Corporate Finance and Accounting Refreshers
I earned a finance/RE degree from a non-target school with honors, but ended up working as a fire fighter for several years.  But now I am looking at moving into CRE.  I could use a refresher on basic and intermediate accounting and finance.  Are there any recommended resources?  I am looking at taking Adventures in CRE's accelerator course too for modeling.  My desired path is to work as broker and then break into REPE.
[{"id": "fzgj73g", "text": "A.CRE is a great start, NAIOP has an ARGUS Enterprise course for members for $900 (maybe call your school to see if you can become a member for free) where you can get certified, Break into CRE, break into Wall Street and getREFM.com are all good resources to start as well.", "replies": [{"id": "fzgldhl", "text": "Thanks!  I have seen some people really put down breaking into CRE.  Have you used his materials personally?", "replies": [{"id": "fzglras", "text": "No, I just graduated from a University and have also been looking at all of these options. Currently I am also in the A.CRE Accelerator program. However, when I\u2019m finished, I plan to move on to the ARGUS Enterprise cert.", "replies": [{"id": "fzhe9x8", "text": "An ARGUS cert was on my short list.", "replies": [], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}, {"id": "fzndk3p", "text": "Why are people putting down breaking into CRE? I was thinking anout buying it", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}, {"id": "fzhwxif", "text": "&gt; getREFM.com\n\nFor someone who is NOT from RE background - What would you suggest to learn the ropes to get into the  transaction side of CRE(buy/Sell etc), Where to start?\n\nIs  real estate salesperson license enough to get started as agent/realtor of CRE?\n\nNot keen on analyst side of CRE but more on transactions - Thanks!", "replies": [{"id": "fzhwy07", "text": "**I found links in your comment that were not hyperlinked:**\n\n* [getREFM.com](https://getREFM.com)\n\n*I did the honors for you.*\n\n***\n\n^[delete](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=%2Fu%2FLinkifyBot&amp;subject=delete%20fzhwxif&amp;message=Click%20the%20send%20button%20to%20delete%20the%20false%20positive.) ^| ^[information](https://np.reddit.com/u/LinkifyBot/comments/gkkf7p) ^| ^&lt;3", "replies": [], "depth": 3}, {"id": "fzl6kgq", "text": "I would recommend the textbook: Real Estate Transactions, Finance, and Development Sixth Edition by George Lefcoe. \n\nReading the chapters in this textbook will give you a better understanding of the fundamentals of real estate. From there, I would recommend getting your salesperson license and then learning how to do financial models. I wouldn\u2019t recommend jumping straight to the models; it will make more sense to do it this way. If you choose to use the getREFM.com Bootcamp, I would recommend also buying their book and reading the chapters as well. \n\nAnother  textbook for real estate is the appraisal of real estate 14th edition by the appraisal institute, but this book is not necessary as it may be too granular. \n\nThese are the books that I had to read while in college, and while they are intimidating, they can be handy especially if you\u2019re just starting. I hope this helps", "replies": [{"id": "fzl6l7g", "text": "**I found links in your comment that were not hyperlinked:**\n\n* [getREFM.com](https://getREFM.com)\n\n*I did the honors for you.*\n\n***\n\n^[delete](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=%2Fu%2FLinkifyBot&amp;subject=delete%20fzl6kgq&amp;message=Click%20the%20send%20button%20to%20delete%20the%20false%20positive.) ^| ^[information](https://np.reddit.com/u/LinkifyBot/comments/gkkf7p) ^| ^&lt;3", "replies": [], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "fzgrf8g", "text": "CCIM credential", "replies": [{"id": "fzhe80t", "text": "I did book mark CCIM, but is it really a good entry level cert?  Also to your other comment, I am working on the agent's license.", "replies": [{"id": "fzhfcfg", "text": "Very few established commercial brokers do not have it. I mentioned it because it forces you to refresh what you have studied for exam and prestige. In our area most have a mba, a few are lawyers who like RE.  CCIM is often expected.", "replies": [{"id": "fzhiznx", "text": "Thank you!", "replies": [], "depth": 4}, {"id": "fzimpfi", "text": "Actually lots of great brokers don't bother.\n\nCheck the power broker lists against certificate holders, it's a good intermediate class but super expensive", "replies": [], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "fzgrhq6", "text": "Then you need at least study for real estate salesperson exam.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "fzj2t7c", "text": "The move from brokerage to private equity is not an easy one for two reasons.  \n\n1.  It takes roughly 18 months to 2 years to start seeing success as a broker and at that point you may not transition as easily. \n\n2.  The traits that makes a great broker does not make you a great principal (most of the time).  While brokerage is accessible and certain a good path to learn a ton quickly is not for everyone.\n\nIf your end goal is private equity, I would highly suggesting trying to break in as a research analyst somewhere.  Its a great role to learn the business and eventually move into an acquisitions/asset management position.", "replies": [{"id": "fzk11vr", "text": "Thank you!", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "fzmozf1", "text": "ULI also has an online modeling course that is broken into sections, the last of which is waterfall distributions, etc. I would add that to the list of resources you are looking at. It is a bit expensive, however.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]