Real Estate
13 articles
Argus to Excel: Fixing “Data Format” errors when importing valuation reports.
Exporting valuation data, rent rolls, and cash flow forecasts from Argus Enterprise into Microsoft Excel often…
Tenant Improvement (TI): Troubleshooting “Negative Balance” errors in construction allowances.
In commercial leasing schedules, Tenant Improvement (TI) allowance trackers often show an artificial “Negative Balance” error.…
Delinquency Reports: Building “Conditional Formatting” that flags 30/60/90 day lates without lag.
Applying standard Excel Conditional Formatting rules directly to multi-thousand-row aging schedules often causes intense calculation lag,…
Square Footage Math: Fixing “Usable vs. Rentable” area ratio errors.
In commercial real estate leases, discrepancies between Usable Square Footage (USF) and Rentable Square Footage (RSF)…
Internal Rate of Return (IRR): Handling #NUM! in multi-phase construction draws.
In development and opportunistic real estate models, Excel’s standard IRR and XIRR functions frequently throw a…
Loan-to-Value (LTV): Fixing calculation errors when property appraisals are outdated.
In commercial real estate underwriting and loan monitoring, Loan-to-Value (LTV) formulas break down when an asset’s…
Occupancy Forecasting: Handling #VALUE! when dates for “Move-out” are blank.
In occupancy forecasting models, #VALUE! errors usually occur when date arithmetic formulas attempt to evaluate an…
Amortization Wraps: Troubleshooting “Interest-Only” periods that transition into P+I.
Wrap-around mortgages and two-step commercial debt structures frequently feature an initial Interest-Only (I-O) period followed by…
Cap Rate Logic: Why a “Zero NOI” property causes #DIV/0! in valuation models.
In commercial real estate valuation, a Capitalization Rate (Cap Rate) represents the unleveraged rate of return…
Lease Escalations: Fixing “Compound Interest” formula breaks in 10-year retail leases.
Compounding lease escalation formulas break in long-term retail models when periodic compounding logic is applied to…
CAM Reconciliation: Handling “Pro-rata” share calculation errors in mixed-use properties
Common Area Maintenance (CAM) reconciliation in mixed-use commercial real estate requires allocating shared operating expenses (insurance,…
Rent Roll Audits: Fixing #N/A when matching units between a PM software export and Excel
During a rent roll audit or property acquisition, matching units between property management (PM) software exports…