Utilizing QuickBooks® software, this hands-on, introductory level learning session helps students get their real estate investment businesses up and running. Walking through company set-up and management functions, students learn how to track money coming into and going out of their businesses by categorizing income and expenses, creating a chart of accounts, developing corporate and personal financial reports, and more. To get the most out of this educational experience, students must bring laptops loaded with a current version of QuickBooks® Pro for Windows® PC to class. QuickBooks® for Mac will not be supported.   more »

Students will learn how to select and assemble a team of professionals for support in building a successful real estate investing business. Students examine how each key team member can make and save the investor valuable time and money. Students will learn various strategies for selecting and working effectively with acquisition, financial/business, property management, and selling team members.   more »

This class is designed to assist students in creating long-term, residual wealth. Students will learn the basics necessary to create a buy-and-hold strategy, from property purchase through property disposal. Emphasis is placed on identifying and locating the resources necessary to make a deal successful and to protect the student’s future interests. Students will analyze closing and financing fees and learn strategies that can eliminate fees and maximize cash flow.   more »

Presenting a tried-and-true dose of real estate investing reality, this foundational class arms students with the “DOs and DON’Ts” of investing. With the goal of creating awareness of 10 common mistakes made by real estate investors, this class strives to create a more enjoyable investing experience by equipping students with the knowledge that helps them better manage the challenges, while avoiding some of the potential pitfalls. Topics covered are designed to teach investment strategy terminology and techniques that help students overcome fears and, through the confidence of knowing what to do first, move forward to take action on the upper level real estate acquisition classes.   more »

Through a guided exercise, students will learn how to pursue real estate strategies that maximize each student’s individual strengths. Students will analyze various investing strategies and identify the resource requirements, skill sets and personality traits most suited to each strategy in order to turbo-charge profits. Special emphasis will be given to the clarification of personal investing goals and creating a plan to achieve them.   more »