Classroom:

1) Professional power-point presentations and course workbook.

2) General overview of commercial real estate including retail, office, apartments, office/warehouse, land development and tenant/landlord leasing.

3) Emphasis on key skill development including but not limited to: leadership, negotiation & ambition.

4) Step by step process of several real transactions that have occurred, from acquisition of property to sale of property or tenant occupied property including real pictures and actual contracts.

5) An online forum designed to handle discussion and answer questions from students.

6) Each session will include an expert guest speaker from various areas of real estate.

Field:

1) Every five students will be assigned to one field mentor.

2) Each student will be assigned to a specific geographic area. Emphasis will be given to teach students to develop ownership of their neighborhoods.

3) Field mentors will provide ongoing direction for students to network and participate in appointments with potential sellers, politicos, key players and organizations in the neighborhood and with other members of their real estate team.

4) Students will gain experience in the acquisition of real property as they assist their mentors with transactions.

5) Students will learn a model that will be duplicatable in their own career.