Working With Real Estate Investors: Understanding Investor Strategies
Unlike most owner-occupied homebuyers, real estate investors enter the market to make money. By learning about investor motivators and criteria, you’ll be in a better position to help your clients navigate this asset strategy.
Working with Real Estate Investors examines investor goals and strategies, different investment property types, key financial considerations, and your role in locating, negotiating for, and marketing investment properties.
Course Highlights:
- An overview of residential and commercial investment property types
- Short- and long-term investment property acquisition strategies
- Financial factors that influence investor decisions, including depreciation, 1031 tax exchanges, and cash flow
- Financing options available to real estate investors, including conventional loans, commercial loans, and private money lenders
- Tips for locating and marketing investment properties
- Pros and cons of working with investor clients
- Ethical duties when working with investor clients
- Activities and scenarios to provide real-world context for course content
State Requirements For Louisiana
Louisiana State Requirement Details for Real Estate Continuing Education
Renewal Date: 12/31 of each year
- Timely Renewal Period: August 1 – September 30
- First Delinquent Renewal Period: October 1 – November 15 - fees assessed
- Second Delinquent Renewal Period: November 16 – December 31 - fees assessed
Visit LREC's website for more information.
Failure to renew your license by December 31 will result in expiration of your license.
All active real estate licensees must complete 12 hours of approved continuing education coursework, including any LREC mandatory course topic(s), each year to be eligible to renew their license for the next year.
Hours Required: 12 hours
- 4 hours – Mandatory hours
- 8 hours – Elective hours
MANDATORY COURSE TOPIC(S)
2025 Mandatory - Navigating the New Normal
Mandatory course topics must be completed through an approved LREC-certified real estate vendor on or before December 31 as part of the 12-hour continuing education requirement.
Louisiana Real Estate Commission
Address: 9071 Interline Ave, Baton Rouge, LA 70809
Telephone: 225.925.1923 or 800.821.4529
Fax: 225.925.4501