The Art of Creating Wealth
"Steve presented a complex subject in an easily understandable format that was thoughtful, insightful and enjoyable!
— Gary Sannes

Agenda — Day One

7:30-9:30 a.m. | Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00-9:30 a.m. | Keys to Success
  - Understanding Risk
  - Summary
9:30-10:30 a.m. | History and Qualifications
  - Steve Jordan
  - Rebuilding America Mission Statement
  - Rebuilding America Media Kit
  - Property Set-up Sheet
10:00-10:30 a.m. | The New Millennium: Rebuilding America
  - Why “Rebuild” or “Recycle” Real Estate?
  - Articles
10:30-10:45 a.m. | Break (coffee and tea provided)
10:45-12:00 p.m. | So You Want to be a Millionaire?
  - Harsh Truth (WSJ)
  - Retiree Returns to Early Shift, But at Half the Pay (WSJ)
  - As Nest Eggs Fall Prey to Bust, Return to Workplace (WSJ)
  - Other newspaper headlines
  - If you plan on retiring rich…
  - Let’s talk about the stock market…
  - Let’s talk about real estate…
  - Now let’s get started
12:00-1:00 p.m. | Lunch Break
1:00-2:00 p.m. | The Business Plan
  - The dream income
  - The goal
  - How much property do I need?
  - How long will it take?
2:00-3:00 p.m. | Rate of Return on Rental Real Estate
  - Calculate your rate of return
  - Appreciation
  - Cash flow from rents
  - Principal pay down
  - Depreciation
  - The bottom line
3:00-3:15 p.m. Break (coffee and tea provided)
3:15-4:30 p.m. | Why Isn’t Everyone Buying Investment Real Estate?
  - Compounding interest
  - Loan amortization sheet
  - Pacific Street LLC results
  - The Goal spreadsheet
  - 804 Pierview spreadsheet
  - 215 N Coast Highway spreadsheet
4:30-5:30 p.m. | Rebuilding Real Estate
  - Buy-fix and sell
  - Buy-fix and hold
  - Timeline check list
  - Bid sheets
  - Initial scope of work
  - Purchase check list
  - Escrow check list
  - Life cycle check list (beginning to end)
  - Sales check list
  - Time sheet
  - Post construction check list
  - Property condition check list
  - Accounting spreadsheets
5:30-5:45 p.m. | Break (refreshments served)
5:45-6:30 p.m. | Question and Answer Session