{"id":545,"date":"2023-12-23T14:11:46","date_gmt":"2023-12-23T18:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thinkingoutsidethebox.guru\/home\/?page_id=545"},"modified":"2026-01-04T21:03:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T01:03:56","slug":"foundations-re-investment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thinkingoutsidethebox.guru\/home\/investment-real-estate-education\/foundations-re-investment\/","title":{"rendered":"Foundations of Real Estate Investment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thinkingoutsidethebox.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Income-Properties-Course-Outline.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-603\" src=\"http:\/\/thinkingoutsidethebox.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Income-Properties-Course-Outline-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"Income Properties - Course Outline\" width=\"492\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkingoutsidethebox.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Income-Properties-Course-Outline-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thinkingoutsidethebox.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Income-Properties-Course-Outline.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Foundations of Real Estate Investment - Intro Video\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KQk4eCW2KN8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/KQk4eCW2KN8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Foundations of Real Estate Investment &#8211; Video<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Most new real estate investors fail.\u00a0 But why?<\/div>\n<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"auto\">They do not understand their numbers.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">They do not include proper assumptions for vacancy, management, maintenance and changes in interest rate.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">They listen to their family and friends.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">They value appreciation over cash flow.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">They want to buy &#8216;pretty houses&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">They limit themselves to their local market.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">They do not know how to write offers to protect themselves.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">They do not know what to look for during due diligence.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">They do not understand how credit works.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">They do not know how to screen tenants.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">They do not understand residential tenancy rules and procedures where they invest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>If you do not know what you are doing, you can lose a lot of money very quickly buying real estate.\u00a0 If you want to invest in real estate, you need to learn the basics.<\/p>\n<p>This course is presented over 5 evening sessions, 2-3 hours per session, or over a 2 day weekend.\u00a0 \u00a0It is given online, live, in small groups of no more than 10-12 students, so that time can be spent looking at transactions that students are working on.<\/p>\n<p>By the end of this course, the student will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>understand a property income and expense statement;<\/li>\n<li>understand the difference between actual, T12 and proforma financials;<\/li>\n<li>be able to run the numbers, and assess deals quickly;<\/li>\n<li>be able to find potential deals;<\/li>\n<li>be able to write offers;<\/li>\n<li>understand financing and credit;<\/li>\n<li>understand the different structures for holding real estate;<\/li>\n<li>know what is required for due diligence;<\/li>\n<li>know how to screen tenants; 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They want to buy &#8216;pretty houses&#8217;. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/thinkingoutsidethebox.guru\/home\/investment-real-estate-education\/foundations-re-investment\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Foundations of Real Estate Investment<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":511,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-545","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Foundations of Real Estate Investment - Thinking Outside the Box<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thinkingoutsidethebox.guru\/home\/investment-real-estate-education\/foundations-re-investment\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Foundations of Real Estate Investment - Thinking Outside the Box\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Foundations of Real Estate Investment &#8211; Video Most new real estate investors fail.\u00a0 But why? 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