American Real Estate Journal

About the author

Julian Calvo, Ed.D.

Who writes this Journal, and why that training matters for the method.

Julian Calvo holds a doctorate in Education with a concentration in Learning Sciences. His dissertation used mixed methods to study the validity and reliability of assessment. He works with property management companies on the processes and software behind their operations, and he writes this Journal for the people who run large single-family portfolios across several markets.

Education

DegreeInstitutionDateStatus
Ed.D., Learning SciencesUniversity of MiamiMarch 2026Conferred
M.S., Applied Artificial IntelligenceNortheastern Universityin progressIn progress
MBA, MarketingLynn University2020Conferred
M.S., Organizational Learning and LeadershipBarry University2017Conferred
B.A., International StudiesBarry University2010Conferred

Source: the author's curriculum vitae, September 2026.

Experience in real estate and enterprise sales

  • Founded and ran a CENTURY 21 franchise in Colombia from 2014 to 2021, growing it to more than 40 agents and nine development projects. He designed the training system that onboarded every agent.
  • Twelve years in enterprise sales across software, ERP and real estate, working with technical and non-technical buyers in multi-department committees.

How the training shapes the Journal's method

Training in assessment design centers on one question: does a measure capture what it claims to capture, and would it do so again on a second reading? The Journal applies that test in specific ways.

  • Validity. Every answer about a law is checked against the current official text, and the page shows the citation and the date it was read.
  • Reliability. A second, independent reading of the answers against the source corrected errors from the first, which is why pages with fewer verified answers are not offered to search engines.
  • Transparent coding. In the 2026 Index, each value was classified using only the verified text of its own answer, and the table shows the exact phrase.
  • Stated limits. What could not be verified is labeled "not verified" and excluded from the counts.

Method, editorial standards and corrections

Talk through your operation with Julian

20 minutes, no slides. Bring the process that is hardest to keep consistent across your markets, such as owner leads, renewals, maintenance or the phones, and leave with two or three changes to make.

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Julian Calvo works with property management companies on the processes and software behind this work.