New Jersey Real Estate Education

Garden State Apartments now provides access to an educational environment that teaches adults the way to create wealth using the time-tested, foundational principles adhered to by all higher-education institutions. Instructional System Design (ISD) is commonplace in major universities worldwide. It is renowned as the taxonomy that accelerates learning and maximizes retention. The power of ISD has been proven, time and time again, throughout history.

We knew that this widely-accepted science, if applied to wealth-creation, could change the landscape of the entire Real Estate industry and perhaps, contribute to changing the world one family at a time!

One Size Does Not Fit All:

Whether you are a seasoned investor or are looking for a way to create wealth but don’t know where to start; whether you prefer to study independently, at your own pace or you enjoy hands-on learning and instructor interaction; if you want to learn the way to earn…we have the perfect program for you!

NJ Real Estate Investing Classes:
Bookkeeping	This hands-on, introductory level learning session helps students get their real estate investment businesses up and running.
Building Your Team	Students will learn how to select and assemble a team of professionals able to support them in building their successful real estate investing businesses.
Buy & Hold I	This class is designed to assist students in creating long-term, residual wealth.
Buyer Beware	Presenting a tried-and-true dose of real estate investing reality, this foundational class arms students with the “DOs and DON’Ts” of investing.
Establishing Your Business Vision	Through a guided exercise, students will learn how to pursue real estate strategies that maximize each student’s individual strengths.
Real Estate 101	In this “quick-start” class, students will learn the concepts and mechanics of real estate investment transactions.
Business Financial Management	This class provides students with an owner’s perspective and basic understanding of the structure and operation of their real estate investment businesses.
Buy & Hold II/ Landlording	This class teaches students how to be successful landlords by managing their portfolios of rental property.
Computer Property Analysis	A real-time property analysis training session, Computer Property Analysis exposes students to a variety of on-line property information.
Creative Acquisition Strategies	Students will be presented with creative techniques and strategies for acquiring and controlling properties.
Creative Financing	This course introduces a variety of practical techniques for financing real estate projects and presents creative, non-conventional financing alternatives.
Fix & Flip	This “'how-to” class teaches investors the way to fix and flip properties for quick cash.
Foreclosures	Designed for both the novice and the seasoned investor, this class provides a practical how-to guide of acquiring foreclosed properties through two methods: auction and bank REOs.
IRA & Retirement Plan Investing I	This introductory level IRA class challenges widely-held misconceptions about retirement plans.
Legal Strategies	Students are presented with sensible approaches to legal situations in real estate investing.
Managing Property Managers	Property managers are hired to look after an investor’s interest.  If this resource is not properly managed, investors often find they are losing money.
Market Analysis	This class presents criteria for analyzing various real estate markets.
Mechanic's Liens and Bankruptcies	This class offers an in-depth discussion and strategies on mechanic's liens and property bankruptcies.
Negotiations for Real Estate	Students will learn the psychology of successful negotiations. Class topics include both the principles and conduct of real estate negotiations.
Pre-Foreclosures	Designed for both the novice and the seasoned investor, this class provides a practical how-to guide of acquiring pre-foreclosure properties.
Tax Lien Certificates	Secured by real estate and guaranteed by the government, tax-defaulted paper is a little-known vehicle used by wealthy investors for decades.
Tax Strategies	Students will learn practical applications of owning real estate, considerations for maintaining entities, and the tax implications of operating under various business structures.
Understanding Mortgages	This class examines the various mortgage products and sources; provides an understanding of how interest rates are quoted and misquoted; explains the most important part of your Good Faith Estimate; and tells you what the four main government boxes really tell you on your Truth in Lending Statement.
Advanced Legal Strategies	Building upon the content taught in the one-day 200 Level Legal Strategies class, this course explores advanced legal topics applicable to real estate investing.
Advanced Tax Strategies	Building upon the content taught in the one-day 200 Level Tax Strategies class, this class exposes students to the unfortunate realities of the estate and gift tax while presenting how the use of Family Limited Partnerships and other techniques can help significantly reduce taxes.
Building a RME Portfolio	Students will learn how to leverage the power of the real estate investing system.
Business Financial Management II	Building upon the content taught in the 200 Level Business Financial Management I class, this class is presented from a business owner’s perspective to provide advanced practical knowledge of organizational needs, legal requirements, asset protection, and tax reduction strategies critical to the success of their real estate investment business.
Introduction to Land Developement	This introductory land development class presents a five-step process for purchasing land and developing it.
IRA & Retirement Plan Investing II	Students will learn the actions steps necessary to effectively use a retirement plan to invest in real estate.
Lease Options	This class examines the planning and strategy necessary to sell a property over time. Creative acquisition strategies applicable to lease options will be discussed.
Master Leases	Students will learn the way to use a little-known alternative means of acquiring multi-family property.
Probate Purchases	The goal of this class is to introduce students to a strategy for obtaining leads to buy real property that is for sale but has not yet been exposed to the market.
Subject-To Purchases	This class explores “how-to” methods of buying property subject to the seller’s existing financing while avoiding some of the risks.
Wholesaling	The single, lowest risk and no-money-down-deal available to most investors is wholesaling. Students will learn the skills necessary to find the deal, put the property under contract and sell their position.
Multi-Family Dwellings	In this class, students learn what makes an apartment building different from other investments. Students learn methods for increasing income and lowering expenses, securing financing and working with municipalities.
Multi-Family Property Management	Taking to the next level the content taught in the two-day Multi-Family Dwellings class, this class presents the concepts and realities of how to successfully manage multi-family unit properties to directly affect the investment’s value.
Rehabbing	This class presents and explains the many facets of running a successful rehab project, including the analysis of repair options and cost factors.
Seller-Financed Notes	In this class, students learn the necessary elements to generate significant passive income yields when purchasing real estate secured seller-financed notes.
Short Sales	In this class, students learn all of the necessary components to create significant profits when purchasing pre-foreclosure properties by discounting existing mortgages.