In this course, you will learn about both investment (sale) and lease transactions for commercial real estate. The first lesson discusses how to help clients find what meets their needs with a focus on real estate as an investment. This includes real estate market forces, investor motivations, investment terminology, and risks associated with real estate investing. In the second lesson, you'll learn about methods for analyzing real estate investments for buyer clients. Lessons 3 - 5 look at the flow of an example lease transaction for a national retail client, including a discussion of the timing of events and the documents involved in the transaction.