Seminars

Seminars are a new format offered on a public scale by Bayfield Training. Although we’ve been doing this privately for clients and Real Estate Clubs & Societies for over a decade, 2025 will bring the launch of public seminars covering key topics, introductory courses and much more.

How it works

How it works

  • Paid service
    • Included with seminar participants will have access to the recording via the Bayfield Online Learning Platform.
  • Seminars will range from Two – Four hours in length
  • Public Seminars
    • These are ran on set dates and times throughout the year.
  • In-House Seminars
    • They can be delivered in-person or ran virtually via Zoom
    • Topics can vary outside of the scope of our Public Seminar listings

Foundations of PV, Growth Adjustments, Timing, and IRR

Date: TBC 2025
Time: 14.00pm – 16.00pm + 15 minutes Q/A
Delivery: Online (Zoom)
Price: £25 + VAT (GBP)

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Overview:

  • Introduction to Present Value (PV) and its role in real estate valuation.
  • Explore the fundamentals of compounding, discounting, and annuity/perpetuity calculations.
  • Explain the Internal Rate of Return (IRR) and its relationship with the discount rate and target return.

Topics:

    • PV Basics:
  • Time Value of Money (TVM): Compounding and discounting principles.
  • PV calculation for fixed cash flows, annuities, and perpetuities.
    • Growth Adjustments:
  • Gordon Growth Model: Adjusting PV for growth and depreciation.
  • Impact of growth rates on cap rates and PV.
    • Timing Adjustments:
  • Adjusting PV for timing of payments (arrears vs. advance, quarterly vs. annual).
  • Formula for cap rate adjustments based on payment frequency.
    • Internal Rate of Return (IRR):
  • Definition of IRR and its role in investment evaluation.
  • Relationship between the discount rate and IRR:
    • The discount rate equals the target rate of return when IRR is used to calculate PV.
    • Ensuring consistency between the discount rate and investment objectives.

Data Exercises:

  • Calculate PV for fixed cash flows, annuities, and perpetuities.
  • Adjust PV for rent received quarterly in advance vs. annually in arrears.
  • Compute IRR for a sample investment and discuss how the discount rate aligns with the target return.

Price, Value, and Worth: A Comparative Analysis

Date: TBC 2025
Time: 14.00pm – 16.00pm + 15 minutes Q/A
Delivery: Online (Zoom)
Price: £25 + VAT (GBP)

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Overview:

    • Explore the distinctions between price, value, and worth in real estate.
    • Introduction to key metrics for comparing investment performance, including equity multiple and cash-on-cash returns.

Topics/Theory

    • Price, Value, and Worth:
      • Definitions and differences.
      • How external factors, market conditions, and investor preferences influence each.
    • Equity Multiple:
      • Explanation and significance in measuring investment performance.
      • Applications in real estate decision-making.
    • Cash-on-Cash Returns:
      • Definition and practical use in evaluating income-producing properties.
      • Limitations and scenarios where it is most useful.
  • Data Exercises/ Hands-on
    • Calculate equity multiple and cash-on-cash returns for a sample property.

Compare price, value, and worth for the same property under different market assumptions

Real Estate Financial Modelling – Essentials

Date: Convenient to you
Time: TBC
Delivery: Online (Zoom) or In-Person

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This Seminar has been designed to teach the essential real estate financial modelling theory, functions and formulas to individuals working in the real estate sector. The seminar aims to give delegates a grasp of MS Excel and its usage in real estate cash flow modelling.

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Introduction to Real Estate

Date: Convenient to you
Time: TBC
Delivery: Online (Zoom) or In-Person

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This seminar has been created to introduce the Real Estate lifecycle to indivudals wanting to gain a better understanding of the Real Estate sector. By the end of the seminar attendee’s will become familiar with the players, structure, general terminology and overall needs of Real Estate.

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Seminar Topics

Explore a diverse range of real estate topics here

Residential Real Estate
PBSA
AI in Real Estate
Real Estate Financial Modelling in Python
MS Excel
Logistics & Industrial Assets
Structured Finance
Private Equity