Understand Real Estate Finance: How to Work the Numbers on any Residential Deal--Instructor-Led

Outcomes This course will teach you the following key components of real estate investing:

1. Learn to identify problems with sellers` income statements to learn a property`s REAL income potential
2. Determine the best financing options for a property see how seller financing can work for you in some cases
3. Predict the effects of financing on return on investment (ROI) use exclusive spreadsheets to view eye-opening results
4. Perform a sensitivity analysis to risk factors analyze a property`s long-term value
5. Analyze a real estate market for appreciation trends a key factor in long-term value
6. Check your financing appraisal against other benchmarks consider all the factors when assessing a property`s potential

Assessment Assessment is based upon satisfactory completion of three Assignments, each consisting of two activities, with a total estimated completion time of three weeks. Upon successful completion of these Assignments, the student will gain a deep knowledge base covering the most important aspects of real estate finance and receive a certificate of completion signed by Gary Eldred. Complete Course Outline In your role as an aspiring real estate investor, you will analyze a property with the guidance and support of your uncle Max, a very successful real estate veteran. At the start of each assignment you will be presented with an email from your uncle that provides the details of your assignment, as well as attachments containing information relevant to your work. Be sure to print out a copy of the attachments for easy reference. Each time your uncle would like you to work on a new part of the assignment, you''ll get a new e-mail outlining the work to be done. This course is made up of three assignments and six activities. Each of your activities consists of four steps.

1. Learn about your job
   • Email from your uncle: In this email from your fictional uncle Max, he asks you to carry out a task and provides information necessary for its completion. He may also have included attachments that you will use. Be sure to download these and save them to your computer.
   • What''s involved in...?: This section provides principles and techniques relevant to your assignment.
   • What does Professor Eldred have to say about...?: Here you will find instructional videos of Gary Eldred.
2. Do your work
   • Step-by-step guide: This step-by-step walk-through is designed to assist you in carrying out your assignment.
   • Assignment worksheet: This page is where you will record your answers to the assignment questions.
   • View peers? work: When you and your peers? submit your work, it is posted to the class discussion board where you can share ideas, comment on each other?s conclusions, and highlight exceptional answers.
3. Submit your work
4. Follow through
   • View peers? work: When you and your peers? submit your work, it is posted to the class discussion board where you can share ideas, comment on each other?s conclusions, and highlight exceptional answers.
   • Read expert answer: After submitting your work you will be able to see Dr. Eldred?s solution and comments.
   • Take this assignment to the real world: This important section provides more information about the subject, as well as advice about how to apply the lessons learned in the assignment to the real world.

Assignments The course is divided into three main assignments, each of which is divided into discrete parts:Assignment 1: Estimate Market Value 1.1 Reconstruct the Income Statement 1.2 Estimate Value via the Income Capitalization approachAssignment 2: Calculate How Financing Will Affect ROI 2.1 Evaluate How Financing Will Affect Cash Flow and ROI 2.2 Assess the Effects of Different Risk FactorsAssignment 3: Perform a Final Analysis 3.1 Check Other Value Benchmarks 3.2 Make Your Final Recommendation Contact Hours: 24