Commercial Real Estate Education
Commercial Real Estate,
Taught the Way It Works
Twenty-four courses take you from your first cap rate to modeling a development deal.
First-time investor or working CRE professional: start where you stand.
State CE accreditation for FL, TX, CA & NY. Coming soon.
3-day money-back guarantee · Preview lessons in every course · 12-month access, renewable
24
Courses
5
Levels
862
Lessons
24
Graded Exams
Every course includes graded exams, practice questions, and working Excel templates.
State CE (Continuing Education) accreditation for FL, TX, CA & NY. Coming soon.
Learn commercial real estate here, start to finish
ProForma School is a self-paced online school for anyone who wants to learn commercial real estate: a full curriculum, not one course. Twenty-four courses across five levels cover the asset classes (multifamily, office, retail, industrial, net lease, special purpose), valuation, due diligence, financing, development, tax strategy, fund structures, and asset management. Start with your first cap rate if you are brand new, or go straight to fund structures and distressed workouts if you already work in the industry. Whether you are a first-time investor, a broker, an agent, or a working CRE professional filling a gap in your knowledge, this is where you learn how commercial real estate actually works, one deal-practical lesson at a time.
What You Get
Proforma skills
NOI, cap rates, DSCR, capital stacks, waterfalls, worked on real numbers from real deals. You finish each lesson able to run the calculation yourself, not just nod at it.
Templates and models
Every course includes the calculators that do the work, plus all 22 real downloadable pro forma templates in the Model Library, one for every deal type across every level. You walk out with a toolkit you’ll actually open, not a stack of notes you’ll never read again.
The path from zero to pro
Five levels, each built on the last. Start exactly where you are. Climb as far as you want to take it, from your first cap rate to a ground-up development.
Practice that works
2,850 questions across the catalog test your recall and your judgment, so a concept lands before you move past it.
Taught by Professionals
The hard stuff explained straight, the way it works on an actual deal, not the textbook version that falls apart the first time a tenant goes dark.
Try before you Buy
Every course has preview lessons, and 18 free CRE tools are yours to use right now, no signup required. See the depth and the real numbers before you spend a dollar.
The Five-Step Ladder
The complete path, built to progress and be finished. Start where you are and climb the real estate ladder.
- Foundations. Start from zero, no background needed. Learn what commercial real estate is, how it works, how it makes money, and the language every deal runs on.
- Beginner. Learn the CRE property types, one course each: multifamily, industrial, retail, office, net lease, and special-purpose like self-storage, hotels, and medical.
- Intermediate. Valuation, finance, reading a lease, due diligence, market analysis, and running a deal team to the closing table.
- Advanced. Value-add, development, tax strategy, accounting, raising capital, and leasing as an asset-management lever.
- Pro. Fund structures, ground-up development at scale, asset management, and distressed assets.
BUNDLES: the cheaper way to buy
Buy the path once and save.
- Foundation Pack: CRE 101 + the language of CRE. $79
- Beginner Bundle: all six property-type courses. $249
- Intermediate Bundle: the six deal-analyst courses. $349
- Advanced Bundle: execute deals and build a portfolio. $379
- Pro Bundle: run a portfolio, fund, or development firm. $399
- All-Access Pass: all 24 courses, the full library, plus 12 months of every pro forma tool. $1,097
Run the numbers for a living? The founding tools membership adds all 22 verified pro forma templates, unlimited calculators, saved deals, and lender-ready branded exports. See the founding membership →
Not ready for a bundle? Single courses start at $49, and every course has preview lessons.
Bundles do not include State CE yet. It is still in development. Join the waitlist →
Why ProFormaSchool
For decades, structured commercial real estate education served institutions and career professionals. Self-directed learners got left behind. ProFormaSchool exists to close that gap.
| Program type | All-in price | Courses included | Prerequisites | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ProFormaSchool (All-Access) | $1,097 | 24 | None | Self-paced, 12 months |
| Professional designation tracks | $6,000–$10,000+ | 3–4 | Existing CRE experience usually required | 2–5 years |
| University certificate programs | $3,000–$4,000 | 5–7 | None | ~3 months, fixed cohort |
| Elite university short courses | $2,000–$3,000 per course | 1 per enrollment | None | 6–8 weeks, fixed cohort |
| Institute foundation certificates | $1,500–$2,000 | 5 | None | Cohort-based |
Ranges reflect publicly listed pricing for comparable commercial real estate education formats as of mid-2026. Verify current pricing directly with any program before enrolling.
- No prerequisites. Every other program type above assumes existing CRE experience or offers no true beginner entry point. Foundation starts at zero.
- No cohort lock-in. Certificate and short-course programs run on fixed schedules over weeks or months. This is self-paced, 12-month access, finish on your own timeline.
- Real completion, not passive video. A graded exam and certificate on every one of the 24 courses, not a video you can abandon halfway through.
- Real tools included. 862 lessons and 22 verified downloadable pro forma templates, plus a free calculator suite. Most comparable programs teach theory with no tools at all.
- Practitioner-authored. Written by a licensed Florida commercial real estate broker from real transaction experience, not academic theory alone.
- Try before you buy. Every course has preview lessons, plus a 3-day money-back guarantee. Near zero risk next to a multi-thousand-dollar upfront commitment elsewhere.
- Verified math. We check every calculation against known-correct answers on a published test suite. See how →
How It Works
- Pick a course or bundle. Start at your level. Most beginners start with CRE 101.
- Learn at your own pace. Short lessons, worked examples, a quiz at the end of each. 12 months of access included, no deadlines within that window.
- Build your toolkit. Download the templates and calculators as you go.
- Earn your certificate. Finish a course, earn a certificate of completion, show what you know.
Questions, Answered (Q&A)
- Do I need any background in real estate?
None. The Foundation level starts from zero and explains every term the first time it shows up. - Is this financial, legal, or investment advice?
No. The courses are educational. They are not investment, financial, legal, tax, or brokerage advice, and they promise no financial result. Talk to your own licensed professionals before acting on a deal. - Can I try before I buy?
Yes. Every course includes preview lessons, so you can see the teaching before you spend a cent. - How long do I keep access?
12 months from purchase, with plenty of room to finish at your own pace. Renew for $79/yr (or less as part of a Tools membership) if you need more time. Whatever you’ve already completed and any certificates you’ve earned stay yours forever, renewal or not. - Do the courses give CE credit?
Not yet. State CE for FL, TX, CA & NY is in development and will launch as separate, marked CE courses. Join the waitlist and we will notify you when your state goes live.
Every CRE career starts with the fundamentals
Begin with CRE 101, or take the All-Access Pass and learn the whole path from one place.