Mastering Real Estate Investing - Academic Edition

Welcome to our comprehensive course in Real Estate Investing and Finance!
This self-paced video course will provide you with the in-depth knowledge and skills you need to succeed in the world of real estate investing.

Special academic pricing is available for groups of 10 students or more.
Please contact us at [email protected] to arrange
group enrollment rate of $119 per student.

Frank's course is a great resource, and provides a solid foundation for students to feel confident and prepared the day the program starts. I've even had graduate students decide to purchase it closer to the end of their studies, so they can use it as an occasional refresher, especially if they decide to go down a more entrepreneurial path. Frank is so organized and adept at explaining things, and the course is thoughtfully structured in many smaller manageable units, so you can click into it even when you have eight minutes between meetings.

Jessica Stockton King, Senior Associate Director, Academic Affairs
Columbia University, Master of Science in Real Estate Development (MSRED) Program

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

• See how experienced real estate professionals approach key processes, such as due diligence, valuation, financing, pro forma projections, resale, development, and more.
• Learn how to calculate and interpret the metrics that are most important to investors and developers.
• Become fluent in the language of real estate investment and finance.
• Discern how different property types might present different opportunities and challenges.

One course provides all this:

• 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, Single Family
• Real Estate Partnerships
• Real Estate Development
• Value-Add Investments
• Lease vs. Buy
• Self-Storage Facilities

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 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
• Explore the profit opportunities with value-add investments – and more

What's Included?

• 68 videos (including eight case study examples)
• 14 quizzes
• 28 sets of practice problems including answer keys
• 7 Excel worksheets
• 4 articles

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

• Each topic area features a series of short videos that focus on critical concepts. Move ahead at your own pace.
• Sample 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.
• Did you know? You can 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.

"...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

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

Special academic pricing is available for groups of 10 students or more.
Please contact us at [email protected] to arrange group enrollment rate of $119 per student.

Who Should Take This Course?

• Students — If you're carving out your path, we can start you off right to reach your potential. For more than a decade, Frank taught material like this in his graduate school classes at Columbia University. You'll access quality education in 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.

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