Practical Real Estate Financial Modeling with Excel

Ready to evaluate real estate investments with confidence? This course teaches you how to build clear, reliable financial models in Excel, starting from the very basics. You will go from fundamental spreadsheet skills to constructing a comprehensive model that projects cash flows, calculates returns, and assesses the financial viability of property acquisitions. You'll master the industry-standard metrics and techniques needed to make data-driven real estate decisions. What you'll learn: - Understand core real estate finance concepts like Net Operating Income (NOI), Cap Rate, and IRR. - Build a complete property pro forma to forecast income, expenses, and cash flow over time. - Model debt financing, including loan amortization and debt service coverage ratios (DSCR). - Perform property valuation using the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) method. - Create dynamic models with sensitivity analysis to test your key assumptions. - Apply modern Excel functions and best practices for clean, auditable model construction. The course begins with essential terminology before guiding you through the practical construction of a complete financial model, piece by piece. You'll practice each concept with written exercises. This course is designed for absolute beginners. No prior experience in finance or real estate is required, only a basic familiarity with Excel. Start building your financial modeling skills today.