Transitioning careers from oil and gas to real estate, would taking an underwriting analyst role be beneficial to getting Into the development space ?
Hey guys, I have been on a journey to transition from the oil and gas industry to the real estate commercial space. Im interested in the Development and asset management sector of the industry. However I have been offered an underwriting analyst role and I was hoping to get insight on this role. Would taking this role benefit me in any way to later in future get into the development or asset management space ?

I also have an offer for an Internship with a reit company for an asset management analyst role but it is in a different state and i have ties to my current location now. What do you advice I do ?

Thank you in advance for your input.
[{"id": "i0n4x0g", "text": "How long in o&amp;g? Are you in Texas? Underwriting analyst role depends on the company and can be an excel monkey that updates oms to an actual financial model builder. \n\nAnd I would not be too keen to move for an internship based on age. \n\nSo in sum, would depend on what you were doing in oil and gas and if you bring any connections or domain knowledge to the table. \n\nThe best way to get into development is to, work for a developer, so I would see ways to make that happen depending on your experience, age and location.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "i0n5iao", "text": "Thank you for writing back.\nI have been in oil and gas for about 4 years plus, I\u2019m pretty much doing pipeline measurements and data entry. \n\nYes I\u2019m located in Houston and I\u2019m 26 years. \n\nThe role is a work from home underwriting analyst role with Lument.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "i0ygsbs", "text": "Absolutely you should go for the analyst role. Some of the best problem solvers and development professionals I've ever known. I worked alongside several who started out as analysts that went on to companies that were founded by guys who started out as analysts, others went on to be great brokers and professionals in their own right. It's a great role if you're good with numbers, I've learned so much from each that I've met. I work for a CRE Capital Markets team as a graphic designer and we are the support team that help get the big deals in our market done. It's been a lot of fun, work and pride as a group to watch our skyline grow and know we had our own little piece in making that happen and we'll have that forever. The work means something and it's tangible, definitely try it.", "replies": [{"id": "i3yx2y4", "text": "Thank you so much for the support. Much appreciated", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]