Frank Gallinelli's RealData Blog

Think you’ve got a solid handle on investment analysis? Yesterday I gave you a pretty basic quiz. Today I'll raise the bar just a bit with Quiz #2.Try it now: https://realdata.com/realestateeducation/quizzes/Quiz-2.htmlCheck back tomorrow when I raise the bar even higher!Ready to step up your gam...

Test yourself with our Real Estate Investment Quiz #1 — 10 quick questions covering basic income-property underwriting.https://realdata.com/realestateeducation/quizzes/Quiz-1.html👉 See how many you can answer correctly today. Then keep an eye out for a more challenging quiz in a few days.Ready to...

The Fed’s pivot to 4.00%–4.25% got investors’ attention. But here’s the catch: Mortgage rates are still in the mid-6s, the 30-yr Treasury is stuck near 5%, and cap rates are only nudging down. This isn’t looking like “cheap money is back.”So how should investors play it?Maybe not with the old pla...

Many of my articles have focused on the front end of income-property investing — projecting cash flows and weighing the metrics.It’s easy to get wrapped up in those metrics and to forget that eventually you’ll have to engage in the human and sometimes demanding business of actually managing the p...

Ever look at a real estate deal and wonder whether cap rate or yield on cost is the better metric to use?If you’re active in value-add investing, development, or just trying to sharpen your underwriting skills, this might give you some useful perspective.read about it here:https://www.realdata.co...

Expanding Access to Rigorous Real Estate EducationDuring my years teaching in Columbia University’s MSRED program, I developed a curriculum designed to bridge academic theory and professional practice. I’ve since expanded that material into a structured online video course, Mastering Real Estate ...

Real estate deals can look great on the surface — good location, decent rent roll, polished pro forma.But seasoned investors know: the numbers tell the real story.In my latest post on the RealData Insights Blog, I share a proven investment analysis checklist to help you:✅ Verify rent and expense ...

 🎙️ Had a great time joining University of Alabama real estate student, Asa Moran, on his podcast to talk about how experienced investors really evaluate deals. One of the lines that stuck with him — and might stick with you too:“If your outgo exceeds your income, then your upkeep will become you...

At RealData, we’ve seen an uptick in interest about expense reimbursements, aka pass-throughs or recoverable expenses. If you’re in commercial real estate—whether as an investor, broker, property manager, or tenant rep—then you know that such reimbursements can make or break a deal. 📘 That’s why ...

Congress just passed the most sweeping tax legislation since 2017—and it includes some significant updates that real estate investors need to understand.My newest article at RealData Insights breaks down some key aspects of the 2025 bill and explains how changes to bonus depreciation, the QBI ded...