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A practical in-person course with local real estate examples, live discussion, and a classroom setting.
Instructor: Beny Hen
In-person classroom setting
Local real estate examples
A practical beginner course for renters, first-time buyers, students, young adults, and future landlords who want a clear roadmap before making one of the biggest financial decisions of their lives.
Many renters want to buy someday, but they do not know where to start. They hear about credit scores, down payments, inspections, closing costs, mortgages, interest rates, and investing — but nobody explains the full process in plain English.
By the end of the program, students should understand the path from renter to prepared buyer, smart homeowner, and future landlord.
The course is designed for beginners. No prior real estate knowledge is required.
Credit, income, debt-to-income ratio, savings, closing costs, pre-approval, and a realistic buying timeline.
How to compare homes, understand neighborhoods, identify red flags, and avoid emotional buying mistakes.
What happens after a buyer finds a property, including offers, inspections, appraisals, title, settlement, and final walkthrough.
Maintenance, insurance, property taxes, repairs, budgeting, recordkeeping, refinancing, and long-term planning.
House hacking, duplexes, rental income, cash flow, vacancies, repairs, tenants, lease basics, and beginner landlord mistakes.
Examples and discussion grounded in real residential and property management experience in Pennsylvania.
Six paid classes, two hours each, after the free intro session.
Renting vs. owning, equity, mortgages, ownership costs, and why buying too early can also be a mistake.
Credit, income, debt, savings, pre-approval, down payment options, closing costs, and common lender mistakes.
How to compare property types, review listings, tour homes, spot red flags, and choose a property that fits your goals.
Offers, deposits, inspections, appraisal, mortgage commitment, title work, final walkthrough, and settlement day.
First-year homeowner budgeting, maintenance planning, insurance, taxes, repairs, records, refinancing, and future options.
House hacking, renting out a property, cash-flow basics, tenant screening, leases, deposits, repairs, vacancies, and mistakes to avoid.
On select evenings, students may hear from local professionals for 30–45 minutes on the topic being taught.
How to get mortgage-ready and avoid financing mistakes.
How first-time buyers should approach touring, offers, and negotiations.
What happens between agreement and closing.
Benny Hen is a licensed Pennsylvania Associate Broker with hands-on real estate and property operations experience. His background includes residential transaction coordination, rental property operations, maintenance coordination, tenant relations, compliance-minded execution, and working with mixed commercial and residential portfolios.
This course is built from practical experience, not theory alone. The goal is to help beginners understand the process before they make expensive decisions.
A practical in-person course with local real estate examples, live discussion, and a classroom setting.
A complete 12-hour in-person program with worksheets, live instruction, Q&A, and guest speakers.
Student / under-21 discount may require basic proof of student status or age. Seats are limited.