Course 1. The Benchmarks Course.

What You Will Learn

This course will teach you all of the core concepts you need to understand when evaluating real estate as an investment. 

We’ll also introduce you to how to use the HP 10BII financial calculator, how it works, and how to use it in decision making. 

 Topics in this course include how to set up an HP 10BII calculator, Time Value of Money (TVM), the relationship of term and rate in TVM, the effect of interest rates on purchasing power, how to build an APOD, how to read a Schedule E tax form, the Cash-on-Cash return equation, the decision to use debt or cash, Life Stage investing, and what to buy first.

How This Course Works

This course is entirely video based. It's a combination of live lecture backfilled with studio time to give you the personal attention you need on certain items.

Each topic in this course has its own module. Each module contains a series of lectures, and when applicable, solutions for the problems built into the workbook. You should download and print the workbook while you find at the beginning of the course and have it as you work through the course. You will need to make additional notes on some lectures as they include topics not in the workbook.

At the end of each module is a 3-4 question quiz. At the end of the course is a test. The test has 20 questions. All quizzes and the test require 70% to pass.

HP 10BII Financial Calculator

To take this course you will need an HP10BII financial calculator or phone app. The app is around $6.00 and the physical calculator is around $22. The calculator is not included in the tuition and there are links in the course to get yours.

Alumni Center

At the end of your course you will be given a link and access code to the Alumni Center for your course at doesitpencil.com. This access will provide you additional benefits including lectures on video, downloadable MP3 files from the course, and additional practice problems with video based solutions to continue to build your mastery and competency of the Does it Pencil materials.

Certificate

After you have taken the course and successfully completed the final test, you will automatically be provided a certificate. Do Not Lose your certificate. The Core Course charges $25 per replacement certificate. No exceptions.