Fundamentals of Investment Real Estate

LOCATION: IN-PERSON AT SMDRA
CE CREDIT: 2 CE
COST: Members Free / $30 Others
INSTRUCTOR: Joseph Larkin

CLASS DESCRIPTION: ***Bring a laptop computer with a full version of Excel loaded on the computer***
Every investor, broker, and advisor should have a solid strategy before investing in real estate investing. This course provides an overview and is designed for the novice. It is a refresher for the seasoned pro interested in expanding their knowledge of the real estate investment market and basic financial concepts.

Understanding the real estate investment market dynamics and how the market operates is critical to successful investing. Investors have different strategies and various techniques based on the asset type. Exploring these strategies and discussing the different types of investors are the foundation of the demand side of the market.

Building an annual cash-flow is a crucial first step in every real estate investment venture. An overview of the yearly cash-flow model will provide insights into how investors determine the value of a property and how the property may perform in the future.

The attendee will follow step-by-step instructions for creating an annual cash flow that demonstrates the potential financial performance of the real estate investment. Performance measurement concepts include gross rent multiplier, capitalization rate, and operating expense ratio will be covered.

The course is designed for investment real estate professionals interested in expanding their knowledge of investment real estate and performance measurement concepts.

What you will learn:
 • How to differentiate between real estate investment and occupier markets.
 • Identify the major real estate asset classes.
 • Illustrate investment strategies.
 • Create a system to categorize investors.
 • How to estimate the annual operating statement
 • Calculate Net Operating Income.
 • Demonstrate and employ performance measurements.
 • Introduction to the basic real estate investment performance measurements.
 • Determine if leveraging increases the return on a real estate investment.

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