Commercial Real Estate Courses

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We offer a range of courses designed to help you grow and succeed in the commercial real estate industry. From investment analysis to loan underwriting, our commercial real estate courses cover all the key areas of the field, and are taught by experienced professionals. Our courses are 100% online, self-paced, and come with lifetime access, allowing you to learn at your own pace and on your own schedule.

Whether you’re just starting out in commercial real estate or you’re looking to expand your knowledge and skills, our courses have what you need to achieve your goals.

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Some of our popular courses include:

• CRE Investment Analysis Fundamentals:  Build a strong foundation in real estate investment analysis from the ground up.

• Excel Basics for Real Estate: Learn how to use Excel step by step by building practical commercial real estate projects.

• How to Use an HP 10BII Financial Calculator: A complete online course that teaches you how to use an HP 10BII financial calculator with commercial real estate specific examples.

• CRE Lease Analysis: Learn commercial lease basics, comparative lease analysis, lease vs. own analysis, and sale and leaseback analysis.

• CRE Loan Underwriting: The only online course that walks you through how lenders underwrite and structure commercial real estate loans step-by-step with real-life case studies.

• Back of The Envelope Development Analysis: Learn how back of the envelope development analysis works, including ​​key development performance metrics, the construction budget, construction loans, the development proforma, and a step by step development case study.

• Waterfall Models Step by Step: Learn how to build real estate equity waterfall models in Excel, including an IRR-based model, a model with a catch-up provision, and an equity multiple-based model. 

Our courses are designed to be hands-on, with a mix of lectures, case studies, and real-world exercises. By learning by doing, you’ll be able to apply what you’ve learned to your own career and see real results.

Commercial Real Estate Course Details

Not sure which course is right for you? To help you make the best choice based on your goals and experience level, here’s a closer look at the details of each course:

CRE Investment Analysis Fundamentals

CRE Investment Analysis Fundamentals is an online video-based program that teaches the basics of real estate investment analysis. It is designed for both beginners and industry professionals and includes easy-to-follow videos, templates, worksheets, and case studies to provide a solid foundation and deep intuition for analyzing investment properties. This real estate investment course covers different types of commercial real estate, decision-making, the real estate market cycle, investment analysis, time value of money, discounted cash flow analysis, and more.

The course is divided into 6 modules and covers a wide range of topics to give students a comprehensive understanding of commercial real estate investment analysis. This commercial real estate finance course covers the structure of the capital markets, different types of investment analysis, the real estate cash flow model, lease types, time value of money, discounted cash flow analysis, loan calculations, and more. By the end of the course, students will be equipped to analyze and compare potential investment properties on a before-tax basis, make well-informed decisions, and understand what metrics really matter. The course comes with a 60-day risk-free guarantee, and students are lifetime students with access to the program for as long as it exists.

Excel Basics For Real Estate Course

Excel Basics for Real Estate is an online video-based course that teaches the fundamentals of Microsoft Excel through practical commercial real estate projects. It is designed for beginners who want to learn Excel from scratch or for industry professionals who want to improve their skills. The course is released in 4 modules and includes easy-to-follow videos and done-for-you templates, all available on a private member site.

The course covers the basics of Excel formulas, formatting, and data analysis, and then applies this knowledge to several practical commercial real estate projects. Projects covered in this real estate financial modeling course include a maximum loan analysis, rent roll, amortization schedule, development budget, multifamily proforma, and back of the envelope development analysis.

How to Use an HP10B II Financial Calculator Course

How to Use a Financial Calculator is an online course that teaches you how to use an HP 10BII financial calculator with easy-to-follow videos and commercial real estate specific examples. The course is divided into 5 modules and is designed for beginners and industry professionals who want to improve their financial calculator skills. 

This course covers basic functions and settings, time value of money concepts, basic and advanced time value of money calculations, and real estate specific practice problems. The course is online and self-paced, so students can access it at any time. The course is suitable for new real estate professionals, existing commercial real estate professionals, career changers, students, and individuals who want to gain confidence in their financial decisions. 

CRE Lease Analysis Course

CRE Lease Analysis is an online course designed to teach the fundamentals of commercial real estate lease analysis. The course is suitable for both new and experienced commercial real estate professionals who want to improve their lease analysis skills. The course is divided into four modules and consists of easy-to-follow videos, done-for-you templates, worksheets, and step-by-step case studies.

This course covers lease basics, comparative lease analysis, lease vs own analysis, and sale and leaseback analysis, including a case study for each type of analysis. The course also includes a time value of money crash course, and fully unlocked Excel spreadsheet templates for lease comparison, lease vs own, and sale and leaseback analysis. 

CRE Loan Underwriting Course

CRE Loan Underwriting course is an online, interactive, video-based course that teaches the foundations of commercial real estate lending to beginners and industry professionals. This real estate underwriting course covers the key personnel involved in loan origination, the loan origination lifecycle, the five “Cs” of credit, loan underwriting, and case studies of popular loan types. The course includes real-life case studies, done-for-you templates, worksheets, and step-by-step instructions. 

This course consists of 10 modules, covering topics such as key lender personnel, the loan origination lifecycle, the five “Cs” of credit, loan underwriting, and case studies for popular loan types. The course also provides done-for-you templates and worksheets for real-life case studies to help students understand the concepts in a practical context. The course is suitable for developers, brokers, investors, career changers, students, recent graduates and young professionals who want to improve their ability to secure financing, learn the basics, or brush up on their skills.

Back of the Envelope Development Analysis Course

Our Development Analysis course is an online course that teaches individuals how to perform simple, initial evaluations of real estate development projects. This real estate development course is designed for both beginners and industry professionals who want to improve their skills. It is broken down into 7 modules and contains easy-to-follow videos, done-for-you templates, and a practical commercial real estate case study. 

The course covers key development performance metrics, the construction budget, construction loans, the development proforma, and a complete step by step development analysis case study. It also includes an Excel model that is unlocked and can be used in everyday work or modified as needed. The course is perfect for new analysts, career changers, limited partners, and CRE professionals.

Real Estate Waterfall Models Course

Waterfall Models Step by Step is an online video-based program that teaches the basics of real estate equity waterfall modeling in Microsoft Excel. The course is designed for both beginners and industry professionals who want to learn or strengthen their skills in this area. 

The training is divided into 10 modules, each consisting of easy-to-follow videos, done-for-you templates, worksheets, and step-by-step case studies. 

This real estate financial modeling course covers topics such as the capital stack, the concept of a waterfall, how to create a simple waterfall model, and key Microsoft Excel concepts. The program also includes a walk-through of an example scenario and the creation of three different types of waterfall models: an IRR-based model, a model with a catch-up provision, and an equity multiple-based model. 

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So, what are you waiting for? Join the ranks of thousands of other commercial real estate professionals and enroll in one of our courses today. With our comprehensive curriculum, experienced instructors, and real-world exercises, you’ll have everything you need to achieve your goals and succeed in this exciting field.