Online Real Estate Continuing Education Courses

Colorado Real Estate
Continuing Education Course Outline
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This courses is approved for GRI credit
 Basic Residential Investments - GRI Click to begin a new CE student enrollment
This CE / GRI course will introduce the residential real estate broker to basic real estate investment analysis, demonstrate how to analyze a property to determine if the property would serve as a good investment for a particular client, provide the tools to answer a client or customer's questions about investing or converting property owned to a rental.

Specific objectives include:

  • List the characteristics of real estate investments.
  • List the critical items needed for analysis of properties.
  • Describe capital gains/losses and depreciation.
  • Explain the various areas where investments are subject to capital gains.
  • Demonstrate the calculation of profit or loss on the sale of a residential property.
  • Explain the decision process for investment strategies based on after-tax cash flow analysis.
  • Define the elements of Cash Flows.
  • Define Net Operating Income.
  • Define the purpose of the Annual Property Operating Data form.
  • Calculate Cash Flow Before Taxes, Cash Flow After Taxes, After-Tax Proceeds from Sale, and Residential Investment Performance Summary.
Table of Contents

Introduction
Glossary
1. Investment Comparisons

  • Rules of Thumb
  • Characteristics
  • Measurements
  • Residential Reinvestment
  • Reinvesting Cash Flows
  • Estimating the Total Wealth Position
2. Investment Analysis
  • Example
Appendix
  • Compounding vs. Discounting
  • Blank Forms
  • Tables
  • Steamboat Investment Opportunity
  • 10B Form Replacements
  • Wake-Up Money
  • The College Example
The course contains several practice exams and is completed with a multiple choice exam.

Van Education Center - Colorado Real Estate School offering online continuing education courses.
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