Mastering Real Estate Investing

You know that real estate has historically been the best way to build long-term wealth. But how and where do you get started?

Learn real estate investing through expert-led video training

Knowledge is your most valuable asset in the business of investing. And that's exactly what you've found here.

Since its original launch, this online course has evolved into an informative and engaging self-paced education that covers everything from the basics of real estate investing to advanced topics.

Real estate expert Frank Gallinelli — Ivy-League professor, best-selling author, and founder of RealData Software — teaches this in-depth video course, where you'll develop the skills and confidence to evaluate investment property opportunities for maximum profit.

What's New?

We frequently add new content to the course. In fact, the course now provides almost twice as many lessons as when we first released it! Whenever we add new material, it becomes available immediately to enrolled students at no additional cost. Some of our recent additions:

• Lease vs. Buy Analysis
• Can a Single-Family House or Condo (or a small multi-family) Work as a Rental Property Investment?
• Yield on Cost (a metric used often by developers and value-add investors)
• Phantom income
• Value-add investing

Master the techniques, metrics, terminology, and skills used by successful real estate investors

• Learn how to make smart, successful income-property investments, and how to distinguish potential winners from losers.
• Become fluent in the language of real estate investment and finance.
• See how experienced investors approach due diligence, valuation, financing, pro forma cash flow projections, resale, and more.
• Learn how to figure and interpret the metrics that are most important to income-property investors.
• Maximize your return and minimize your risks.
• See how different property types might present different opportunities and challenges.

The Only Course You’ll Need

Master these Key Concepts:

• The Four Basic Returns
• The Vocabulary of Real Estate Investing
• The APOD and Income Capitalization
• Time Value of Money
• Real Estate Pro Formas
• Discounted Cash Flow Analysis
• Real Estate Investment Metrics
• Mortgage Financing and Underwriting
• Case Studies: Apartment, Mixed-Use, Triple-Net, Retail Strip Center
• Real Estate Partnerships
• Real Estate Development
• Value-Add Investments
• Lease vs. Buy

Become Skilled in Important Techniques:

• Estimate current market value
• Calculate and interpret key rate-of-return metrics
• Evaluate a property's long-term potential to meet your investment goals
• Understand what lenders look for and how much you can expect when you ask for financing
• Recognize the warning signs of a dicey investment
• Learn how to structure a partnership that profits everyone involved
• Plan out and evaluate a development or rehab project -- even fix and flip
• Explore the profit opportunities with value-add investments – and more

Invest in your future with our step-by-step approach — and pursue your investing goals with confidence.

• Each topic area features a series of short videos that focus on critical concepts. Move ahead at your own pace.
• Practice problems and simple spreadsheet tools will help you master essential calculations.
• Try your hand at property analyses with relevant case studies that feature a variety of property types and practical, real-life issues.
• Watch the video lessons on your smartphone or tablet as well as your computer.
• Earn an e-certificate that you can attach to your professional and social media profile.

When you complete this course, you'll know how to look at a potential real estate investment with a critical eye and how to "run the numbers" like a professional to decide at what price and on what terms a property makes good sense to you.

Enroll today and take the first step towards building wealth through real estate investing!

"The Real Data Intro to Real Estate Investment Analysis* is an outstanding course for all real estate professionals! The course is thorough, clear, concise, and professionally delivered. The content is very relevant to actual real life real estate investing. The case studies are particularly valuable as Frank Gallinelli walks you through the thought process of an investor when making high level decisions. I highly recommend this course to anyone working in fields related to real estate and especially for those looking to invest themselves."

Brad Trauth
Owner/Investor/Developer/REALTOR
Trauth Property Group

Who Should Take This Course?

• Real estate investing novices — Learn the techniques used by seasoned, successful investors so you can decide what to buy, how much to pay— and learn to avoid common, costly mistakes made by beginners
• Real estate professionals — Experienced investors and brokers recognize the benefit of updating, refreshing, and perhaps even enhancing their core skills. Never stop learning.
• Math-o-phobes — If you’ve avoided studying investment analysis because you’re afraid of the math, this is definitely the course for you. Clear and simple explanations, examples, and practice exercises will take you over that hurdle.
• Forward-thinkers — If you have an eye on your retirement, see how to leverage your portfolio and avoid costly pitfalls.
• Students — If you're carving out your path, we can start you off right to reach your potential. For more than a decade, Frank has taught material like this in his graduate school classes at Columbia University. You'll access quality education in this course.

Scroll below to the course curriculum to preview several of the lessons.