Course Overview
Would you like to pursue a career in real estate – either as a sales agent or property manager? Then this course is for you! The Short course in Real Estate and Property Management is an online professional development course designed to introduce students to real estate sales techniques and property management, providing essential knowledge, tools and techniques to help you succeed in the exciting real estate industry.
Topics
- Introduction to real estate sales
- The role of agents
- The important art of ‘listing’
- Various methods of listing
- Listing residential property
- Listing vacant land
- Listing commercial property
- Listing rural/farm property
- Valuation – Replacement cost analysis technique
- Valuation – Competitive market analysis techniques
- The property management process
- Analysing rental properties
- Rental management procedures
- Agency agreements
- Tenancy applications and agreements
- Security bonds and rental payments
- Rental property maintenance
- Property inspections
- Property Condition Reports
- Filing and organisation
- Negotiating with landlords and tenants
Assessment
Assignment-based
Course Duration
Course duration: Approximately 25 hours. As a guide, short course courses can be completed within 5-10 weeks of part-time study.
Distance Learning access: 2 months’-learning access, with free extensions available.
