January 29, 2014 Start Date Finance

Real Estate Finance Course

This course will cover the many topics under the umbrella of Real Estate Finance. Subjects discussed in this course include financial instruments, loans, lenders, investments, real estate math and other topics. Other lessons include those on license applications, qualifications, types of licenses, escrow accounts and regulations, advertising, environmental concerns, disclosures, disciplinary actions, and real estate Finances specific to California. This course contains 19 user-friendly units:

Week 1 Wednesday – January 29, 2013

Unit 1 – Introduction and Finance Overview
Unit 2 – Financing Instruments
Unit 3 – Available Loans
Unit 4 – Lenders
Unit 5 – Lending Programs
Unit 6 – Loan Terms and Payment Plans
Unit 7 – Secondary Mortgage Market

Week 2 Wednesday – February 5, 2014

Unit 8 – Underwriting Residential Property
Unit 9 – Processing Residential Loans
Unit 10 – Defaults and Foreclosures
Unit 11 – Residential Income – Producing Properties
Unit 12 – Commercial Income – Producing Properties
Unit 13 – Valuation of Income Properties
Unit 14 – Financing Land and Development Projects

Week 3 Wednesday – February 12, 2014

Unit 15 – Investment and Risk Management
Unit 16 – Real Estate Syndication and REITs
Unit 17 – Tax Consequences
Unit 18 – Finance Math
Unit 19 – Review and Practice Exam

Course Final – 100 Questions

California Real Estate Principles Course

This course will cover the many topics under the umbrella of California pre-license real estate law. Subjects discussed in this course include California Law, Agency Issues, Land Use Regulations, Ownership and Finance Topics. Other lessons include those on license applications, qualifications, types of licenses, escrow accounts and regulations, advertising, environmental concerns, disclosures, disciplinary actions, and real estate practices specific to California. This course contains 27 user-friendly units:

Week 4 Wednesday — February 19, 2014

Unit 1 — Course Introduction, The California License Law, and the California Department of Real Estate.
Unit 2 — California Department of Real Estate and Licensing Requirements;
Unit 3 — The Real Estate License Examination, including the exam weighting and rules;
Unit 4 — Trade and Professional Organizations, and Ethic in Real Estate;
Unit 5 — Property, including personal and real property, and fixtures;
Unit 6 — Title to Real Property, and Ownership;
Unit 7 — Con¬tracts and Trans¬fer of Interests in Real Property;

Week 5 Wednesday — February 26, 2014

Unit 8 — Instruments of Trans¬fer and Deeds;
Unit 9 — Escrow, including escrow principles and procedures, escrow holders and instructions;
Unit 10 — Leases and the Landlord-Tenant relationship;
Unit 11 — Agency;
Unit 12 — Impact of the Penal Code and Other Statutes;
Unit 13 — Real Estate Finance and Loans;
Unit 14 — Institutional Lenders and Government Participation in Real Estate Finance, including FHA, VA, and the Cal-Vet programs;
Unit 15 — Alternate Forms of Financing;

Week 6 Wednesday — March 5, 2014

Unit 16 — California Mortgage Loans, including the Real Property Loan Law;
Unit 17 — Real Estate Syndicates and Real Estate Investment Trusts;
Unit 18 — Appraisals and Valuation;
Unit 19 — Taxation and Assessments;
Unit 20 — Subdivisions and Other Public Controls;
Unit 21 — Planning and Zoning;
Unit 22 — Brokerage, Mobile Home Sales, and Mineral, Oil, and Gas Brokerage regulations;
Unit 23 — Contract Provisions in a Residential Real Estate Transactions, including listing agreements, purchase contracts, and mandated disclosures;

Week 7 Wednesday — March 12, 2014

Unit 24 — Trust Funds;
Unit 25 — Property Management;
Unit 26 — Business Opportunities;
Unit 27 — Math Equations;

Week 8

CA Real Estate Practice Course

This course will cover the many topics under the umbrella of California pre-license real estate law. Subjects discussed in this course include California Law, Agency Issues, Contracts and Closings, Financing, Taxation, Leasing and other topics. Other lessons include those on license applications, qualifications, types of licenses, escrow accounts and regulations, advertising, environmental concerns, disclosures, disciplinary actions, and real estate practices specific to California. This course contains 19 user-friendly units:

Week 8 Wednesday – September 18, 2013

Unit 1 – Introduction to Real Estate
Unit 2 – Ethics, Fair Housing and Trust Accounts
Unit 3 – Agency and Other Mandatory Disclosures
Unit 4 – Prospecting
Unit 5 – Listing Presentations
Unit 6 – Listing Contracts
Unit 7 – Servicing Listing

Week 9 Wednesday – September 25, 2013

Unit 8 – Advertising
Unit 9 – Working with Buyers
Unit 10 – Writing the Offer and Closing the Sale
Unit 11 – From Offer to Closing
Unit 12 – Financing: Loan Types
Unit 13 – Financing: The Process
Unit 14 – Escrow and Title Insurance

Week 10 Wednesday – November 6, 2013

Unit 15 – Using Real Estate Assistants
Unit 16 – Real Estate Taxation
Unit 17 – Real Estate Investing
Unit 18 – Business Sale, Property Management and Leasing
Unit 19 – Practice Course Review

100-Question Course Final