Foundation
CRE 101: What Is Commercial Real Estate?
- 9 Sections
- 41 Lessons
- 42 Quizzes
Why CRE and Why Now
5 Lessons5 Quizzes
- Lesson 1.1: What Commercial Real Estate Is
- Quiz 1.1: What Commercial Real Estate Is
- Lesson 1.2: The Strip-Mall Lesson
- Quiz 1.2: The Strip-Mall Lesson
- Lesson 1.3: Why Income Is the Only Number That Matters
- Quiz 1.3: Why Income Is the Only Number That Matters
- Lesson 1.4: The Six-Step Lifecycle of a CRE Deal
- Quiz 1.4: The Six-Step Lifecycle of a CRE Deal
- Lesson 1.5: The Five Beginner Mistakes
- Quiz 1.5: The Five Beginner Mistakes
The Five Asset Classes
6 Lessons6 Quizzes
- Lesson 2.1: Office, The Most Challenged Asset Class
- Quiz 2.1: Office, The Most Challenged Asset Class
- Lesson 2.2: Retail, Location Is Everything, and Not All Locations Are Equal
- Quiz 2.2: Retail, Location Is Everything, and Not All Locations Are Equal
- Lesson 2.3: Industrial, The Asset Class Everyone Wants
- Quiz 2.3: Industrial, The Asset Class Everyone Wants
- Lesson 2.4: Multifamily, People Always Need a Place to Live
- Quiz 2.4: Multifamily, People Always Need a Place to Live
- Lesson 2.5: Special Purpose, When the Building IS the Business
- Quiz 2.5: Special Purpose, When the Building IS the Business
- Lesson 2.6: Asset Class as Strategy
- Quiz 2.6: Asset Class as Strategy
How CRE Makes Money
5 Lessons5 Quizzes
- Lesson 3.1: From Gross Rent to Effective Gross Income
- Quiz 3.1: From Gross Rent to Effective Gross Income
- Lesson 3.2: Operating Expenses, What It Costs to Run the Building
- Quiz 3.2: Operating Expenses, What It Costs to Run the Building
- Lesson 3.3: NOI, The Number That Runs Everything
- Quiz 3.3: NOI, The Number That Runs Everything
- Lesson 3.4: Debt Service, Cash Flow, and Cash-on-Cash Return
- Quiz 3.4: Debt Service, Cash Flow, and Cash-on-Cash Return
- Lesson 3.5: Appreciation, How Income Growth Creates Value
- Quiz 3.5: Appreciation, How Income Growth Creates Value
The Players
5 Lessons5 Quizzes
- Lesson 4.1: The Two Brokers
- Quiz 4.1: The Two Brokers
- Lesson 4.2: The Investor and the Lender
- Quiz 4.2: The Investor and the Lender
- Lesson 4.3: Property Manager and Attorney
- Quiz 4.3: Property Manager and Attorney
- Lesson 4.4: Municipalities and Zoning
- Quiz 4.4: Municipalities and Zoning
- Lesson 4.5: How to Talk to a Broker
- Quiz 4.5: How to Talk to a Broker
CRE vs. Residential, Why Everything You Know About Houses Doesn't Apply
5 Lessons5 Quizzes
- Lesson 5.1: Valuation, Comps vs. Income
- Quiz 5.1: Valuation, Comps vs. Income
- Lesson 5.2: Financing, Property Income vs. Personal Income
- Quiz 5.2: Financing, Property Income vs. Personal Income
- Lesson 5.3: Leases, Commercial Tenants Have No Safety Net
- Quiz 5.3: Leases, Commercial Tenants Have No Safety Net
- Lesson 5.4: Due Diligence, Four Dimensions, Not One
- Quiz 5.4: Due Diligence, Four Dimensions, Not One
- Lesson 5.5: Exit Liquidity, Why Commercial Takes Longer to Sell
- Quiz 5.5: Exit Liquidity, Why Commercial Takes Longer to Sell
Reading a Listing, Decoding the OM
5 Lessons5 Quizzes
- Lesson 6.1: What an OM Is and How to Approach It
- Quiz 6.1: What an OM Is and How to Approach It
- Lesson 6.2: The Rent Roll, The Most Important Section
- Quiz 6.2: The Rent Roll, The Most Important Section
- Lesson 6.3: Actual vs. Proforma, The Most Important Distinction in the OM
- Quiz 6.3: Actual vs. Proforma, The Most Important Distinction in the OM
- Lesson 6.4: Lease Abstracts, The Fine Print That Changes Everything
- Quiz 6.4: Lease Abstracts, The Fine Print That Changes Everything
- Lesson 6.5: Building Your Own Underwriting
- Quiz 6.5: Building Your Own Underwriting
The Six Questions Every Smart Investor Asks
6 Lessons6 Quizzes
- Lesson 7.1: Question 1, What Is the Market Doing?
- Quiz 7.1: Question 1, What Is the Market Doing?
- Lesson 7.2: Question 2, What Is the Tenant Quality?
- Quiz 7.2: Question 2, What Is the Tenant Quality?
- Lesson 7.3: Question 3, What Do the Leases Actually Say?
- Quiz 7.3: Question 3, What Do the Leases Actually Say?
- Lesson 7.4: Questions 4 and 5, Cap Rate and Financing
- Quiz 7.4: Questions 4 and 5, Cap Rate and Financing
- Lesson 7.5: Question 6, What Is Your Exit?
- Quiz 7.5: Question 6, What Is Your Exit?
- Lesson 7.6: Putting the Six Questions Together
- Quiz 7.6: Putting the Six Questions Together
Capstone, You Receive an OM
4 Lessons4 Quizzes
- Lesson 8.1: The Setup, Meeting the Deal
- Quiz 8.1: The Setup, Meeting the Deal
- Lesson 8.2: The Analysis, Rebuilding the Numbers
- Quiz 8.2: The Analysis, Rebuilding the Numbers
- Lesson 8.3: The Decision, LOI or Walk
- Quiz 8.3: The Decision, LOI or Walk
- Lesson 8.4: The Pro Lens, What This Course Doesn't Cover
- Quiz 8.4: The Pro Lens, What This Course Doesn't Cover
Final Exam
1 Quiz
CRE 101 is the on-ramp. You go from knowing nothing to reading a listing, talking to a broker, and seeing how a building makes money.
It covers the five asset classes, who sits at the deal table, and why single-family instincts mislead you here. The capstone hands you a real offering memorandum to pull apart.
Eight modules, 41 written lessons, 155 practice questions, and a graded final exam with a certificate. Self-paced, lifetime access. No video. You read, you answer, you move.
Start here once scattered tutorials and YouTube videos have taken you as far as they can.
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