Real Estate Investing

Plan your own real estate investing efforts based on your personality and investing objectives. This course includes specially designed worksheets and hands-on activities take the guesswork out of your investing efforts. Learn the proven methods used by full-time, professional real estate investors, plus how to invest in foreclosures, manage rehab projects and build your team. Explore the effects of higher interest rates and alternative strategies in a changing market. At workshop conclusion, you will be working toward your first (or next) deal.

Lesson List:

  • Lesson 1 - Why Invest in Real Estate?
    Explore the advantages of real estate and discuss why it's such a powerful investment vehicle. Evaluate your current financial position and define your investing purpose and goals. 
  • Lesson 2 - Market Analysis
    Learn about the major shifts in the real estate industry since the end of the Great Recession and how to use them to your advantage. Cover how to find and analyze critical market data.
  • Lesson 3 - The Transaction Process
    What steps do you need to take to find a profitable deal? This lesson focuses on building a professional network, finding deals, and navigating the transaction process from start to finish. 
  • Lesson 4 - Wholesaling
    Figure out how to profit from wholesaling. Often referred to as "bird dogging," finding a deal to sell to another investor is a great way to hone your skills and create working capital.
  • Lesson 5 - Rentals, Lease Options, and Owner Financing
    Looking to maximize your monthly cash flow while minimizing the hassles of being a landlord? Llearn how to create passive income with rentals, lease options, and owner financing. Discover how to use the rent-to-own concept and how to structure deals to minimize tenant hassles.
  • Lesson 6 - Foreclosures
    This lesson delves into the foreclosure process, including its mechanics, consequences, and opportunities. See how hard the process can be for homeowners going through it and learn how you can help families avoid this black mark on their credit history by using your problem-solving skills.
  • Lesson 7 - Rehabs
    Learn how to effectively manage your rehab projects to create maximum value and profit. Cover the characteristics of the perfect house for rehabbing. Become an expert at working with contractors, estimating repairs, and crafting a plan for your rehab projects.
  • Lesson 8 - Condos
    Find out why condos are one of the easiest and most profitable investments you can make.
  • Lesson 9 - Negotiation
    Negotiation is a game you can win if you know the rules and use the right strategies. Explore the psychology of bartering, how to present yourself in a negotiation, and more.
  • Lesson 10 - Funding Your Transactions
    In addition to finding a good deal, you'll also need to find the money to fund the deal. Discover that there's money available and waiting to be put into profitable deals.
  • Lesson 11 - Marketing Your Properties
    Quickly sell your properties for top dollar. Learn the seven essential items that every effective classified ad must have, as well as how to present yourself and your property at an open house. 
  • Lesson 12 - Shifting Your New Business Into High Gear
    Learn the importance of asset protection, building a dependable team of professional advisers, and how to increase your profit margins. Discover powerful tools as 1031 exchanges, corporations and LLCs, and Self-Directed Roth IRAs.

Course Dates and Times

Date and Times Location Course Cost/Fees
New class starts monthly Online
(Participate anytime day or evening)
$109
Self-paced version
3 month access

Online
(Participate anytime day or evening)

$125

Course Hours: 24 Hours

This workshop is offered through our continuing education online partner.