Real Estate Deal Structuring: Introduction to the Waterfall Framework

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Free Online Course: Real Estate Deal Structuring: Introduction to the Waterfall Framework provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 1-2 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Real Estate Deal Structuring: Introduction to the Waterfall Framework is taught by Symon He.

Overview
  • Partnering with other investors? Learn how to use the waterfall framework to track and share the profits from real estate deals involving multiple investors.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Course overview
    1. Investing with Others
    • Why invest with others?
    • Risks of investing with others
    • Intro to the waterfall framework
    2. The Waterfall Examples
    • Waterfall examples overview
    • No waterfall
    • Two-tier waterfall
    • Three-tier waterfall
    • Four-tier waterfall
    • Waterfall example summary
    • Which waterfall to use
    3. Money-Losing Investment
    • What happens if the investment loses money?
    • Waterfall example: Money-losing investment
    4. Additional Examples
    • Rental income with waterfall
    • Fix and flip with waterfall
    • Restaurant startup example
    • Parking garage example
    • Other situations ideal for waterfall
    5. Closing Thoughts
    • Closing thoughts on investing with others
    6. Bonus Materials
    • Waterfall modeling deep dive overview
    • Modeling out the preferred return
    • Modeling an IRR hurdle and cash multiple hurdle
    • Modeling out the catch-up
    • Wrapping up the waterfall model