Real Estate Investing

Discover how to make money in real estate, even if you have little to start with. This course includes specially designed worksheets and hands-on activities to take the guesswork out of your investing in the real estate market.

6 Weeks / 24 Course Hrs

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Course code: rei

Have you ever heard the old saying, "Buy low, sell high?" News stories about the softening real estate market might scare away some novice investors, but experienced investors recognize weak markets as opportunities to pick up bargains. In many areas, now is the time to buy before prices start climbing again. In this course, you will learn how to make money in any area, in good times and bad, even if you have little money to start with.

Real Estate Investing includes specially designed worksheets and hands-on activities to take the guesswork out of your investing efforts. Start developing a plan for your own investing efforts based on proven methods used every day by full-time, professional real estate investors. You will learn how to invest in foreclosures, manage a rehab project, and build your team of real estate professionals (title officers, lawyers, accountants, mortgage brokers, appraisers, and more). This course also explores the effects of higher interest rates and cover alternative strategies for a changing market. By the end of the course, you will be working toward your first (or next) deal.

What you will learn

Develop a detailed plan for your investing efforts
Learn proven methods used by full-time, professional real estate investors
Explore the effects of higher interest rates and alternative strategies for changing markets
Learn how to invest in foreclosures, manage rehab projects, and build a team of real estate professionals to help you succeed

How you will benefit

Gain the skills you need to begin investing in real estate immediately
Develop a lucrative career path after learning from the mistakes of others to ensure your investing success
Learn the ins and outs of real estate investing and become a more confident buyer with a team of experts at your disposal
Develop a plan of action that will help you make money in any type of real estate market

How the course is taught

Instructor-Moderated or Self-Guided online course
6 Weeks or 3 Months access
24 course hours

Outline

Real estate investors build wealth by providing a tremendous service to their community. Your first lesson explores the advantages of real estate and discuss why it's such a powerful investment vehicle. You will evaluate your current financial position and define your investing purpose and goals. Then you will begin networking with other investors in your local area.

Do you know what's happening in your local market? In this lesson, you will learn about the major shifts in the real estate industry since the end of the Great Recession and how to use them to your advantage. You will also learn how to find and analyze critical market data.

What steps do you need to take to find a profitable deal? This lesson focuses on building a professional network, finding deals, and navigating the transaction process from start to finish. By the end of this lesson, you will understand how to quickly determine the profitability in a deal.

Has anyone ever told you "it takes money to make money?" Well, it's not always true. This lesson debunks the myth and explores how to profit from wholesaling. Often referred to as "bird dogging," finding a deal to sell to another investor is a great way to hone your skills and create working capital.

Looking to maximize your monthly cash flow while minimizing the hassles of being a landlord? In this lesson, you will learn how to create passive income with rentals, lease options, and owner financing. You will discover how to use the rent-to-own concept and how to structure deals to minimize tenant hassles.

This lesson delves into the foreclosure process, including its mechanics, consequences, and opportunities. You will see how hard the process can be for homeowners going through it and learn how you can help families avoid this black mark on their credit history by using your problem-solving skills.

This lesson will show you how to effectively manage your rehab projects to create maximum value and profit. You will learn the characteristics of the perfect house for rehabbing. You will become an expert at working with contractors, estimating repairs, and crafting a plan for your rehab projects.

Looking for a great starter investment, a potential money-maker in both rising and falling markets, and a perfect rehab project? Think condos! In this lesson, you will find out why condos are one of the easiest and most profitable investments you can make.

Negotiation is a game you can win if you know the rules and use the right strategies. This lesson explores the psychology of bartering, how to present yourself in a negotiation, and more. This lesson includes a fun, interactive assignment where you get to test your skills by negotiating with a live opponent!

In addition to finding a good deal, you'll also need to find the money to fund the deal. Not all real estate deals require large sums of money, but most people let lack of funds hold them back. In this lesson, you will discover that there's money available and waiting to be put into profitable deals.

This lesson explores how to quickly sell your properties for top dollar. You will learn the seven essential items that every effective classified ad must have, as well as how to present yourself and your property at an open house. You will see how to make your house stand out from all the others that are for sale.

In your last lesson, you will put all the pieces together. You will learn the importance of asset protection, building a dependable team of professional advisers, and how to increase your profit margins. You will also discover powerful tools as 1031 exchanges, corporations and LLCs, and Self-Directed Roth IRAs.

Instructors & Support

Josh Fuhrer

Josh Fuhrer is a real estate investor and developer with over 15 years of experience in single-family homes, and multifamily and commercial properties. He runs his own real estate development company, focusing on development and asset management of nearly one million square feet of retail, office, and mixed-use projects. He holds a master's degree in Real Estate from Georgetown University, and a graduate certificate in real estate development from Portland State University.

Instructor Interaction: The instructor looks forward to interacting with learners in the online moderated discussion area to share their expertise and answer any questions you may have on the course content.

Requirements

Prerequisites:

There are no prerequisites to take this course.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

PC: Windows 8 or later.
Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

FAQ

Instructor-Moderated: A new session of each course begins each month. Please refer to the session start dates for scheduling.

Self-Guided: Your course begins immediately after you enroll.

Instructor-Moderated: Once a course session starts, two lessons will be released each week for the 6 week duration of your course. You will have access to all previously released lessons until the course ends. You will interact with the instructor through the online discussion area. There are no live sessions or online meetings with the instructor.

Self-Guided: You have 3 months of access to the course. After enrolling, you can learn and complete the course at your own pace, within the allotted access period. You will have the opportunity to interact with other students in the online discussion area.

Instructor-Moderated: The interactive discussion area for each lesson automatically closes two weeks after each lesson is released, so you're encouraged to complete each lesson within two weeks of its release. However, you will have access to all lessons from the time they are released until the course ends.

Self-Guided: There is no time limit to complete each lesson, other than completing all lessons within the allotted access period. Discussion areas for each lesson are open for the entire duration of the course.

Instructor-Moderated: Students enrolled in a six-week online class benefit from a one-time, 10-day extension for each course. No further extensions can be provided beyond these 10 days.

Self-Guided: Because this course is self-guided, no extensions will be granted after the start of your enrollment.

Reviews

Absolutely the best course for learning the basics of real estate investing! There is a lot more to this business than just buying and selling houses. Josh Fuhrer knows his stuff and delivers the information in a concise style. He gets to the point, covers all the important details, and doesn't spoon-feed the information. I feel that I have the knowlege it takes to get started and can formulate a plan for investing in real estate that will actually work. Now all I need is the courage to do it!

I am very proud to say that I am now the proud owner of a full duplex that will be used as a rental property with unbelievable cash flow. Had I not started your course I believe that I would not have invested in this purchase and let this unbelievable opportunity slip through my hands. I look forward to continuing my investing career- thank you.

I found Josh a wonderful teacher. He was extremely proficient in explaining the subject matter and went into great detail with questions that were submitted to him. I give Josh and this course a triple A rating.

I took this course while being deployed to Iraq. My hours aren't flexible at all, but I still managed to complete all the coursework. I would recommend this course to anyone interested in real estate investing. With the information received from this course, the cost of it is a steal! I would expect to pay much more for the information I received.

This class is excellent. I'm so glad I took it. Josh presents his information in entertaining and organized steps that even a newbie such as myself found interesting and understandable. His training include hands-on exercises that help build a solid foundation for real estate investing. I am recommending it to friends and members of my family. I will take any other class from Josh.

This course has basically taught me a new career. I was about to accept a full time position in marketing. But now, instead of making money for someone else and having to deal with juggling a career and children, I can use this course to build my own wealth and real estate business. Josh Fuhrer covers everything you need to begin. If you have ever, or would ever invest in real estate this course is a must!

This was by far the best online class I've taken. I work in the real estate industry and I must say that this class taught me a lot about real estate that I didn't know and will be very helpful as I pursue becoming an investor. Two thumbs up Josh!!! You were the best!!

Real Estate Investing

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