Personal Finance

Real Estate Investing for Beginners

Learn to read a real estate deal before you risk a dollar

12 lessons4 modules9h 40m durationbeginner level

Instructor: StretchLearn Faculty

About this course

Real estate rewards the people who can read a deal, not the people who get lucky. This course teaches the core metrics every investor uses, cap rate, cash-on-cash return, the 1% and 50% rules, and shows you how to compare rentals, REITs, and house-hacking honestly. You will leave able to underwrite a property line by line, estimate every expense, and decide whether a given deal actually makes money.

Curriculum

Module 1: The Landscape: How People Actually Make Money in Real Estate3 lessons

The Four Ways Real Estate Pays YouPreview45m
Active Versus Passive: Rentals, REITs, and Syndications🔒45m
REITs and Real Estate Funds in Depth🔒50m

Module 2: Rental Property Math: The Metrics Every Investor Uses3 lessons

Cash Flow and the True Cost of a Rental🔒50m
Cap Rate and Cash-on-Cash Return🔒50m
Quick Screens: The 1% Rule and the 50% Rule🔒45m

Module 3: House-Hacking and Low-Money-Down Strategies3 lessons

What House-Hacking Is and Why It Works🔒45m
Running the House-Hack Numbers🔒50m
Other Low-Cash Paths and the BRRRR Method🔒50m

Module 4: Analyzing Your First Deal Start to Finish3 lessons

Finding Deals and Estimating Rent Accurately🔒50m
Building a Complete Deal Analysis🔒50m
Financing, Offers, and Your First Steps🔒50m