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 Virginia
Virginia State Requirement Details for Real Estate Broker Continuing Education
Renewal Date: License expires every two years on the last day of the initial license month. Renew no earlier than 60 days prior to license expiration.
Hours Required by the State if License Expires Before June 30, 2026: 24 hours
- 16 hours of mandatory course topics
- 6 hours in Broker Management
- 2 hours in Broker Supervision
- 3 hours in Ethics & Standards of Conduct
- 2 hours in Fair Housing
- 1 hours in Legal Updates and Emerging Trends
- 1 hours in Real Estate Agency
- 1 hours in Real Estate Contracts
- 8 hours of elective course topics or mandatory course topics
Hours Required by the State if License Expires On or After June 30, 2026: 24 hours
- 19 hours of mandatory course topics
- 6 hours in Broker Management
- 2 hours in Broker Supervision
- 3 hours in Ethics & Standards of Conduct
- 2 hours in Fair Housing
- 2 hours in Legal Updates and Emerging Trends
- 2 hours in Real Estate Agency
- 2 hours in Real Estate Contracts
- 5 hours of elective course topics or mandatory course topics
Note: These Continuing Education requirements also apply to inactive brokers who apply to activate their licenses.
Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation Real Estate Board
Street Address: 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 400, Richmond, Virginia 23233-1485
Mailing Address: 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 400, Richmond, Virginia 23233-1485
Telephone: (804) 367-8526
Email: reboard@dpor.virginia.gov