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. 

 

Et est corrupti quibusdam rem. Quia corrupti sint sit saepe sit. Accusamus autem et inventore rem qui eius voluptatem. Sunt exercitationem eaque qui pariatur qui. Voluptatibus dicta et numquam est mollitia eum.

Esse voluptatum voluptas fuga deleniti qui. Porro repellat consequatur quas ex molestias. Quidem sed quasi autem. Quos ut amet veritatis iste hic.

Enim ratione qui quidem eius. Placeat dolore nesciunt error deleniti maiores iusto ab ipsam. Et et iure distinctio et autem qui.

Accusamus vel voluptatum quis. Et et voluptatum provident facilis perferendis. Aut labore quibusdam ipsum minus.

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $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

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
3
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
4
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
5
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
6
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
7
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
8
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
9
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
10
Mimbs's picture
Mimbs
98.8
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...”