looking for a list of adult education Real Estate
investment/development seminars or courses in Southern California
(Orange County, CA prefered).  Want to review the financial basics of
buying commercial properties and analyzing Return on investment.  will
consider online courses.  Will audit a college
course, if they let me.  Want to avoid the "no money down" or "get
rich quick" type seminars.

Thanks for asking!

I've compiled a list of Community Colleges in Orange County that offer
basic Real Estate courses (i.e. Real Estate Principles, and Real
Estate Financing, etc.). I've linked the Fall 2002 class schedules for
each institution. You'll need to check individually with each College
to determine if the classes listed are still open to enrollment.
Admission and course audit policies vary from school to school.

Coastline Community College
Real Estate - Fall, 2002 Course Descriptions and Schedule
http://coastline.cccd.edu/fall2002/realest.html

Golden West College
Real Estate Courses - Fall, 2002 Class Schedule
http://gwc.info/Schedules/SchedRLS.html

Saddleback Community College
Fall 2002 Schedule - Real Estate
http://www1.socccd.cc.ca.us/SmartSchedule/ClassFind.asp?siteID=A&termID=20023&mktcode=RE00&header=Real+Estate

Cypress College
Fall Schedule 2002 
Document is in .pdf format (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Real Estate course offerings are on page 70 (print version
equivalent), page 66 of .pdf document
http://www.cypress.cc.ca.us/schedule/fall02classes.pdf

Fullerton College

Fullerton College uses a search function to display their Course
Schedule. Select Real Estate in the Department drop-down selection box
for display of course offerings.

http://zeus.fullcoll.edu:8080/classSchedule/index.jsp

Santa Ana College/Santiago Canyon College
Real Estate Courses, Fall, 2002
http://ext.sacollege.org/schedule/fall/0re.htm

Orange Coast Community College
Fall 2002 Class Schedule - Real Estate
http://www.occ.cccd.edu/online/schedule/fall/sections.cfm?Dept=2_6


Community Education and Adult Education Courses

I'm hesitant to offer the following link to the Community Education
division at Saddleback Community College. Several of the
classes/seminars listed seem to be the exact titles you -don't- want.
However, a couple of the offerings seem to be less hype and more
learning.

Saddleback Community College
Community Education - Real Estate
http://www.saddleback-ce.com/CatList.asp?Form=Adult&Criteria=Real+Estate&getInPerson=List+Classes

Irvine Adult School 
Community Education Courses - Business
http://www.irvineadultschool.com/IAS/Programs/PrgCommunityEd.asp?tmpnrc=1030397097328#BUSINESS

Huntington Beach Adult Community Education

Two courses offered in investing, interesting partially because of the
listed instructor, Ron Witter, of Dean, Witter.

Basic Investing - Beginning and Intermediate
http://www.hbuhsd.k12.ca.us/adlt/delete%20items/home%20and%20economics.htm


Private Seminar

I've also located an upcoming seminar, sponsored by the Orange County
Real Estate Club.  The seminar outline indicates that the subjects
covered are peripheral to Real Estate investments. You'd have to
contact the sponsors or seminar instructors to determine if these
topics could be an applicable part of your personal learning program.

Entrust Administration, Inc.
Learn The Secrets of Investing in Real Estate Tax Free 
http://www.entrustadmin.com/seminars.html


In the course of the seminar research, I ran across an online
investment site that seems to be worth investigating for the advice of
fellow real estate investors. The tone of the posts in the forum is
helpful and friendly, hype free, and professional.

Dealmakers Cafe
http://www.dealmakerscafe.com/

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Google Search Terms
"investing in Real Estate" (course OR seminar) ("Orange County" OR
"Southern California")
"Real Estate investments" classes Orange County California

Google Web Directory - School Districts
http://directory.google.com/Top/Regional/North_America/United_States/California/Counties/Orange/Education/School_Districts/

Should you have any questions about the material provided, or if
you're willing to travel further afield, let me know and I'll see if
further seminars or courses can be located. I'm familiar with Orange
County (native - lived there 25 years) and surrounding areas. In the
course of this search I have surveyed the all of the county school
districts for adult ed opportunities related to Real Estate Investing.

larre-ga

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Clarification of Answer by larre-ga on 26 Aug 2002 16:14 PDT

Additionally, the following online distance learning opportunities may
fit the bill.

Online Real Estate Investment Courses

Real Estate Investing Made Simple

"11 Module Course that teaches you everything you need to know to
start investing successfully in Real Estate. Includes useful forms and
hundreds of helpful tips." Requires site membership.

Real Estate Investor's Advantage
Real Estate Investing Made Simple
http://www.reiadvantage.com/investor/simple.asp

Introduction to Commercial Real Estate

"Learn the advantages of investing in real estate and the four main
categories of investment property. You'll become proficient with
income and expense analyses while learning the various factors that
affect a real estate investment. Gains and losses are discussed, as
well as, the impact of capital gains on real estate investments."

Real Estate School of South Carolina
Continuing Education
http://www.realestateschoolofsc.com/online_courses.htm

Google Search Terms
"Introduction to Commercial Real Estate"
://www.google.com/search?num=30&hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&client=googlet&q=%22Introduction+to+Commercial+Real+Estate%22

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Very thorough job  - pretty much exactly what I was after, but did not
have the time or acumen to get there.  Thanks!!