REEDU’s Property Management Certificate is a 22.5-hour course covering how buildings are actually run — operations, budgets, compliance, leases, landlord-tenant law and the contractual and safety obligations that sit on whoever holds the keys. It is online and self-paced, and it is approved New York real estate continuing education.
That last part matters if you are licensed. You already owe the state 22.5 hours of continuing education every two years. Taking them here means finishing that requirement with a property management credential rather than a compliance certificate.
If you are not licensed, the course stands on its own — it was built for people who work around buildings rather than people studying for an exam.
22.5 Course Hours
Self-Study Online Course
Approved For CE Credit
Three ways to take the Property Management course. Which one makes sense depends on whether you already hold a New York license — and if you do, when you next renew.
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New York requires 22.5 hours of continuing education every two years, and the state fixes most of what those hours have to cover: 3 hours of fair housing, 2.5 on ethical business practices, 2 on cultural competency, 2 on implicit bias, 1 on recent legal matters and 1 on the law of agency. That is 11.5 mandated hours. The remaining 11 are electives, and you choose them.
This course is approved as elective continuing education, so it counts toward the elective side of your renewal. It does not cover the mandated 11.5 — those are named topics, and no elective can substitute for them.
That distinction is worth understanding before you buy. Taken on its own, the certificate leaves a licensed agent short of a complete renewal. The $550 Combo Package closes the gap: the same property management course, plus REEDU’s full 22.5-hour renewal package, so you come away with the credential and a finished renewal instead of a credential and a deadline.
The course was built for people who work around buildings rather than people studying for an exam: construction managers, developers, general contractors, investors, bankers, lawyers and licensed appraisers.
In practice the room is more mixed than that. A large share of students are licensed salespeople and brokers who want to understand the management side of the buildings they sell, and who would rather spend their required renewal hours on something they will actually use.
There is no prerequisite. You do not need a New York real estate license to take the course or to earn the certificate.
Yes, as elective credit. A New York renewal is 22.5 hours, of which 11.5 must cover mandated topics — fair housing, ethical business practices, cultural competency, implicit bias, recent legal matters and law of agency — and 11 are electives you choose. This course covers electives, not the mandated topics, so you will still need those separately. The Combo Package bundles both.
The most widely recognised are the Certified Property Manager (CPM) from IREM and the RMP and MPM from NARPM. All require documented experience, membership and a sequence of courses. A school certificate like REEDU’s is different — it proves you completed training rather than conferring an industry designation, and it takes 22.5 hours rather than years.
It depends what you need. If you are a licensed New York agent, you owe the state 22.5 continuing education hours regardless, so taking them as property management training costs you little beyond what you would spend anyway. If you are not licensed and want to move into the field, a course gives you the vocabulary and the fundamentals, but employers will still weigh experience heavily.
The fundamentals are operations, building compliance, leases and landlord-tenant law, budgets and financial reporting, and risk and safety. Software fluency matters in practice as most portfolios run on a management platform. This course covers each of those areas across 22.5 hours.
There is no single answer, because the options serve different goals. University certificate programs are the longest and most expensive. Association programs lead to recognized designations but require experience. Free online courses cover theory without a credential.
A school certificate course like this one sits in the middle: a real credential, in 22.5 hours, that also satisfies continuing education if you are licensed in New York.
No. There is no prerequisite. Licensed agents and brokers take it for continuing education credit; everyone else takes it for the training and the certificate.
Four months from the date of registration. Extensions can be purchased if you need longer. Under New York Department of State rules, coursework and the school’s final exam must be completed within twelve months of purchase; after that the course must be repurchased and retaken.
Yes. You receive your certificate of completion once you pass the final exam, and the school notifies the state of your completion where the course is being used for continuing education credit.
Often, yes. Students can request an optional graded course paper, which some employers and employment programs require as evidence of career development before reimbursing course fees.
Commercial, residential including condo and co-op, medical, industrial, government, hotel and resort, special use and infrastructure projects. The course is deliberately broad rather than residential-only.
A certificate is proof you completed a course. REEDU issues one when you pass the final exam. It demonstrates training to an employer, it satisfies continuing education, and it takes 22.5 hours.
A designation is a credential awarded by an industry body — the Certified Property Manager (CPM) from IREM, or the RMP and MPM from NARPM. These require years of documented experience, membership fees and a sequence of courses, and they carry recognition a school certificate does not.
Most people starting out want the certificate: it is the fastest way to prove you know the material, and for licensed agents it is hours you owe anyway. If you are already managing a portfolio and want a credential the industry recognises by name, look at CPM — and take this course first if the fundamentals are new to you.
| Topic | What It Covers | In Practice |
|---|---|---|
| ICommunication and Property Types | Understanding property management across commercial, residential (condo/co-op), medical, industrial, government, hotel and resort, special use and infrastructure projects | Knowing what a medical office building demands that a walk-up co-op does not, and speaking to owners, boards and tenants accordingly |
| IIOperations Management | Day-to-day operations, public relations, trades and workforce | Scheduling trades, handling complaints, and holding staff and vendors to the work you agreed |
| IIICompliance and Legal | Building compliance, legal authority and contractual issues | Reading a violation notice and knowing who is responsible for curing it, and by when |
| IVFinance and Systems | Debt-equity load and real estate computer software systems | Understanding how a building is financed, and working in the software that tracks it |
| VBudgets and Bookkeeping | Budgets, cash flow, financial statements and bookkeeping | Building an operating budget, then explaining a variance to an owner without guessing |
| VISustainability and Planning | Green building (LEED), marketing and urban planning | Weighing an energy retrofit on its numbers, and positioning the building in its neighborhood |
| VIILeases and Risk | Leases, landlord–tenant law and risk management | Reading a lease for who owes what, and knowing where the insurance actually responds |
| VIIISafety and Zoning | Conservation, security and safety protocols, zoning issues | Meeting safety requirements, and knowing what a zoning designation will and will not permit |