This 22.5-hour course explores issues facing real estate professionals, including real estate finance, tax law, property management, red flags, risk management, and commercial real estate sales.

Course Features

• Thematic graphics keep the material fresh and compelling
• Instructional graphics reinforce key concepts
• Five different types of interactive exercises keep you focused and increase material retention
• Unit exams test subject mastery and identify topics requiring additional review
• Learning objectives and interactive exercises to keep you engaged

Covered Topics Include

• Basics of Real Estate Finance
• Government Influences on Real Estate Finance
• Current Trend in Mortgage Lending
• Conventional Mortgage Loans
• Government Insured or Guaranteed Loans
• Special Financing Alternatives
• Introduction
• Home Mortgage Interest Deduction
• Taxation of Profit
• Exclusion of Gain Rule
• Applying the Passive Loss Rules
• Office-in-Home Rules
• Essential Elements
• Financial Anatomy of Investment
• Establishing Market Value and Return
• Listing and Marketing
• Professional Property Management
• The Owner-Manager Relationship
• The Management Plan
• Leases and Tenant Issues
• Managing Residential Properties
• Managing Tenant Safety Issues
• Risk Management Basics
• Communication Practices
• Environmental Hazards
• Agency
• Federal Fair Housing Laws
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Antitrust Laws
• Introduction to Red Flags
• Soil and Foundation Red Flags
• Exterior and Structural Red Flags
• Red Flags in the House
• Environmental Red Flags