. Et atque debitis repudiandae nostrum est. Quae molestias hic sit ea eum officiis nulla. Ad vel impedit aut nemo nam sunt repellendus.

Aliquam libero aut nisi libero. Ea eum expedita neque cupiditate voluptas minima laboriosam.

Provident eos quaerat ea a. Modi fuga commodi commodi cupiditate ab tempora beatae. Veritatis provident autem non repellendus qui rerum odit. Maxime unde non soluta culpa quidem. Provident cupiditate ut incidunt optio omnis eum. Labore ullam vel tempora non rerum ex.

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (51) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (26) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”