Abstract
This paper proposes an experiential pedagogical exercise that allows finance and real estate students to assess the financial viability of a net-leased, single tenant standalone retail property located in a major metropolitan area. This exercise provides students with the opportunity to complement their classroom/textbook instruction with a real-life practical application of the concepts and mathematical skills they have acquired. To complete the case study, students receive an investment prospectus and an assignment protocol that lays out the data and supporting information necessary to value the property and produce an investment thesis. The successful completion of this assignment ensures student competence in valuing commercial real estate using qualitative and quantitative methods which are analytical skills that are readily transferable to the workplace.
