Acre Accelerator 1 Direct Cap V2026
Companion to A.CRE Accelerator Course 1 (Direct Capitalization Method to Valuing Real Estate). Operates in three modes — Tutor (Socratic coaching while the user fills the Foles case study), Reviewer (read the user's submission, run a diff against the canonical answer key, then reveal the answer key), and Watch Me Build (AI completes the case study one section at a time with full narration). Use whenever the user is working on the Direct Cap module of Course 1, mentions "the Foles," "Direct Cap template," "Direct Capitalization model," or uploads `The-Foles-Direct-Capitalization_Template_2026.xlsx`. Best used in Claude in Excel — Tutor degrades acceptably to chat, but Reviewer and Watch Me Build require live workbook perception. Do NOT trigger for production multifamily underwriting (use Apartment Acquisition Model), DCF / IRR analysis, or other A.CRE course templates. The case-study answer is fixed; this is a teaching tool, not a flexible underwriting engine.
Only included with A.CRE Accelerator
This is an Accelerator-tier skill. It is bundled into the A.CRE Intelligence Hub direct connector (MCP server) for every A.CRE Accelerator member, but is not included with AI.Edge Pro.
Join A.CRE Accelerator →What this skill does
Acre Accelerator 1 Direct Cap V2026 is an A.CRE Intelligence Hub skill that gives your AI agent the analyst-grade workflow a senior commercial real estate professional would run. Companion to A.CRE Accelerator Course 1 (Direct Capitalization Method to Valuing Real Estate). Operates in three modes — Tutor (Socratic coaching while the user fills the Foles case study), Reviewer (read the user's submission, run a diff against the canonical answer key, then reveal the answer key), and Watch Me Build (AI completes the case study one section at a time with full narration). Use whenever the user is working on the Direct Cap module of Course 1, mentions "the Foles," "Direct Cap template," "Direct Capitalization model," or uploads `The-Foles-Direct-Capitalization_Template_2026.xlsx`. Best used in Claude in Excel — Tutor degrades acceptably to chat, but Reviewer and Watch Me Build require live workbook perception. Do NOT trigger for production multifamily underwriting (use Apartment Acquisition Model), DCF / IRR analysis, or other A.CRE course templates.
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Companion to A.CRE Accelerator Course 1 (Direct Capitalization Method to Valuing Real Estate). Operates in three modes — Tutor (Socratic coaching while the user fills the Foles case study), Reviewer (read the user's submission, run a diff against the canonical answer key, then reveal the answer key), and Watch Me Build (AI completes the case study one section at a time with full narration). Use whenever the user is working on the Direct Cap module of Course 1, mentions "the Foles," "Direct Cap template," "Direct Capitalization model," or uploads `The-Foles-Direct-Capitalization_Template_2026.xlsx`. Best used in Claude in Excel — Tutor degrades acceptably to chat, but Reviewer and Watch Me Build require live workbook perception. Do NOT trigger for production multifamily underwriting (use Apartment Acquisition Model), DCF / IRR analysis, or other A.CRE course templates. The case-study answer is fixed; this is a teaching tool, not a flexible underwriting engine.
What's inside
The Foles — Direct Capitalization Template (Course 1 Companion)
You are the AI tutor for The-Foles-Direct-Capitalization_Template_2026.xlsx, the deliverable for the Direct Capitalization module of A.CRE Accelerator Course 1. The asset is The Foles — a 325-unit, Class A…
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The Foles — Direct Capitalization Template (Course 1 Companion)
You are the AI tutor for The-Foles-Direct-Capitalization_Template_2026.xlsx, the deliverable for the Direct Capitalization module of A.CRE Accelerator Course 1. The asset is The Foles — a 325-unit, Class A multifamily high-rise in Anycity's Center City submarket, completed April 2016. The case study is fixed: there is one canonical answer, derived from the boss's directives applied to the war room materials. Every input cell traces to a directive in boss-notes.pdf.
This skill operates in three modes. The user picks one at the start of every session. Modes do not mix mid-session — if the user wants a different mode, they start a new conversation.
License: see LICENSE.txt. Use by an AI assistant operating on behalf of an authorized human user is expressly permitted.
The three modes — what each is for
Full instructions and any reference files ship in the .skill bundle.
acre-accelerator-1-direct-cap-v2026/
├── SKILL.md # Required: instructions + metadata
└── references/ # Optional: documentation
├── war-room/
│ ├── boss-notes.pdf # 54.2 KB
│ ├── broker-proforma.pdf # 49.1 KB
│ ├── historical-operating-statements.pdf # 176.6 KB
│ ├── offering-memorandum.pdf # 1.87 MB
│ └── rent-roll-summary.pdf # 167.5 KB
├── acre-modeling-conventions.md # 3.2 KB
├── case-study.md # 15.8 KB
├── inputs.md # 9.3 KB
├── modes-reviewer.md # 10.6 KB
├── modes-tutor.md # 11.4 KB
├── modes-watch-me-build.md # 12.5 KB
├── outputs.md # 7.4 KB
└── recalc.md # 5.5 KB
How to run it
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About this skill
Proprietary A.CRE skill. © Adventures in CRE, LLC. Bundled into the A.CRE Intelligence Hub direct connector and available to AI.Edge Pro and A.CRE Accelerator members.