8:30 Registration, 9am to 5pm

Whether it's that duplex around the corner, the standalone CVS Drug store, or the regional shopping center, someone owns them, someone operates them, and someone brokered the deal. To you and me, they are simply "there". This program takes into account why they work, and sometimes why they don't. It all starts with the numbers, whether it's the pro forma, the construction costs, entitlements and zoning, or the operating expenses, necessity of "other" driven attractions. In the case of Lowes and Home Depot they do fine as standalones because they generate their own single purpose need. From there we go into what makes a good deal "good" and then what are the laws and rules regarding commercial tenants.


In this program, veteran Broker Steven David reviews:
• The essential motivation, reasons and benefits of Investing in Real Estate
• The differences between various Real Estate investments and their operations and management
• The essentials of investment analysis
• You'll learn how to interpret terms like NOI, ROI, ROE, IRV, CAP RATES etc.
• You'll also learn how to evaluate and value investment properties using an actual 7 unit building and the analysis tools available thru RPR.
• Review the FR Commercial purchase contract, Optional Clauses and Vacant Land Contract

Coral Gables Office - Conference Room
Coral Gables Office (Conference Room)
245 Alcazar Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33134

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Jose Maria Serrano

Jose Maria holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from FIU and is a certified Florida Real Estate Instructor. Jose is the 2017 RCA President, MIAMI Association of REALTORS, Florida Realtors Education Faculty, The Commercial Alliance Committee and is on the Florida Realtors Board of Directors, and on the board of directors of FIU’s Real Estate Affi nity Council, and a board member of CCIM Florida chapter Miami-Dade and Monroe District. Jose Maria was named Commercial Educator of the year 2010 and Commercial Realtor of the year 2013, MIAMI Realtors. Since 2007, Jose Maria has been teaching several real estate related classes at the Miami Dade College, the Miami Association of Realtors and the New Miami Realty School. Jose Maria is dedicated to Real Estate Brokerage education, community service and raising the bar of professionalism in our industry.