Real Estate Asset Management 101 (Udemy.com)
The Complete Guide To Managing Commercial Real Estate & Real Estate Asset Management Careers
Created by: Justin Kivel
Last updated August 2026
What you will learn
- The three main goals of real estate asset management (& how to achieve each)
- What it's like working in real estate asset management (and the compensation you can expect to earn at each level of the industry)
- The most impactful commercial real estate lease negotiation points every asset manager needs to know
- Four must-know financial analyses for asset managers
- How to create an annual budget for a commercial property
- How to create attractive, informative investor reports
How it compares
Against the other 75 rated Udemy courses in Real Estate on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.8 out of 5higher than 80% of them
- Reviews2,178#12 of 76 by number of reviews
- Length3.7 hoursshorter than 53% of them
- Last updatedAugust 2026more recently than 68% of them
Course Description
Thinking about a career in real estate asset management or looking to manage your own commercial properties more effectively?
If you're trying to land a job in real estate asset management, there are a lot of things you'll be expected to do from day one on the job. And if you're managing your own deals, the responsibility falls on you to make sure your properties perform well and your real estate deals end up being profitable.
Throughout my career, I’ve worked on the asset management of over a million square feet of both multifamily and commercial real estate, working with nationally-known tenants like Walmart, Target, and Starbucks as well as small local operators, and I've also managed both stabilized properties and major renovation projects.
And this course is my attempt to take those years of asset management experience and package them up into an easy-to-understand, digestible curriculum, and by the end of this class, you’ll know exactly what’s involved in the real estate asset management process and how to manage deals successfully throughout the entire life cycle of an investment.
In this course, you'll learn:
The three main goals of real estate asset management (and how to achieve each)
The key responsibilities of a real estate asset manager during the property acquisition process
The most impactful commercial real estate lease negotiation points every asset manager needs to know
Four must-know financial analyses for asset managers
How to create an annual budget for a commercial property (including a downloadable budget template)
How to create attractive, informative investor reports
The key steps to selling a commercial property and the role of an asset manager during the disposition process
What it's like working in real estate asset management (and the compensation you can expect to earn at each level of the industry)
Here's what some of our students have had to say:
★★★★★ "I found an awesome opportunity working for an asset management company and I took this course before starting my position. I was able to run circles around some of the other junior analyst at the firm. I attribute that success almost entirely to this course. To anyone who decides to take this course I'd highly suggest learning the hotkeys Justin teaches. It makes you extremely efficient and will impress others at your firm."
★★★★★ "Great introduction into Asset Mgmt. This gave language to what I thought, but needed confirmed. Thanks for creating this course! Users will get the most out of this course if they have property mgmt experience and/or firm grasp of investment real estate terminology."
★★★★★ "Justin Kivel's courses are the best! He is very professional and exhaustive, and learning material is organized in the most useful way."
★★★★★ "I have just started a position as an Asset Manager, and this is helping me understand what all my job duties are and what I need to be more focused on."
Whether you’re looking to land a job in real estate asset management or just looking to make better decisions when managing your own real estate portfolio, I'd love to have you in the class - go ahead and click that "Buy Now" button, and I'll see you on the inside of the course!
Instructor Details
- 4.8 Rating
2,178 Reviews
Justin Kivel
Master real estate financial modeling, advance your career, and earn more money.
If you’re an aspiring real estate investment professional looking to break into the real estate investment field, or a current real estate professional looking to advance your career and increase your compensation, you’re in the right place.
My name is Justin Kivel, and I’m a real estate investment professional with a love for teaching. Throughout my career, I’ve worked on over $1.5 billion of closed acquisitions across multifamily, retail, office, and mixed-use properties. I’ve had the opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds in real estate investing and have spent almost a decade in the industry across private equity, finance, and brokerage roles.
Unfortunately, most of what I know today I had to learn on the job. Although great courses exist on Microsoft Excel and financial modeling, I couldn’t find a resource that was specifically tailored toward real estate investment professionals that would actually walk me through exactly what I needed to know to succeed in the real estate investment industry.
These courses are that resource.
After dozens of phone calls and coffee meetings with college students and aspiring real estate investment professionals, I realized that most people were asking exactly what I was asking when I was in their shoes.
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Reviews
By Gavin Morehead on 3/17/2026
Easy to follow great instructor. Already knew a bit before getting this course but Justin broke everything down and really easy to understand. Really enjoyed messing around with the excel sheet data samples. Became very clear visually what you are looking at for every aspect of real estate property managing.
By Maxie Siran Chen on 5/9/2024
I really enjoy the course, thank you so much for breaking down the asset management role into so many details. As a previous asset management analyst who was not trained in a real estate background, I always felt that I was not good enough for my job and always afraid that I am not doing the job right. After going through your course, I now understand that all the works I did is actually the same as the market. After going through your course, I have a better understand of the special terms for each job scope and getting more confidence in my next job. Thank you!
By Adolfo Borboa on 5/5/2024
I work in multifamily asset management and the number of similarities I find between what Justin describes and teaches in this course and what I encounter and do on a daily basis is incredible, and almost startling. Justin's work, not just with this course, but throughout all of his courses, is simply exceptional. No where else have I found such great exposure to and preparation for the real estate investment industry. Thank you Justin.
By Vaishnavi Totla on 12/7/2023
I recently completed the Asset Management in Real Estate Course 101, The course provides a clear and concise overview of asset management, making it easy for anyone to grasp the key concepts. The simplicity of the content is one of its strengths. It is good starting point for those seeking a solid introduction to the principles of asset management.
By Samantha Maduna on 3/27/2021
I am a property administrator who dose almost all the duties a property manager dose and most of the time it get difficult to differentiate the between property manager and Administrator. learning the difference between portfolio manager, Asset Manager and property Manager will surely give me direction to climbing up the ladder in the property industry
By Zachary T. Furr on 12/4/2020
I just finished the course, "Real Estate Asset Mnagement 101". This is a very in-depth course that details all the job function responsibilities of an Asset Manager & Analyst. I enjoyed the course very much and would recommend it to others already in the industry or those interested in getting into real estate. Justin did a very good job of laying out the breakdown of responsibilities & functions of each area of Asset Management. I have Taken other real estate courses by Justin on Udemy and plan on taking on more courses in the future. Thank you Justin for doing an outstanding job & for putting together a terrific course.
By Chiedza Makunde on 11/7/2020
Pitched at the right level for someone new to real estate asset managment.
By Mohammed Ali Ahmed Salem on 10/15/2020
Good knowledge for me
By TJ Kelley on 10/9/2020
This was very informative. The downloads are a great resource. Look forward to taking more courses from this instructor.
By Alonso Garcia on 10/6/2020
I'm going to be an asset manager one day and this course is answering all of my questions! For the price I would say its a steal!
By Albani V on 10/4/2020
Thank you!
By Minhong Khor on 9/25/2020
yes exactly what I needed.
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