Open Courseware - A List of Free Real Estate & Business Courses
I have been promising to start a list of free real estate/business related courses via open courseware, but my laziness got the best of me. I finally got around to starting a list, which I hope others will add to, so we end up with a comprehensive list of classes that will help real estate investors (new and experienced alike) add to their educational base. A couple disclaimers/comments:
• I am not associated with any of the organizations (beyond taking a few of the courses)
• I have not taken all of the courses listed so I cannot guarantee their quality
• Please consider the timeframe of the courses, some are several years old and may contain antiquated information
• Please feel free to rate the courses so we can provide a list of outstanding resources
• There are many more courses out there…this is but a small sampling
Real Estate Specific:
Real Estate Economics – MIT
Real Estate Finance and Investment – MIT
Advanced Topics in Real Estate – MIT
Economics:
Principles of Microeconomics – MIT
Intermediate Microeconomic Theory – MIT
Intro to Statistical Methods in Economics – MIT
Advanced Microeconomic Theory (various levels) – MIT
Advanced Macroeconomic Theory (various levels) – MIT
Financial Markets - Yale
Accounting/Finance:
Intro to Financial and Managerial Acct – MIT
Creating Financial Projections – Kutztown
Managing Your Cash Flow – Kutztown
Analyzing Your Financial Rations - Kutztown
Other:
Law for the Entrepreneur and the Manager – MIT
Power in Negotiating – MIT
Intro to Project Management – UCal Irvine
Choosing a Legal Structure – Kutztown
Links:
- MIT (look under social sciences and management)
Other resources:
Comments (11)
MIT info not easy to find with their drop downs.
Here is the course info:
Instructor(s); Prof. William Wheaton
MIT Course Number; 11.433J / 15.021J
As Taught In; Fall 2008
Level; Graduate
Eric Hamilton, over 8 years ago
This is awesome. I've already started listening to lectures.
Logan Jones, over 10 years ago
Another good one: applied real estate -Florida International University It doesn't cover anything on investing but the professor is a former real estate agent. Great for beginners
Jacob B., over 10 years ago
Great info, thanks for sharing! Looking for courses that will help me analyze ARV correctly.
Anthony P., almost 11 years ago
This is amazing information!!!! I'm so have to have found this page!
Sabrina C., almost 11 years ago
Thanks for sharing James! Great resources here.
Dave M., over 11 years ago
The MIT ones only have accompanying lecture notes, and without the lectures, it's hard to make use of them at all. (After browsing for about 20 mins - maybe if you went deeper or already know the subjects well, you could find good info). There are courses at MIT that have the lectures also but not the real estate ones. Real Estate investor and Eulogy Writer http://www.qualityeulogywriter.com
sophie evans, almost 12 years ago
thanks James....here's some free resources http://realestate.about.com/od/realestateinvesting/u/investing.htm http://realestate.about.com/od/professionaldevelopmen1/tp/online_courses.htm
Ryan Stoltz, almost 12 years ago
Thank you, after three years the sites you recommended are still active and with up-to-date courses.
Account Closed, over 8 years ago
Thanks for putting everything together.
Andy Chu, almost 12 years ago
James, we all get lazy from time to time so don’t sweat it. Moreover, thank you for producing this amazing list. I’ll be sure to give my feedback on any open courseware I take.
Cheng Vang, almost 12 years ago