To complete the 17 courses in the core curriculum, you should expect to commit approximately 100 hours, depending on your current proficiency. Some courses are less intense than others, but most students spend 4-8 hours to complete each course.

The core curriculum was originally designed to be taken over an 8 – 12-week period, however you’re welcome to take the Accelerator at your own pace. Some may prefer to go full-time and complete the program in two weeks, while others may go slower and complete the program in a year. So don’t feel pressured to go any faster or slower than your time and ability permits.

You have access to all Accelerator content for one year. In other words, at any time after you finish the program, you’ll be able to log back in and re-watch the videos, re-read the lectures, view the cases, download the Excel files, etc. for up to a year from when you originally registered.

Six-month extensions are available thereafter at a discounted rate of $199.

Each course comes with its own instructor-student Q&A section. In these Q&A sections, Accelerator members ask course instructors, Spencer and Michael, questions related to the course content.

These courses are on-demand, with pre-recorded video and audio lectures and accompanying Excel, Word, and PDF files. The student-instructor forums are actively monitored and questions answered by the A.CRE team.

Microsoft Excel 2013 or later.

Software that can read PDF files (Abode, PDFSam, etc.).

The Accelerator can be taken on either a PC or Mac. But keep in mind that we teach using a Windows PC. So guidance on keyboard shortcuts will not be compatible with Excel for Mac although the formulas will be the same.

The Accelerator learning platform is compatible with all screen sizes. However, you may not be able to work on the Excel files unless you are on a desktop or laptop.

All people enrolled should have a basic understanding of Microsoft Excel. That said, a Specialty Endorsement “Mastering MS Excel for Real Estate” is included in your curriculum. A very basic understanding should be sufficient as we walk you through a lot of the details step-by-step, keystroke by keystroke.

While the Accelerator curriculum is comprehensive, no curriculum can get to it all. This was the primary driver to adding Specialty Endorsements. Over 6+ years we answered thousands of questions, created advanced learning tutorials, and curated those lessons and tutorials into specialty endorsements.

With that said, our approach to take member feedback and add in additional tutorials has not changed.

Is there a concept not covered in the courses that you’d like Spencer or Michael to explain? Ask about it in the Q&A. Are there concepts you don’t quite understand and want greater explanation? Ask for it in the Q&A.

Spencer and Michael use the Q&A as an outlet to expand on existing concepts and teach new ones. The Q&A responses are well-thought-out mini lectures, using examples and sometimes even video tutorials to answer the questions.

Yes. In fact, around 15-20% of Accelerator members reside outside the U.S. We also partner with multiple institutional investors to train their analysts and associates throughout offices in Europe, Asia, and other locations. The Accelerator teaches underwriting methodology that is applicable broadly. And while there are certainly nuances to how deals are underwritten in different parts of the world, Spencer and Michael are aware of those and can address any questions students may have in the Q&A section of the program.

Accelerator Core: The Accelerator Core membership includes the foundational 17 case-based real estate financial modeling courses that form the backbone of the program. It also includes one specialty endorsement, Mastering MS Excel for Real Estate, access to exclusive networking features, and participation in the Active Q&A sections with over 1,000 answered questions for reference. The membership lasts for one year, with the option to extend at a reduced rate.

Accelerator Advanced (Most Popular): The Accelerator Advanced membership includes everything in the Core membership, plus five additional Specialty Endorsement Curricula:

1. Advanced Modeling – Development Cash Flows
2. Advanced Modeling – Property and Portfolio
3. Advanced Modeling – Partnership Cashflows
4. Advanced Modeling – Real Estate Debt
5. Career Advancement in Real Estate

Advanced members also gain access to a growing Artificial Intelligence & CRE endorsement, which starts with six lessons (as of January 2025) and expands to 18 lessons by the end of 2025. Additionally, the membership includes recordings of A.CRE Ask Me Anything (AMA) sessions, where advanced modeling questions and other CRE topics are explored in depth. This membership lasts for one year, with the option to extend at a reduced rate.

Accelerator Plus+: The Accelerator Plus+ membership includes everything in the Advanced membership, with the added benefit of the A.CRE Financial Models Bundle.

This bundle provides lifetime access to 36 of A.CRE’s most popular institutional-quality real estate financial models. These production-ready models are used by thousands of professionals daily and are valued at $599.

While the models are not directly tied to the Accelerator courses, they offer a comprehensive library for real-world application. Accelerator Plus+ membership lasts for one year, with the option to extend at a reduced rate.

Absolutely. If you purchase the Accelerator Core package now and decide at a later date that you’d like to upgrade to the Advanced or to add the A.CRE Financial Models Bundle, you can do so by going to your Membership Details page in the Accelerator Learning Dashboard.

Yes. As an Accelerator member, you have the option to extend your membership in six month increments beyond the initial one-year period at a reduced cost of $199 per six months.

The extension is not processed automatically however, so you must manually process that extension by clicking the ‘Extend Membership’ link from The Hub or by clicking here.

To make pricing fair to all Accelerator members, we do not offer individual discounts (not even on Black Friday). However, we do offer a two-installment payment plan to make the cost more manageable. That plan calls for 50% to be paid at registration, with the balance due 30 days later. Just select ‘Payment Plan’ under Payment Information at checkout to use a payment plan.

Additionally, we offer discounts to groups of 10+ members (e.g. University Real Estate Programs/Clubs, Companies, Non-profits, etc). To learn more about group discounts, email us.

Yes, the program is compatible so long as you have a version of Excel for Mac 2013 or newer. While the models used in the Accelerator were built in Excel for PC, those files are cross-compatible with Excel for Mac. The one limitation is that the instructors often call out keyboard shortcuts in their videos and those keyboard shortcuts are specific to Excel for PC. But we share the keyboard shortcuts for Excel for Mac as a supplement in the Accelerator.