Buy, Build, or Renovate for Profit
"21 Secrets to Making Money in Real Estate - Your step-by-step guide backed by over 40 years of relevant experience!"
In this incredibly detailed, comprehensive, and well-designed course by an industry expert with 40+ years of relevant experience, you will:
- Learn everything an owner/builder or builder should know about building a new home, (city, infill, acreage) or renovating efficiently and profitably.
- Learn about pre-planning, choosing lot and site, house design, plans, specifications, easy estimating, contracting tips, recording and cost control, scheduling trades and suppliers, renovating a kitchen, how to finance for a construction mortgage, sweat equity, permits, warranty program and construction tips.
- Receive two hard cover books which include: a management system with all forms, contracts, schedules and specifications indexed for quick reference; and a home builder’s bible which is a great resource for personal use or for your clients who are building or renovating.
- Receive a lesson plan used for discussion and reference to the many money-saving ideas, tips and checklists to help you save time and money while avoiding costly mistakes!
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- Learn how to incorporate sweat equity into your down-payment for an owner-built home.
- Learn ideas for quickly increasing the value of your investment home.
- Learn tips on being a proftable landlord.
- Learn 10 things you should know before entering into a contract.
- Learn great ideas for your new home or kitchen, and receive a FREE BONUS kitchen plan.
- Learn what to look for in house plans and where to find the best plans.
Your Instructor
Dave Pocock, author of “Master Lists”, has over 38 years of experience in Buying, Renovating, Building and Selling real estate. He is a Trades Consultant with Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training and is the Owner/ Instructor for the U-Build Housing Action Program based in Calgary, AB. He is also an AREA instructor for "Managing the Construction of a New Home or Renovation" for Real Estate Associates in Alberta. He completed his Honours Bachelor of Commerce Degree at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario. Thereafter he moved to Alberta where he started working as a Loans Officer with the Royal Bank. Earlier in his career, Dave worked as Housing Officer with the Co-op Housing Action Program. He has helped 600 families build their own homes and has taught several classes on financing, estimating, scheduling and planning. He authored a book titled "A Complete Guide to Being Your Own Home Contractor" and has taught the Build or Renovate Your Own Home course at SAIT and Medicine Hat College. Dave has built numerous homes in the Calgary area and has renovated and sold several investment properties throughout the years.
If you want to know whether you should Buy, Build, or Renovate a property, Dave's extensive experience will help you decide the most profitable path.
"My goal is to help you achieve success in residential real estate by providing you with strategies, lists and action exercises to help you make and save money and achieve your goals easier and faster."
History
- Bachelor of Commerce degree at Laurentian University
- Royal Bank Loans Officer
- Completed training in construction and built first home in 1980’s
- Attended training courses in appraisal, financing and investing
- Instructed classes to over 600 families building their own homes
- Worked as a housing officer and instructor, Apprenticeship Trades Consultant and Officer.
- Custom builder in several communities in Calgary including Coach Manor Estates, Strathcona, Pump Hill, Signal Ridge, Hawkwood, Sundance, and Infills.
- Author of Nationally Published Book “ A Complete Guide to Being Your Own Home Contractor” and self published “Build or Renovate Your Own Home”
- Trained over 1,000 people throughout Alberta on Planning and Managing the Construction of a New Home
- Instructed courses at Sait Polytechnic, formally Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, University of Calgary, Medicine Hat College
- Real Estate Council of Alberta (RECA) approved instructor for 6 credit course taught throughout Alberta
- Licensed Mortgage Associate
- Business owner of http://www.BuildingorRenovating.com and creator of the Training Program
- Developer and presenter for course “Building or Renovating for Profit”
- Author of “Master Lists”, a book that provides a step by step guide for all areas of residential real estate including buying, renovating, building and selling.
Course Curriculum
Chapter 1 - Launch with a Team and Attitude for Profit
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Chapter 2 - Using Lists to Save Time, Effort and Money
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Chapter 3 - Knowing and Using Principles of Real Estate Appraisal
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Frequently Asked Questions
When does the course start and finish?
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.
How long do I have access to the course?
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
What if I am unhappy with the course?
We would never want you to be unhappy! If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us in the first 30 days and we will give you a full refund.