The mission of AIPIS is to properly educate real estate specialists and investors in the proven methods of income property investments as a road to building wealth.
About AIPIS
The Accredited Income Property Investment Specialist (AIPIS) program has been developed to qualify licensed real estate and mortgage professionals across the United States to better serve the needs of investors looking to preserve and generate wealth through the income property industry. This certification program is for those who are serious about taking their career to the next level; creating personal success and wealth while assisting clients with their financial goals. As the affects of the credit crisis linger in the minds of potential clients, it is even more important to expand one’s education and qualifications to continue to generate new business and earn the confidence of these potential clients in innovative ways.
Investment property is defined as real estate designed to generate income or return through the benefit of renters; this includes both residential and commercial properties. Income property is a set of Packaged Commodities™ in the form of a building, apartment complex, a 4-Plex or single family residence; classified as an improvement to a piece of land. Income property investments are uniquely multi-dimensional; each dimension will be discussed throughout the AIPIS program.
The AIPIS program is a three-course program that will qualify a real estate professional as an Accredited Income Property Investment Specialist. Each course consists of:
- Online Chats
- Graded Assignments
- Unit Quizzes
- Discussion Forum
- Income Property Investing Textbooks
The AIPIS program will address topics such as:
- The differences between saving and investing
- The importance of asset allocation and diversification
- The relationship between risk and return
- The value of prudent long-term investing
- A number of investment opportunities including stocks, bonds, mutual funds, CDs, collectibles,business ownership, real estate, securities, and international investments
- The importance of selecting investments that best reflect one’s financial goals
- Measuring your client’s risk tolerance
- Monetary policy, inflation and deflation
- Theories behind inflation and deflation
- How monetary policy impacts us
- Ways to beat inflation
- Deflation indicators
- The income tax system
- The basics of capital gains tax
- The marginal tax rates
- The elements of a financial plan
- Organizing your client’s current financial portfolio
- The tools required to set prudent financial goals
- Generating a projected financial portfolio
- Implementation of your client’s financial plan
- Gaining new business unavailable to your competitors
AIPIS Objectives
- To develop income investment curriculum
- To educate individuals nationwide in the proven methods of income property investing
- To provide certification programs for real estate professionals looking to expand their own knowledge and credentials
- To publish educational materials focusing on investment concepts
- To utilize various presentation platforms and learning methods to accommodate the various learning styles and lifestyles of individuals
AIPIS 3-course Program
The AIPIS program is a three course program that will qualify a realtor as an accredited income property investment specialist:
AIPIS 100 Course Objectives
- Differentiate between the concepts of investing and saving
- List the various investment options
- Explain the importance of the time-value of money and asset allocation
- Identify the different levels of risk that accompany investments
- Define inflation
- Measure how much inflation affects your individual lifestyle
- Identify potential investment opportunities to counter inflation
- Understand the function of taxes
- Identify the importance of tax-benefited investments
- Acknowledge the advantages of long-term investing from a tax point of view
AIPIS 200
AIPIS 300
