How to Get Started Real Estate Investing! (Udemy.com)
The Roadmap to Earning Your First Real Estate Investing Check, Especially if You Have Zero Experience With Real Estate
Created by: Dennis Fassett
Last updated June 2015
What you will learn
- By the end of the course you will have all the information you need to earn your first check from real estate investing
- In this course you will:
- Create a Business Plan
- Get your business set up properly
- Learn who to talk to to build your team
- Learn the best source of seller leads
- Learn how to contact leads
- Learn how to evaluate properties
- Learn how to make offers
How it compares
Against the other 75 rated Udemy courses in Real Estate on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 40% of them
- Reviews217#61 of 76 by number of reviews
- Length2.5 hoursshorter than 70% of them
- Last updatedJune 2015earlier than 100% of them
Course Description
Hey if you're here that means that you've probably thought about getting into real estate investing.
I talk new to real estate investors all the time.
One of their biggest frustrations is that they don't know how to get started. There are so many "goo-roos" with so many different "programs" screaming at them that they get information overload. Which prevents them from getting started.
Does that describe your situation?
If it does, then you're in the right place!
I'm Dennis Fassett. I'm a real estate investor. A Dad. And I do some teaching on the side.
I've been teaching new real estate investors how to get started now for almost two years.
After talking to and working with literally dozens of new folks, I've developed a streamlined and straightforward educational program specifically targeted on helping new real estate investors get their first check.
In contrast to the often ridiculously complex (and EXPENSIVE) programs the goo-roos pitch, this program is simple.
I will teach you ONE path to getting your first check. That means I'm going to teach you
- ONE source of leads.
- ONE way to contact them.
- ONE real estate investing strategy
And oh, by the way, this strategy doesn't require you to have any money.
Doesn't that sound a lot easier to implement than some complex strategy that requires an MBA and a ton of money?
And I'll tell you how simple this is. It's so simple that my son in High School does most of the work for me during the summers when he's off school.
The truth is, it's simple because it goes back to what I call "Old School REI". These are the exact same techniques that I used when I got started way back in 2004.
And guess what? I never STOPPED using them. And they work even better today than they did back then.
So - if you're looking to get into real estate investing, and you're tired of the goo-roo hype, then this is the course for you.
This course is a comprehensive. Everything you need to get your first check is included. In addition to the video training sessions there are checklists, action items, tools, templates, and other resources for you to use.
It also has specific action steps that you can take to get started TODAY.
And it starts from scratch, so you don't have to have an ounce of experience with real estate.
And enrollment is cheap for what you get.
So enroll NOW and get started with real estate investing TODAY.
Instructor Details
- 4.6 Rating
217 Reviews
Dennis Fassett
Dennis is the founder of Cash Flow Mercenary LLC, a real estate education and training company focused on helping new real estate investors buy their first cash flow properties, and teaching them how to generate their first cash flow check in weeks instead of months.
He’s also the founder and owner of the Great Lakes Investment Fund, a private equity fund he formed to take advantage of the chaos and uncertainty in the economy through buying apartment buildings in the Great Lakes region of the United States.
Dennis is a published author of a book on single family rental house investing, and he has two other books in process – one on buying apartment buildings and another on his unique and successful approach of acquiring Private Investors to fund real estate deals. He also teaches seminars on the location, acquisition, and management of cash flow real estate, and he coaches and consults on an individual basis as well.
He earned an MBA with a concentration in finance from the University of Southern California in 1992 and has 25 years of broad-based experience in Investment Banking, Corporate Finance, Business Operations, and Information Technology. He got started in real estate investing in 2004 as a way to create a safety net for his family when the automotive industry in Michigan started to crash and burn.
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Reviews
By Katina McGee on 4/19/2020
Right on the nose ! Im looking to invest in my first property. I really didn't know, exactly what was the next step to take. With the prior knowledge i have of REI. Meaning what order, without wasting time. Trying to figure it out myself. This program is exactly what i was looking for. Who to exactly contact, names, titles of positions. In order step by step.
By Robert on 9/30/2019
It was a good learning experience for me. Actually he presented a totally new concept for me.
By Andre Cummings on 7/10/2019
I’ve been studying this subject for over 2 years and I just just learned stuff I never heard or read that is very important in order to execute the deal, THANKS!!! He is a straight shooter getting straight to the point without ALL THE FLUFF !!!! I recommend this course any day.
By Gino Williams on 2/21/2019
Having started an interest in real estate investing, this looks like a good way to slowly inch into real estate and from a hands-on approach. I had heard of wholesaling, but not with any depth in explanation. This is something I think will benefit the investment group that I have formed and the practices seem practical enough that we can pursue a few wholesaling projects and move forward with comfort. This training material was helpful.
By Ivor Moses Henkeman on 12/26/2018
as someone like myself who wants to get started in real estate ,the course was excellent and easy to follow very helpful.The instructor was excellent and to the point ,i would recommend this course anytime to someone that would want to start as an entry into real estate.
By Jimmie Bernal on 9/18/2018
Really enjoyed how he went about explaining things and how to go about doing them step by step. Gave some really good examples of what to do and what not to do as well. Over all I feel more confident and prepared to go out and take the same approach he did to get started in the business.
By Amber De La Garza on 7/26/2017
Very good information and great for start up! Straight up facts on basics of wholesaling and very motivating to get started now! I love step by step processes and this one is very easy to follow. As someone with almost no knowledge of the real estate business, I would have liked for the instructor to have gone through the closing process between seller and buyer, with you being middleman, a little more. Example - How much time should it take to close? Should the seller be there when the buyer signs Assignment Agreement? And then we all go to title company to close? How does closing process work in a wholesale situation? I am planning on sending e-mail with these questions, but it would be a nice addition to Session 14.
By Shomari Kamau on 5/7/2017
Powerful information here. There are levels to real estate investing, and this course lays it out very well. It's literally a course, from having no real estate experience, to getting your first real estate check. A straightforward, no nonsense guide, I'm enjoying it!
By Darrell George on 3/9/2014
This course takes students step by step through the entire process from start to finish. This course contains valuable information for both the seasoned investor, and those starting out. The video lengths are perfect, not too long, or too short. Again, highly recommended course.
By Matt Bell on 3/9/2014
Although I have only gone through the course and not implemented any part of it, I can tell you it is very good. Great information, great value, well explained. The next step is to take action however with the lessons structured and explained the way Dennis does it, this should be pretty straight forward.
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Overall Score : 92 / 100






