The ABCs of real estate investing
Now is the best time to invest in real estate. Prices are reasonable, lenders are willing to lend and interest rates are low. With lower interest rates on bank deposits, savers are in search of a better investment alternative of which, real estate is the answer.
With the upswing mode of real estate, there is a strong need to guide incoming beginners and prospective real estate investors, dealers and developers away from the sad misfortunes of bad investments. Although real estate investing is one investment area that yields many opportunities and long financial security, this can happen only to knowledgeable investors. However, because of the broad, diverse and changing intricacies and techniques of real estate, there is an urgent need to first acquire better and new knowledge in real estate on the part of prospective real estate investors, lessors, dealers and developers to save them from the sad misfortunes of learning from their mistakes.
Numerous issues concerning real estate investment would be discussed in this new series of seminars which would be conducted on Sundays, May 28, June 4, 11, 18, 25, July 2, Aug. 6, 13 and 20, 2017, 1:15 to 6:45 p.m. at 2nd Floor, Walter Hogan Bldg, ISO, Ateneo de Manila, Katipunan, QC
The topics, which may be attended separately and are all stand alone are as follows: Day 1, May 28 – Investing in Real Estate: Opportunities, techniques and what you need to learn before investing ; Day 2, June 4 – Analysis of prospective real estate investments; Day 3, June 11 – Real estate economics: Foundation of real estate investing; Day 4, June 18 – Detailed procedure and techniques in appraisal: How to do it yourself; Day 5, June 25 – Real estate finance including installment sales; Interest, credit, inflations and how it affects you real estate investments; Day 6, July 2 – How To’s of financial and investment Mathematics, made easy using Excel; Day 7, Aug. 6 – Contract documentation and registration including notes on frauds and fake titles; Day 8, Aug. 13 – Legal aspects of real estate sales and leases; Day 9, Aug. 20 – Taxation of real estate transactions including value added tax.
This lecture series will have as lecturer Engr. Enrico S. Cruz, who has more than 40 years in real estate, engineering, construction, management and education, together with Professor Atty. Rex Enrico Cruz III and Atty. Gally Angeles. Engr. Cruz is also a licensed real estate consultant and 1st and 8th placer in the real estate appraiser’s and broker’s board examinations respectively, and was invested as a “Real Estate Fellow” and “Diplomate in Real Estate” by the Philippine Council of Real Estate Educators.
For other details or advance registration, Urban Institute may be reached at 09277495487 or by email at info. urbanet.ph@gmail.com.