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Everything is on the internet these days, and almost everything is done through it!
This article provided by Isaac Toussie, a professional real estate developer in one of the greatest property markets on the planet, New York City. It’s where Isaac Toussie learned all the ins and outs of the industry first-hand, and it’s this kind of direct experience that has him raising his eyebrows at the number of online real estate courses now being offered, even by some rather prestigious institutions.
Once the near-exclusive preserve of worthless diploma mills, so-called distance learning has really come of age with a vengeance with the advent of the internet. And now, in this age of Web 2.0, it seems like everybody and their subsidiary is getting in on the action. Well, in this article, we are going to take a look at them for ourselves, through Isaac Toussie’s own understanding of the real estate business. But, as always, be advised that the opinions within this article are just the personal observations of one man, Isaac Toussie. So just enjoy the article and do not misconstrue it for any kind of business advice whatsoever, for which a consultation with the relevant professionals, like lawyers and accountants, remains a necessity!
Online courses do not do too bad a job at educating people in the basics. Of course, they just cannot compare to actual field experience, but such limits are inevitable.
What they are, are really great at accommodating one’s schedule. With most online courses, you can attend class whenever you want, wherever you want – and certainly in whatever you want, including your pajamas! Convenience is their number one draw, and such accessibility is not much more expensive than the kind of learning offered by the traditional classroom setting. Indeed, many of the courses sampled were a little less expensive.
More problematic is the hands-on approach that I feel necessary for a really good grasp of how this business works. Learning about the relevant laws is all fine and good, but what’s really needed is a way to cultivate the mindset of a real estate tycoon! One of these internet real estate courses even offered an internship as a part of the experience, which does go some way towards remedying what I’ve just noted, and I suspect other courses exist with similar arrangements.