The Complete Guide To Retail Real Estate Investing (Udemy.com)
How To Analyze & Invest in Retail Shopping Centers, Strip Centers, and Single-Tenant Net-Leased Retail Properties
Created by: Justin Kivel
Last updated August 2026
What you will learn
- A firm understanding of how to confidently invest in retail shopping centers, strip centers, and standalone buildings.
- An institutional-quality retail underwriting model to use when analyzing new acquisition opportunities
Course Description
Interested in learning how to analyze retail real estate investments? This course was designed to take you from zero to hero in retail real estate investing. After taking this course, you will be able to confidently analyze a retail real estate deal, whether you're looking to buy a property on your own, invest with partners, or land a job with a top retail real estate private equity firm.
This curriculum was specifically designed with the following people in mind:
Aspiring commercial real estate investors who want to buy bigger properties with less headache - Retail properties are generally larger and often entail fewer headaches than a single-family home investment, a fourplex, or even a small apartment building. The longer lease terms and business-oriented tenant base allow investors to take a more hands-off approach to retail than traditional real estate investments, especially for triple-net single tenant properties.
Students or career switchers who want to land a job in retail real estate private equity - This course will teach you the fundamental retail product-specific skills and knowledge you won't be able to find anywhere else.
Passive real estate investors looking at investing in retail real estate deals - Retail deals can be extremely lucrative - long-term contractual lease obligations limit downside in the case of market corrections, operating income can be far more predictable than a single-family or multifamily real estate investment, and massive returns within short periods of time are very possible with lease-ups of large portions of a property's square footage. But as a passive investor, do you really know what you're getting yourself into? Is the property you are looking at a "good" deal? This course will teach you the main things you need to look out for when investing in a retail real estate investment deal.
Here's what some of our students have had to say:
★★★★★ "Excellent course that rivals master-level courses on the subject of Retail Investing. Extremely useful and practical!"
★★★★★ "Great course overall! I especially liked the resources provided, it makes it a lot easier to apply what I learned in the course."
★★★★★ "Incredible value! Just what I was looking for!"
You'll also get a complete "done-for-you" retail acquisition model that you can use when looking at new potential acquisition opportunities included with your enrollment in the course. And with Udemy's 30-day money back guarantee, you can try the course out completely risk-free.
See you on the inside!
Instructor Details
- 4.9 Rating
392 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 Jesse Dodds on 2/12/2024
Excellent material succinctly delivered. Great idea to include a workbook to help engage the student learning about this new subject.
By Zoynal Abedin Chowdhury on 1/20/2024
good but i did not see the pptx copy pdf as i have bought it i should get a pdf and pptx version t o fast foward my professional movement. it is a good course
By Ali Yousefimehr on 8/28/2021
such an amazing course, full of useful learning materials and in depth discussions about retail investing, quite instructive, Im looking forward to learning more and more in this field, and Justin such an awesome contents, surely I'll follow his advanced courses about CRE as well.
By Darryl Murphy Sr on 6/27/2021
I took this course to reinforce my ability to underwrite mixed-use. It was a good course and went a little further than what I expected. Great Course!
By Vihan Bagla on 6/5/2020
Deal Analytics tool with explanation of key parameters to understand any real estate deal is amazing and really worth learning.
By Richard Smolen on 5/16/2020
This course had such a monumental impact on me. Because of it I was able to work with two real estate developers in my city as their Financial Underwriter and gain a piece of the equity in their deal. It never would have been possible had I not taken this course and learned all of the assumptions that go into Commercial Leases. Thank you Justin!
By Patrick De Clerville on 2/3/2020
Great value. Very good instructor. Planning to get into RE Investing and I'm learning a lot so far. Glad I took the course. I've already signed up for additional courses from this instructor.
By Maureen Cohen on 12/2/2019
Explanations are to the point, and Justin gets you through understanding the analysis and modeling very quickly, leaving you with a valuable model at the end.
By Angelina Lugo on 8/15/2019
If I could, I would give this course 6 stars! Started off knowing very little about the topic but I feel very confident about going out and being able to underwrite simple deals with a high level of precision. Thanks Justin!
By Matt K on 4/15/2018
Great course overall! I especially liked the resources provided, it makes it a lot easier to apply what I learned in the course. Keep up the good work!
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