Problem: You've been working in a model for hours and are bleary-eyed. You want to quickly view the pattern created by a series of values to do a visual sanity... read more →
Got a minute? Want to do a quick "back of napkin"/ "back of the envelope" analysis on purchasing an income-producing rental property? Below is a run of our free Multi-family... read more →
Problem: You have a multi-tab spreadsheet, and it is taking you too long to get from one sheet to another. Let's say you are in cell B27 on the Assumptions... read more →
Ever want to be omniscient? Would you settle for being able to see through worksheets in Excel? Excel has a neat tool called Watch Window that can enable you to... read more →
Problem: You want to insert a drop-down menu in Excel so a selection chosen in that drop-down can drive certain calculations. REFM 60-Second Skills Solution: First, in the Excel worksheet... read more →
Here at REFM, we want you to benefit from the wisdom we have gained in spending waaaaaay too much time analyzing real estate transactions in general and in running real... read more →
X-Ray Vision Drop-Down Menus Watch Window Jumping with Ctrl + Bracket Acquisition Analysis Financial Calculator FV and PV F11 Insta-Graph Seeing More At Once Checking For Errors
Background. The U.S. Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) 221(d)(4) program allows for long-term mortgages (up to 40 years) that can be financed with Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) Mortgage Backed... read more →
Fundrise is an exciting new way to invest in real estate locally. Overview. Two Washington, DC-based entrepreneurs and real estate investors/developers, Ben and Daniel Miller, have launched the Fundrise.com platform... read more →
This is a big debate for many, especially because there are also many excellent part-time MRE/MSRED programs (Masters In Real Estate/RE Development) that do not require you to disrupt your... read more →