Real
Estate Investor "Secrets"
Description
This
5-night course teaches the critical skills necessary to
be a successful real estate investor.
- How
to buy and sell real estate without a Realtor
-
How to locate property at below market prices and acquire
it
- What
and how to renovate, once you own a property
- How
to rent out and manage apartments or homes when your
project is complete
-
How to assess an investment from a financial standpoint
This
is an energetic workshop taught by a successful local
investor with 24 years of relevant experience developing
these skills. It will appeal to all levels of real estate
investors, as well as Realtors, Contractors and Homeowners.
Participants
will become savvy when dealing with contractors, Realtors,
insurance companies, bureaucrats, mortage brokers, and
tenants.
Most
impressively, this course is based on local real life
experience and teaches its participants to avoid many
of the potential pitfalls that hurt small investors.
Who
Should Attend
- Aspiring
real estate investors
-
Established investors
- Homeowners
- Realtors
- Landlords
- Contractors
- Tenants
who want to own a home
- College
students
- People
buying their first home
- People
who want to diversify their investments
- People
who want to buy a 2nd vacation home
Benefits
of Attending
Perhaps
more aptly titled "How To Keep From Getting Screwed When
Investing In Real Estate," all participants will surely
benefit from the instructors wealth of personal experiences
& knowledge. This is not text book or theoretical course.
Rather, it is distilled real world experience acquired
through years of personal investing, as well as consulting
for others.
For
the attendee considering becoming a real estate investor
in the future, these classes provide a realistic
overview of what is really involved in buying, renovating
or managing rental properties. It also examines many different
types of investments to consider before committing to
your first property.
For
the newer or recently initiated real estate investor,
it provides a wealth of applicable knowledge that was
acquired the hard way (at the school of hard knocks).
In other words, it teaches how to avoid many of the numerous
mistakes commonly made by others, when purchasing, renovating,
or managing investment property.
For
the established investor, this seminar will present
a plethora of valuable information that will surely be
useful.
For
the first-time homebuyer, attending this course
will turn you into a savvy shopper and an educated consumer.
Why not learn from someone who has no agenda beyond your
best interest?
For
everyone, the classes provides an excellent opportunity
to network and share ideas among other landlords & investors.
Likewise, instructors are available to answer individual
student questions.
Materials Provided
Students
will receive a comprehensive manual, written by the instructor
and only available through "Success Publications" It is
written in outline format and is specifically designed
to closely follow the presentations given. The second
half provides documents and extremely useful sample letters
to supplement information taught.
Additional
handouts and documents are provided to students throughout
the course.
To
supplement the information taught in class, students are
given access to additional resources via a private password
and web access, providing weblinks, contacts, and extremely
useful sample letters
Though
not required, financial calculators are provided for students
to purchase, as a courtesy.
Course/Workshop
Format
This
course is taught as a set of five sessions, which are
3 or 4 hours each.
Depending
upon the location, class size and number of hours taught
varies. In our location, class size is limited to encourage
student participation and attendee questions.
|
Total
number of class sessions
|
5 |
|
Total
hours of lecture
At Bucks County Community
At our location
|
15
20
|
Time
is available before and after each session for the teacher
to help students evaluate their individual investment
situations.
Topics Covered
1. The Mechanics of Buying and Selling Real Estate
- How
to acquire property without a Realtor
- Agreements
of Sale - The most important papers you will sign
- The
bureaucratic and governmental challenges facing investors
and how to overcome them
- Challenges
of financing real estate purchases
2.
Sources of Discount Real Estate
- Types
of discount real estate and methods of locating it
- Challenges
and solutions encountered when financing distressed
real estate
- REO,
tax sale, mortgage foreclosure, private sale, Realtor
transactions, HUD, FHA, VA.
3.
Planning Renovations and Maintenance
- How
to plan and implement renovations & home improvements
- How
to locate, screen & manage the contractors needed to
work on your properties
- Renovating
things in the right order - Don't paint yourself into
a corner
- Surviving
Improvements - How to live in a house during construction
- Governmental
and regulatory considerations that need to be addressed
when renovating
4.
Being a Landlord
How
to promote your apartments and houses to attract quality
tenants
How
to properly screen tenants before renting to them
Secrets
of intelligently managing rental property
Landlord's
secrets of managing tenants and your relationships with
them
5.
Working the Numbers
How
to analyze a property from a financial perspective
Rental
property cash flow analysis
Mortgage
and cash flow calculations made easy
The
tax benefits of owning rental properties
The
4 ways real estate makes you money
Instructors
Alan
Silverman has been self employed full time since graduating
Drexel University in 1984. (BS in Business Management
with Honors) Since graduating, he has been purchasing,
renovating, landlording and inspecting local real estate,
as his profession. He has renovated and currently owns
& manages multiple buildings, ranging from single family
homes through apartment buildings. For ten years he also
owned and managed "Eagle Eye" Home Inspectors. Though
currently retired from this aspect of the real estate
industry, he was an ASHI Certified Home Inspector as well
as a retired PA. licensed Radon Tester. He continues to
be a PA licensed Insurance Adjuster Solicitor.
Beside
his own personal real estate interests, Mr. Silverman
currently teaches many of his real estate investing secrets
at local colleges and in his own location. He also forms
affinity
groups and is available to work with individual investors
on a consulting
basis.
Cost
and Location
Cost
and program differs slightly at the various locations
where we teach.
- At our private facility:
$249 including manual ($25 value) calculator ($25 value)
and refreshments. The class size at our location is
small... typically no more than 10 students, to provide
more individual attention.
- Fall 2003 at Bucks County Community College:
The registration cost is $99, plus $25 for the book
and $25 for the optional calculator. No refreshments
are provided and class size is typically 25-30 students.
Real Estate Investor Secrets
Location: Newtown Campus
Wed. November 12 - December 10, 2003, 6:30-9:30 pm
REGISTER AT BUCKS COUNTY
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
