Months and Days of Foolishness

I’ve been teaching real estate finance for years, and as a result, people like to send me things that are screwed up and then ask me for my opinion. See below. It’s an example of how not to write a waterfall structure. Depending on how you read it, you’re either...

Two More Times, but With Feeling

In addition to my regular Excel for real estate analysis class that I do in New York City, I’ll be doing a 1/2 day basic class for non-financial professionals at two locations in March and April. Both are sponsored by the Urban Land Institute. I do this for them...

Complexity and Excel

I’ve been teaching Excel for real estate financial modeling for years. Periodically, someone will say something to me like, “I can do everything I need to do on a napkin. Why would I need to take a class?” In concept, I agree. There’s nothing...

Excel Passwords are a Joke

I can’t tell you how often someone asks me how to “unprotect” an Excel workbook. Rather than send out the same email again, just do the following: Instructions on How to Break Excel’s Workbook Protection Personally, I wonder why people even...