📊 Underwriting a Commercial Deal Like a Pro: How Investors Really Analyze CRE 💼

Bill Rapp, CRE Broker

Published on: 22/01/2026

Underwriting a Commercial Deal Like a Pro Underwriting is where commercial real estate deals are truly won—or quietly lost. The purchase price might get the attention, but professional investors and lenders focus on cash flow, risk, and durability. If you want to underwrite commercial real estate like a pro, you must think the way lenders, equity partners, and institutional buyers do.