Is it worth getting ARGUS Certified Now to Use in the Future?
I (25M) have been working in CRE in Manhattan for about 3 years. First two years in tenant rep/agency brokerage and have been working on an in-house leasing/acquisitions team for a mid level NYC Landlord for about a year. 

We don't use ARGUS here nor do we typically need it. However, for future use, it seems like it may be helpful regardless of my next move in the industry. The main reason we would consider using it now is to value the various proposals that we receive from brokers/sellers. 

However, training is somewhat expensive (looks like about $1,200) and doesn't seem like that hard of a program to pick up as I am pretty familiar with a broad range of real estate concepts and applications and have valued deals through Excel in the past.
[{"id": "f6m6ufk", "text": "Depends what you think your next move is. Are you currently doing more leasing or acquisitions on your team? It's not as important if you plan on going down the leasing route (still would be helpful to understand), but if you want to go down the acquisitions/asset management route, then I would say yes. Would your company cover the cost?", "replies": [{"id": "f6mhrba", "text": "They probably will. My thought is if I continue to stay focused on in-house leasing it may lead to other opportunities with REITs or Funds that may want more modeling or valuation experience. \n\nLeasing does not require major analytic work.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "f6maptc", "text": "No. Wait until you need it at a specific job, you\u2019re going to forget everything you learned. It\u2019s an extremely complex system that isn\u2019t easy to keep track of without consistently using it, and even still it takes years to master.", "replies": [{"id": "f6mhhq8", "text": "So is it better to get a trial and play around? even if they have one?", "replies": [{"id": "f6n1znd", "text": "If you\u2019re not planning on making an immediate move, no. If you\u2019re looking to make an immediate move you can take the course to be familiar with it but without using it often you\u2019ll have trouble grabbing it after let\u2019s say, a month.", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "f6mhkmf", "text": "I got argus certified and have never used argus for a job or other business purpose. I do not think people hire based on argus certification alone. There are many different property management softwares. I would not recommend getting your cert unless you use it at your job.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "f6moia3", "text": "If you're in NYC I suggest looking at courses and certs offered by Schack and GSAPP. These are probably better uses of your time and money.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]