Fundamentals of Commercial Real Estate Investing

This course in designed for beginners who would like to acquire introductory conceptual understanding of basic commercial real estate investing concepts.

This course is designed using practical examples which forces the student to apply his/her mind while absorbing new concepts by putting the student in a decision-maker's role while solving issues relating to where and how to invest his/her money.

The course is an hour long and includes the Why, What and How of commercial real estate investing; that is - Why do people invest?, What do people invest in? and How do investors evaluate and select property?

In Why do people invest? - we explore the need to invest savings in a safe and rewarding way.

In What to people invest in? - we explore the different options for people to invest their savings including various popular asset classes like fixed deposits (debt), equity, gold and real estate. We also explore the sub-asset classes within real estate like residential and commercial real estate and the different ways in which one can invest in commercial real estate.

In How do investors evaluate and select property? - we explore the different tools and formulas used by investors to compare similar properties to make a choice to invest in the best option. These tools (formulas) include Yield (or Cap rate), IRR (Internal Rate of Return), Profit and MoIC (Multiple of Invested Capital).

At the end of the course students are given a glimpse into 2 more concepts - Performance fees and taxes.