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Real Estate Investing Made Clear

3 CE Elective credit hours.

Become more comfortable with investment terminology, strategies, and technicalities for increased success when working with real estate investor clients.

$30.00  |  3 Hours

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Real Estate Investing Made Clear

Course ID: 1190015152

Credit Hours Provided: 3

Category: ELECTIVE

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You’ll laugh and learn as your instructor, Tom Lundstedt, CCIM, enthusiastically leads you through real world, rental property examples. When you’ve completed this course, you’ll be able to comfortably “talk the talk” with your investor clients about such items as: cash flow, NOI, depreciation, rate of return, income tax savings and much more. This course will increase your confidence when working with investor clients and open your eyes to many new opportunities.

The modules covered in this course are:

  1. Money Machine
  2. Four Financial Benefits
  3. Investment Property Worksheet
  4. Income and Expenses
  5. Cash Flow Before Tax
  6. Principal Reduction and Tax Savings
  7. Income Tax Savings: Depreciation
  8. Income Tax Savings: Calculation
  9. Appreciation and Rates of Return744
  10. Case Study 1

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to:

  • recognize that investment real estate requires a different set of skills than residential real estate.
  • list the four financial benefits of owning investment real estate.
  • explain the role of depreciation in creating income tax savings.
  • explain the importance of financing in determining the success of a real estate investment.
  • calculate and explain the significance of the operating expense ratio.
  • calculate the property's net operating income.
  • explain how principal reduction is taxable.
  • identify the four depreciable categories.
  • calculate an investment property's taxable income.
  • explain that appreciation should be considered an added benefit.
  • use the Investment Property Worksheet to analyze an investment property before the purchase or listing.

Course Content

Each module will begin with an informational video lecture from the course instructor, Tom Lundstedt, followed by interactive activities to expand upon the module's subject. At the end of each module is a short quiz to help remember the important points you should now be better familiar with.

After completing all of the modules, a 30-question final exam will be given. The final exam is not timed and can be attempted as many times as needed to earn the minimum 75% passing score. A course completion certificate for Missouri real estate continuing education credit will be issued after passing the final exam and completing a course feedback survey.

Issuance of Credit

You will receive a digital Kansas continuing education completion certificate (PDF) after the completion of this course. This certificate can be printed or kept digitally with your records.

The Kansas Association of REALTORS® (KAR) will upload your CE course completion record to the Missouri Real Estate Commission (MREC) within 10 days of course completion. You do not need to send the course completion certificate to MREC unless requested to by the commission.

This course will remain available to students for 45 days after enrollment.

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Key Features
Online Course
All learning is online. Start immediately. Learn on your own schedule.
Includes Video
Video segments highlight important points.
Downloadable Workbook
Downloadable workbook includes worksheets and exercises
Printable Certificate
Download and print your own certificate.
Kansas Real Estate Commission (KREC) CE Credit Optional
A continuing education certificate for Kansas real estate license renewal can be added to this course. Please note that the course final exam passing score (90%) and course credit hours (from 3 hours to 4 hours) will be based on KREC's more rigorous requirements.
Package Summary
Price: $30.00 (USD)
Credit Hours: 3
State: Missouri
Category: Vocational Training > Real Estate > Continuing Education > Missouri > ELECTIVE
Purpose: 3 CE Elective credit hours.
Course Provider

Kansas Association of REALTORS®
3644 SW Burlingame Road,
Topeka, KS 66611
(800) 366-0069

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