Commercial and investment real estate. Taught the way it works.
Taught by me, personally. For anyone ready to learn.
PRIVATE STUDIO
Whether you want to build a career in commercial real estate or invest in it, this is where you start.
One-to-one. Hands-on. Built around a 90-day plan that we design together.
On your Fit Call, you and I map where you are now and where you want to be in 90 days. In our first session, we finalize the plan that gets you there. Every session after that, we work that plan together.
Ten minutes to apply. Zero cost or obligation. Book your 25-minute Fit Call the moment you submit.
Watch how Private Studio works.
30+
years in CRE and capital markets
500+
closed CRE transactions
$3.0B+
in career transaction volume
3
full economic cycles
THESE ARE A FEW OF MY CLIENTS
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WHY THIS EXISTS
Commercial real estate has
no front door.
I built one.
01
Nobody trained you.
Most people in CRE learned by watching someone else, if they were lucky enough to have someone to watch. Firms hire for the work, but rarely teach it.
02
Courses stop at the formulas.
Capitalization rates, IRRs, and debt yields are easy to teach. Knowing what a seller is hiding in the rent roll is not. That comes from working real deals beside someone who has worked hundreds of them.
03
We work real deals, yours or mine.
You can recite the method and still freeze at a blank sheet, a loan sizing, a package that does not add up, or the question of what comes next. That freeze is what this exists to fix.
WHAT THIS IS
Exactly what MasterCRE is, and why it works.
For anyone who wants to invest in commercial real estate, or build a career in it, and be able to do the work.
This is not another CRE course. This is MasterCRE Private Studio.
Most courses in commercial real estate teach the same formulas, in the same order, regardless of what you need. That is why people who finish them still cannot underwrite a deal, size a capital stack, price an acquisition, or dissect a deal package without a template.
The formulas were never the hard part. The hard part is the judgment: knowing when the numbers are right and the deal is still wrong, and knowing exactly what to do about it.
There is one way to learn judgment. Someone who has done it hundreds of times watches you do it, on your own deals and your own models, and tells you what you missed. Then you do it again until you stop missing it.
MasterCRE is that. Private, one-to-one education and training built around the capabilities you want to be able to demonstrate in 90 days, from wherever you start. You name the gaps on your Fit Call. In Session One, we write the objectives into your Studio Plan. The next 90 days turn them into skills you can show.
No crowded membership. No one-size-fits-all curriculum. No library of complex videos to struggle through alone.
A defined objective, a written plan, direct feedback, and focused work, all built around the way you learn and the work you have to perform.
HOW PRIVATE STUDIO WORKS. THE LONGER VERSION
A private, curated path to the CRE capabilities you need next.
Eight steps from application to your first session.
STEP 1
START HERE
Read all four "MasterCRE Private Studio" offers here. Do not pick one yet.
The Studio Diagnostic offer is one paid hour. The remaining three offers - Studio Foundations, Studio Applied, and Studio Advanced - are the same 90-day work at different paces. You are not choosing the offer now; the right offer is decided together, once I know exactly what you are trying to accomplish and based upon Step 2.
STEP 2
APPLY
Ten minutes that tell me who you are and what you need.
Complete the application. Every Apply button on this site opens the same application; there is only one door. In about ten minutes you share your CRE context, the capabilities you want to demonstrate within 90 days, why it matters now, how you would prove it, what you have tried, the time you can protect, and whether the investment fits. Nothing confidential; redacted examples are welcome. The application is the preparation for our Fit Call (Step 4), so the 25 minutes are spent on you, not wasted on the basics.
STEP 3
BOOK YOUR FIT CALL
The calendar will show on the next screen. Book before you leave it.
The moment you submit your completed application, the booking calendar will appear. Choose any 25-minute slot one business day out or later; the calendar opens no sooner than that, so I have read your application before we talk. Your confirmation email carries the same link in case you closed the tab. Every completed application gets the call, and the only way to access the calendar is through the application.
STEP 4
THE FIT CALL
A 25-minute video call. No charge, no obligation, no sales pitch.
No recommendation can be made from a form alone. We talk: you clarify what you wrote, and I ask what the application could not. We settle your starting point, the outcome you want, the constraints you work within, and what evidence of progress looks like to you. By the end we both know what you need to be able to do by Day 90 and whether I can get you there. If I cannot, I tell you on the call, and what to do next - even if it is not with me or MasterCRE.
STEP 5
THE RECOMMENDATION
One of three answers, in writing, and within one business day.
At the close of the Fit Call I tell you the direction I believe best serves you, and why. Within one business day you receive one email confirming the outcome to which we agreed, either:
1) a "MasterCRE Private Studio" offer - either Studio Foundations, Studio Applied, or Studio Advanced - with objectives, rationale, scope, investment, and exclusions, or;
2) a Studio Diagnostic, when one paid hour on your material will tell us more than a term would, or;
3) a clear “not a fit,” with a better next step customized just for you.
The email carries the agreement and the payment link, and also includes exactly how to proceed - nothing happens until both the agreement is fully executed and the payment has been made. Everything in it was discussed and agreed upon on the Fit Call, so there are zero surprises.
STEP 6
YOUR SEAT
Agreement fully executed. First payment received. Your seat held.
If you choose to proceed and a seat is open, your seat is held once both the fully executed agreement and the first payment are received. We then reserve your Session One date together; your 90-day term begins on that date - NOT on the day you apply, sign, or pay. That same day you receive your Welcome Package: your Studio Brief, a one-page form where you set down where you stand today, what you want to be able to do by Day 90, and how you would prove it, due before Session One; and the link to book Session One.
STEP 7
SESSION ONE
We start the work. Together.
In Session One we turn your Studio Brief into your Studio Plan: the one-page document we both sign that governs your tailored and customized 90-day term. It states the outcome you are working toward, how we will prove it at Day 90, the sequence of work, the milestones, the session cadence, and what is out of scope. It also records where you start on the Studio Standard, a "0" to "4" scale: "0" means you cannot yet perform the task(s); "4" means you can apply the skill(s) to a new situation and catch your own errors. Your Day 1 rating goes in the plan, so that your Day 90 rating is measured against it. Before the session ends, every session for the term is booked on the calendar.
STEP 8
THE 90 DAYS
Session reviews, content, and a record that you keep.
Private, one-to-one sessions on your materials and at your level’s pace. Recorded reviews of your work between them. Written progress reviews at Days 30, 60, and 90, each measured on the Studio Standard. At Day 90 you leave with your Capability Record: one page documenting the work completed, the evidence demonstrated, your rating on Day 1 and Day 90, and what you can now do that you could not do before.
Caveats.
If Studio Diagnostic is recommended for you.
The Studio Diagnostic stands on its own and is not a hurdle on the way to an offer term. Pay the $500, send a short brief, and hold the hour within seven days. Two business days later you have a written diagnosis: where you stand on the a 0 to 4 Studio Standard, the one gap that matters most, and what to build first. If you start any other MasterCRE Private Studio offer within 14 days of your written diagnosis, the $500 is credited against your first payment, monthly or paid in full, and we pick up at Step 6 above; the Fit Call is already done.
If Private Studio is not the right fit.
If neither the Studio Diagnostic nor any of the remaining three MasterCRE Private Studio offer levels fits where you are or what you want to achieve, I will tell you so on the Fit Call, plainly and promptly, and point you to a more useful next step, even when that step is not with me or MasterCRE.
Limited Availability.
There are ten founding seats across the three MasterCRE Private Studio levels (except Studio Diagnostic), first-come, first-served, filled in the order agreements are fully executed and the first payment is made. When they are full, the application stays open and leads to the Studio Waitlist: you hear from me the day a seat opens, with your first right of refusal to it held for 48 hours. The Studio Diagnostic stays available throughout.
Questions first.
Have any questions or need additional help? You can either visit our FAQ section or contact me directly.
IN THEIR WORDS
People I have educated and trained.
Greg has helped me astronomically. He showed me a level of CRE materials that were worth far more than I paid for them. He's an excellent CRE trainer!
Greg has been a valuable mentor in my early career. He gave me a clear picture of the roles across commercial real estate, helped me decide which direction suited me, and made sure I was ready when interviews came. His lessons on real estate fundamentals gave me a foundation I still rely on as an analyst.
Greg has made a huge impact on my life, both personally and professionally. He gave me an opportunity that opened so many doors for me, but what means even more is how he continued to mentor me afterward, from welcoming me when I visited Florida to taking time out of his Mondays just to call and check in on me. One thing he told me that has always stuck with me is that everything in life is a test, so make sure you pass it, and I've carried that advice with me ever since.
When I met Greg I was good at my job but hadn’t figured out how to grow beyond it. His guidance changed that. He helped me step back, get clear on what I wanted to build, and commit to the next step instead of just thinking about it. Since working with him, I’ve earned my Florida broker’s license and started building an independent business with real direction behind it. Greg is direct, generous with his experience, and invested in the people he mentors. I’d recommend him to anyone who’s ready to stop circling and start moving.
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FOUR WAYS IN. ONE STANDARD
You tell me what you want, or need, to do.
I tell you which offer gets you there.
The three levels are the same work at a different pace; the Studio Diagnostic is one paid hour. You do not need to choose. We settle that together on the Fit Call. Founding rates are available for a very limited time.
Studio DiagnosticOne private hour on where you stand and what to build first, with a written diagnosis within two business days. $500Once. Fully credited if you start another offer within 14 days. One 60-minute session on your material. None. None.
What you get
- Investment
- $500, once. Credited in full toward any Private Studio offer that starts within 14 days of your written diagnosis.
- Paid in full
- Not applicable.
- Private sessions
- One 60-minute private video session with me, on your material. I watch you work and find what you are missing.
- Before the session
- A short intake: the capability you want, what you have tried, and one sample of your work if you have one.
- Reviews of your work
- None beyond the session.
- Written deliverable
- A one-page diagnosis within two business days: where you stand on the Studio Standard, a 0 to 4 scale, the one gap that matters most, what to build first, and which Private Studio level fits if you want to continue.
- Direct messages
- None beyond the session.
- Recordings and files
- The session, recorded, and the files you worked on.
- Changing levels
- The $500 is credited if you start another Private Studio offer within 14 days of receiving your written diagnosis.
- How you get in
- Click Apply below. When you submit your application, you book your 25-minute Fit Call on the next screen. I recommend the Diagnostic on the call when one hour on your material will tell us more than a Foundations, Applied, or Advanced term would.
Who this is for
Someone who wants an honest read on their own ability before committing to a higher offer, or someone with one specific problem that an hour can solve.
What this is not
A free consultation, a deal opinion, or a sample of a course. You leave knowing exactly where you stand and exactly what to do next.
Studio FoundationsTwo private sessions a month, your own work reviewed in between, and a custom 90-day Studio Plan. $1,500a month, three months$4,050 paid in full. Two a month. Six in the term. One a month. Within one business day.
What you get
- Investment
- $1,500 a month on a three-month term, $4,500 in total. First month at signing, then on each monthly anniversary.
- Paid in full
- $4,050, which is a 10 percent discount.
- Private sessions
- Six 60-minute private video sessions over 90 days, two a month, on your own material.
- Reviews of your work
- One recorded review each month: your model, your package, your memo, with my notes on screen, so you can watch it again.
- Your Studio Plan
- Outlined on your Fit Call as your Studio Brief, then finalized and signed together in Session One: the one capability you will be able to demonstrate by Day 90, how we will prove it, and the sequence to get there. The principle first, then the math, then the Microsoft Excel®.
- Progress reports
- Written progress reports at Day 30, Day 60, and Day 90, and your Capability Record at the end: one page on what you can now do that you could not do before.
- Direct messages
- To me, answered within one business day.
- Recordings and files
- Every session recorded and every file used is shared.
- Changing levels
- Move up to Applied at any monthly anniversary; the new rate applies from that month and nothing already paid is lost.
- How you get in
- Click Apply below. When you submit your application, you book your 25-minute Fit Call on the next screen.
Who this is for
A professional building one capability alongside a career position or a CRE investment. An investor learning to analyze before buying. Anyone who has taken the courses and still cannot do the work.
What this is not
A course with a calendar. A content library you work through alone. Advice on your deal. Two sessions a month is the pace that produces a visible change in 90 days without taking over your week.
Studio AppliedFor a deadlineOne private session every week, up to three reviews a month, same-day replies. $3,000a month, three months$8,100 paid in full. One a week. Twelve in the term. Up to three a month. Same business day for messages received by 2:00 p.m. Eastern.
What you get
- Investment
- $3,000 a month on a three-month term, $9,000 in total. First month at signing, then on each monthly anniversary.
- Paid in full
- $8,100, which is a 10 percent discount.
- Private sessions
- Twelve 60-minute private video sessions over 90 days, one every week, on your material.
- Reviews of your work
- Up to three recorded reviews each month.
- Your Studio Plan
- Outlined on your Fit Call as your Studio Brief, finalized and signed together in Session One, and revised monthly, holding up to three connected outcomes: the focus is a complete workflow, not a single skill.
- Progress reports
- Written progress reports at Day 30, Day 60, and Day 90, and your Capability Record at the end.
- Direct messages
- To me, answered the same business day when received by 2:00 p.m. Eastern.
- Recordings and files
- Every session recorded and every file used is shared.
- Changing levels
- Move up at any monthly anniversary when a seat is open; nothing already paid is lost. Move down to Foundations once per term at an anniversary, before the final month; a paid-in-full difference becomes a credit toward a future term.
- How you get in
- Click Apply below. When you submit your application, you book your 25-minute Fit Call on the next screen.
Who this is for
A live deal on your desk. An interview or a promotion with a date. A first acquisition under contract. Anyone who needs the capability before a specific day, not someday.
What this is not
More of the same sessions at a faster pace. The weekly cadence exists so each session builds on work you did that week, and the three-outcome plan exists because a deadline needs a workflow, not a skill. It is not advice on the deal on your desk; it is training on how to analyze it.
Studio AdvancedBy invitationTwo private sessions a week, first call on my calendar, and your live deals built into the plan. $5,000a month, three months$13,500 paid in full. Two a week. Twenty-four in the term. Up to four a month. Two reply windows each business day, plus a 15-minute call on request.
What you get
- Investment
- $5,000 a month on a three-month term, $15,000 in total. First month at signing, then on each monthly anniversary.
- Paid in full
- $13,500, which is a 10 percent discount.
- Who qualifies
- A client who has completed a Foundations or Applied term at a high standard, or a senior professional or principal whose firm is sponsoring the seat.
- Private sessions
- Twenty-four 60-minute private video sessions over 90 days, two every week, on your material.
- Reviews of your work
- Up to four recorded reviews each month.
- Your Studio Plan
- Outlined on your Fit Call as your Studio Brief, finalized and signed together in Session One, and revised monthly, holding a full workflow and your live materials.
- Progress reports
- Written progress reports at Day 30, Day 60, and Day 90, and your Capability Record at the end of the term.
- Priority access
- Direct messages answered in two windows every business day, and a 15-minute call on request within 24 hours, up to twice a week.
- Recordings and files
- Every session recorded and every file used is shared.
- Changing levels
- Move down once per term at an anniversary, before the final month; a paid-in-full difference becomes a credit toward a future term.
- How you get in
- By invitation, or recommended on your 25-minute Fit Call when the fit is there: a workflow-scale outcome, the hours, your own material to bring, and a seat open. If you believe this is your level, click Apply and say so in the application.
Who this is for
Someone preparing to lead deals, a team, or their own shop, who wants a practitioner beside their live work twice a week while they do it.
What this is not
Advisory. I teach you to analyze, structure, and decide. I do not decide for you, and I do not give opinions of value. If you need direct advice on a transaction, that is separate work through my advisory firm, HAUTE CRE Advisory (www.HAUTEcre.com).
Terms, the same for every MasterCRE Private Studio offer
The first month's payment is due at signing, then on each monthly anniversary. Pay in full up front for a 10 percent discount. I hold your seat once I receive both the signed agreement and the first payment.
Cancel within the first 14 days and I refund every unused session in full. After 14 days, there are no refunds. You can pause once per term, for up to 30 days.
Reschedule at least 48 hours ahead and nothing is lost. A session missed without 48 hours' notice counts as used.
Move up at any monthly anniversary; the new rate applies from that month and nothing already paid is lost. Move down once per term at an anniversary, before the final month.
Private Studio is education. I do not advise on whether to do a specific deal or take a specific job.
Ten founding seats. Founding rates are available for a very limited time; after that, new clients join at the then-prevailing rates.
Ten minutes. Book your Fit Call the moment you submit. I read every application myself before we talk.
WHO YOU WORK WITH
Gregory J. Laskody
I am glad you are here. After 30-plus years in commercial real estate and capital markets, 500-plus transactions, and more than $3 billion in volume across every major property type and three full economic cycles, I kept seeing the same gap. There is no place to learn the skills, the knowledge, and the judgment on which the CRE industry runs, whether you want to invest in it or build a career in it, so I built one.
I am also the founder of HAUTE CRE Advisory, a fee-only, fiduciary-only, conflict-free firm that advises institutional and private CRE stakeholders nationwide through Pre-Decision Review™, Specialized CRE Advisory, and Litigation Support and Consulting Expert services. MasterCRE is where I teach the same disciplines and judgment to the next generation of investors and career professionals.
I am currently writing How Commercial and Investment Real Estate Actually Works: A Guide to Investing, Capital, and Careers in the $2.0 to $20.0 Million Market, due in 2027.
If you want to do this work, and do it well, I would like to help you get there.
Dual B.S., Real Estate and Finance, The Florida State University, 1988
Licensed Florida real estate broker
since 1985
Former president, CCIM East Coast District (2020)
Former CCIM Institute member for over 25 years
Former Appraisal Institute member (MAI), 20+ years
Former Florida State-Certified General Appraiser and General Appraisal Instructor
Former adjunct professor of Real Estate Studies, Miami Dade College
Former Conference Committee Member, FSU Center for Real Estate Education and Research
HAUTE CRE Advisory is my advisory firm. Its work for institutional and private clients shapes much of what I teach here.
QUESTIONS, ANSWERED
What people ask me before they apply.
Who is MasterCRE Private Studio for?
Anyone who wants to invest in commercial real estate or build a career in it, from wherever you start. Students, career changers, early-career professionals, and investors all work with me.
Do I need experience or a real estate license?
No. Your MasterCRE Studio Plan starts where you are, not where a course assumes you are.
Is this a course?
No. There is no fixed curriculum and no video library. Every session is private, live with me, and custom-built around the capabilities in your Studio Plan.
What happens on the Fit Call?
In 25 minutes, I learn where you are and where you want to be in 90 days, and we outline your Studio Brief. Within one business day, you get my recommendation in writing.
Do I choose my offer?
No. Tell me what you need to be able to do, and I recommend the offer that gets you there. If Private Studio is not the right fit, I tell you, along with a better next step.
What can you teach me?
Whatever the work requires: underwriting, financial modeling in Microsoft Excel®, capital structure, reading a deal package, prospecting, business development and generation, and the career moves around them. If what you need is outside what I teach well, I tell you on the Fit Call.
What if I do not have a deal to work on?
I supply practice deals matched to your level. If you have live material, we work on yours.
Will you tell me whether to buy a property or take a job?
No. Private Studio is CRE education, training, and coaching. I teach you how to analyze and decide. Direct advice on a transaction is separate work through my advisory firm, HAUTE CRE Advisory.
How are sessions delivered?
Every session is a private 60-minute video session. I record each one, and you keep the recordings and every file and product we create or use.
What do I have at the end?
Your Capability Record: one page on what you can now do that you could not do before, backed by your progress reports at Days 30, 60, and 90.
Can I change levels or pause?
Yes. Move up at any monthly anniversary without losing anything already paid. Move down once per term, and pause once per term for up to 30 days.
Why only ten founding seats?
Because I teach every session myself. When the founding seats fill, new clients join at the rates in effect at that time.
I'M READY WHEN YOU ARE
Only ten founding seats.
Founding rates available for a very limited time.
Apply in ten minutes. Book your free 25-minute Fit Call the moment you submit. I read every application myself before we talk, and we choose the right offer together. No cost, no obligation.
Questions first? Contact me directly.
Taught by me, personally.
For anyone ready to learn.
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Taught personally by me, Gregory J. Laskody: 30+ years in CRE and capital markets, 500+ closed transactions, $3.0B+ in career transaction volume.
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