Property courses

Are there any property courses that anyone recommends?
Deakin has a Grad Dip in Property. 31k for 1 year online course seems a bit rich!
Any experiences appreciated.

 

To do what? Work in the industry? If you want to learn about investing, just reading this forum and library books would be enough. Then you have to do stuff.

You really need to sit down, just blank out your mind and decide on a goal then a plan, without any prejudices.

 

Plenty of courses out there but it depends on the purpose and how much time you have on your hands. Uni offers 3-4 year degrees, 1-3 year post grad. TAFE offers a few other options as well. Eg 3 yr B Property Val - a bargain at only $30k

 

Yes to work in the industry. I am asking if anyone has done a course before to work in property ( career ). I am aware there are courses out there. Asking if anyone has done one.

 

Working as what? If a selling agent then you should read the reiv website.

Your still flailing around without a goal. You should be asking what courses to do to become an agent.

 

One name comes to mind: Property Professor – Property Planning Education
he is the well known independent property mentor.

 

There are dozens of careers in property including what I would call direct and indirect. What are you exactly looking for?

Direct Examples:
Real Estage Agent
Property Manager
Buyers Advocates

Indirect Examples:
Mortgage Brokers
Conveyancers

Then there is ofcourse everything that goes with property in terms of development and investing.

 

How about being a consultant.

What do you need to complete?
Does it requires a license?

Basically, my understanding of a consultant is someone who guides on the process and refers prospective purchasers to brokers, conveyancers, builders and agents.


Regards

 

How much faith do you put in a consultant who doesn't hold an appropriate licence, qualifications and hold professional indemnity insurance?

 

What Scott said.

Introducing clients to properties falls within the definition of agent - which means you need the agency licence and the insurances.

If you mean a consultant who suggests other services but never presents a property you might be able to get around the licence issue but i don't know how viable the business is. Either way you hopefully mean fee for service. The client still needs to know what they will base their trust of you on and why they would pay you. (re read Scott's post). For brokers and BA's in most cases this trust and value is demonstrated over time with experience and reviews.

If you intend taking referral fees from other services then you are not a consultant you are a marketer. You may get more clients as you will be free to the buyers but how will you build trust if the whole business model relies on the purchaser being "onsold" to the real client (the builder or broker) who pays your fee?