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Cayuga Commons (Illustrative Case), written as the three files a committee reads. Every figure is the engine's. The memo PDF and the deck PDF are free with no sign-in. The live Excel model is Underwrite Core.

Year 1 NOI
$594,066.40
Levered IRR
15.34%
Equity multiple
2.4351x
Minimum DSCR
1.46x
Verdict
PURSUE

Project IRR 15.34%, clears the 15.00% hurdle by 0.34 pts. Min DSCR 1.46x covers debt service.

What each file contains

One engine run writes all three. The pages below are renders of that run for Cayuga Commons (Illustrative Case), Mixed-Use in Ithaca, NY.

Dashboard tab of the Cayuga Commons (Illustrative Case) Excel model

Core

Excel model

A live workbook. Blue cells are inputs. Green cells are links. Downloading the file is part of Underwrite Core, including for this worked example.

Cover of the Cayuga Commons (Illustrative Case) investment committee memo

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IC memo

11 pages. Recommendation, thesis, sources and uses, returns, debt, sensitivities, and the diligence list. No sign-in.

Cover slide of the Cayuga Commons (Illustrative Case) investor deck

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Investor deck

17 slides. The same book the product writes as PowerPoint, offered here as PDF. No sign-in.

IC memo

11 pages, free to download

  1. 01Executive summary
  2. 02Investment thesis
  3. 03Property
  4. 04Rent roll summary
  5. 05Market
  6. 06Business plan
  7. 07Sources and uses
  8. 08Returns
  9. 09Equity bridge
  10. 10Scenarios
  11. 11Debt
  12. 12Debt by year
  13. 13Operating projections
  14. 14Trailing twelve months
  15. 15Sensitivity and downside
  16. 16Truth Score
  17. 17Key risks and responses
  18. 18The ask
  19. 19Conditions to close
  20. 20Diligence
  21. 21Disclaimers

Investor deck

17 slides

The PDF on this page is the worked example. The product also writes the PowerPoint, with speaker notes, from the same run.

Cover

  • Slide 1, Cover, Cayuga Commons (Illustrative Case)

    01 Cover

    Cayuga Commons (Illustrative Case)

Contents

  • Slide 2, Contents, Cayuga Commons (Illustrative Case)

    02 Contents

    The book, in the order the committee reads it.

Recommendation

  • Slide 3, Executive summary, Cayuga Commons (Illustrative Case)

    03 Executive summary

    PURSUE: levered IRR is 15.34% and minimum DSCR is 1.46x.

  • Slide 4, Investment thesis, Cayuga Commons (Illustrative Case)

    04 Investment thesis

    Four points carry the recommendation.

Asset

  • Slide 5, Property, Cayuga Commons (Illustrative Case)

    05 Property

    Mixed-Use at Ithaca, NY.

  • Slide 6, Market, Cayuga Commons (Illustrative Case)

    06 Market

    No market series was attached.

Capital

  • Slide 7, Sources and uses, Cayuga Commons (Illustrative Case)

    07 Sources and uses

    Equity required is $3,200,250 on $8,725,250 of uses.

  • Slide 8, Capital stack, Cayuga Commons (Illustrative Case)

    08 Capital stack

    Senior debt is 63.32% of sources. Equity is 36.68%.

Returns

  • Slide 9, Returns bridge, Cayuga Commons (Illustrative Case)

    09 Returns bridge

    Equity in is $3,200,250. Net cash back to equity is $4,592,635.

  • Slide 10, Annual cash flow, Cayuga Commons (Illustrative Case)

    10 Annual cash flow

    NOI moves from $594,066.40 in year 1 to $714,661.67 in year 7.

  • Slide 11, Exit cap and price, Cayuga Commons (Illustrative Case)

    11 Exit cap and price

    At the modeled price, levered IRR is 15.34%. The outlined cell is that case.

  • Slide 12, Rent growth and exit cap, Cayuga Commons (Illustrative Case)

    12 Rent growth and exit cap

    At a 7.00% exit cap the engine IRR is 13.51%.

  • Slide 13, Debt profile, Cayuga Commons (Illustrative Case)

    13 Debt profile

    Senior loan is $5,525,000 at 6.25%, with minimum DSCR of 1.46x.

  • Slide 14, Scenarios, Cayuga Commons (Illustrative Case)

    14 Scenarios

    Downside, base, and upside are each an engine run.

Committee

  • Slide 15, Risks and mitigants, Cayuga Commons (Illustrative Case)

    15 Risks and mitigants

    Each risk is an engine result, a missing input, or a limit the model states.

  • Slide 16, Diligence and next steps, Cayuga Commons (Illustrative Case)

    16 Diligence and next steps

    The ask is PURSUE at $8,500,000. Open items are below.

  • Slide 17, Disclaimers, Cayuga Commons (Illustrative Case)

    17 Disclaimers

    The live workbook covers this deal's aggregate unit mix.

Core

The live Excel model

The dashboard thumbnail is the Dashboard tab of this worked example. The file itself stays on Underwrite Core. A trial includes it.

  • 01Cover
  • 02Dashboard
  • 03Assumptions
  • 04Unit mix
  • 05Operating
  • 06T12
  • 07Sources and uses
  • 08Cash flow
  • 09Debt
  • 10Amortization
  • 11Returns
  • 12Sensitivity
  • 13Checks
  • 14Truth
  • 15Scope

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