This course will provide attorneys with a solid foundation of knowledge and critical thinking skills to help clients reduce risk when buying investment property or personal residences. Leonard P. Baron, MBA, CPA, will provide attorneys with information on due diligence tasks and procedures a real estate buyer should perform. Since most people do not buy real estate often, few know even the most basic ways to reduce risk.
The following topics will be addressed: due diligence to reduce client risk, the purchase process, investor rentals cash flows, renting vs. owning, foreclosures, short sales, REO, MLS, the income taxes impact on cash flows. mortgage financing for property, homeowners association analysis?, home inspections/fix up costs, property & liability insurance, title insurance and holding title, LLCs, Trusts and asset protection, renting/managing your property, flipping, fixer uppers, small apartment buildings, second homes/vacation rentals, appraisals, and property valuation.
Leonard Baron is very active in the real estate community. He teaches the MBA Real Estate Investment Course at San Diego State University and teaches a private course for individual investors. Mr. Baron is often quoted in local and national press with regards to the San Diego real estate market. Mr. Baron's insights have been referenced in national and local news media organizations like USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, MSNBC, Newsweek and he often does TV media interviews on varied real estate topics. He also speaks at real estate conferences, guest lectures at other universities, and has taught private courses on real estate investment.
Practice Areas: Real Property | Taxation
State Accreditations: California (CA)