Foundation
1.1 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, Pricing Against Your Own Requirement
- Quiz 8.4: The Pro Lens, Pricing Against Your Own Requirement
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, no expiry date. Yours to finish on your own timeline. 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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