PLEASE NOTE THAT WILL BE GIVING ADDITIONAL CLASS EACH MONTH IN NEW LOCATION IN QUEENS (37-08 Main St at Northern Blvd and 37th Ave; Suite 215) STARTING IN JULY. DATE TBA

Class will also be given with Long Island University at Rockland County Campus - directions

Course Objectives

The course is designed to provide a practical understanding of real estate finance and investments
Ø Introducing students to methods for collecting, estimating, calculating, and analyzing the critical quantitative real estate "measures of performance";
Ø Having students understand the relative importance of these "measures of performance" and the underlying reasons for their importance;
Ø Establishing a framework by which real estate investments can be evaluated

Course Highlights

1. Understanding the Commercial Marketplace.

2. Where we Find Customers & Clients.

3. Types of Investments & Investment Properties.

4. Principles of Investment.

5. Income & Expenses.

6. Introduction to Financial Analysis.

7. Property Values.

8. Conclusions & Summary.

Who is the instructor?

Michael A. Raganelli has over 25 years of experience in the valuation, management, and financing of commercial real estate. Currently, he is currently a Managing Director with Terrace Capital LLC, a real estate investment bank with a stated objective of placing $1 billion of new commercial loans annually. Mr. Raganelli holds the MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute and is certified by that organization as an instructor. Mr. Raganelli is also the Chair of the Valuation Studies Department at the NYREI. He was appointed the Appraisal Institute’s Ambassador to the Russian Federation (2004-2008), traveling regularly to that country for both educational and good will assignments Mr. Raganelli’s resume includes the following positions and accreditations: - Commercial Mortgage Lender with over 13 years of experience. Portfolio lending experience with New York Life, Chase Manhattan Bank, and KBC Bank NV (Belgian). Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities experience with a NYC due diligence firm serving various Wall Street firms and Morgan Stanley. - Member of the Appraisal Institute; MAI designation awarded in 1993. - Successful Entrepreneur, past owner & operator of Raganelli & Associates, Inc. (1985-1998), an appraisal and consulting company operating in New York City. Clients ranged from local & national major banks to the Resolution Trust Corporation and the Federal Government (Government Services Authority). - Expert in bad debt and property workout analysis: Chief Asset Manager for Sylvan Lawrence Company, a New York City property owner and management firm. - Subject matter expert on the appraisal and financing of real estate: Chair, Valuation Studies, New York Real Estate Institute, 1999 to Present; Certified and Approved Appraisal Institute Instructor; Published Author: created and produced the In Layman's Terms column which appeared regularly in the New York Post from 1996 to 2001; acknowledged by New York State as an Expert Witness on Real Estate matters.

 

Where do I take this course?

New York Real Estate Institute
139 West 35th, 2nd floor
New York, NY 10018
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