Investment Real Estate Fundamentals

Some say that real estate is all about location. But really investment real estate is all about cash flows! Cash flows happen at three phases of the investment, the acquisition, the operations, or holding period and finally the disposition of the property.

This course will deal with how the real estate agent can work with investment real estate and with the investors who buy investment real estate. 

This course introduces real estate agents to the fundamentals of investment real estate, with a focus on how cash flow drives decisions at acquisition, during operations, and at disposition. Learners will compare investor vs. user perspectives, review property types, financing basics, performance metrics, cash flow modeling, and common group ownership structures.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this course, you will be be able to:

• Compare the way users and investors view real estate
• Identify differences between the types of properties investors buy
• Explore the basics of financing investment real estate
• Identify various measures of investment real estate performance
• Introduce the real estate cash flow model
• Explain structures of group ownership in investment real estate

Course Content

This course is comprised of video presentations and reading material. At the end of the course is an optional final exam. A course completion certificate for Oregon real estate continuing education will be issued after completing the course seat time requirement.