Argus
I am trying to break into CRE as an analyst and have decided to learn Argus to get a leg up. I just bought a PC (I've always been an Apple guy). The next step is to get Argus. I was on the phone with them 3 times today and the Argus support folks were not helpful at all. 

If anyone here has any thoughts on how to go about learning Argus Id be very interested to hear it.  I'm thinking I will sign up for the beginner eLearning for Argus DCF which contains six 45 minute lessons. It's $500 which is hefty but I think it will be worth the investment.  

I've been told that while DCF is the current standard, Argus is phasing DCF out in favor of Enterprise. Is it even worth learning DCF? Should I learn enterprise instead? Has anyone here done any of the eLearning courses?

Thanks!
[{"id": "d0aae9f", "text": "Sorry this will be quick bc I'm super tired but love seeing real estate posts so I had to comment. I work for a real estate capital advisory company in NYC. In essence our bread and butter is sourcing debt, Mexico, and equity financing for clients. We also do investment sales. \n\nWe use argus frequently. I haven't used DCF and I know enterprise has rolled out but many companies won't be shelling out to switch immediately. Also, if you use DCF, enterprise won't be Wildly different in understanding the assumptions that go into the model bc real estate is still real estate, it's not going to be modeled drastically differently. Enterprise will just be up to sat software wise (bc DCF feels like stepping back in time).\n\nThat being said, my advice is not to buy your own license bc I think it's way too expensive if you're just learning rather than actually using to model for investment/business purposes. I recommend doing a seminar class bc they're Great intros to the software and it helps saying you've completed a class in an interview bc nobody wants to teach you argus at work. You'll most likely Lear pn the basics and then given a case study to apply what you've learned. Oh and one more thing, argus manuals are available online for free so if you ever are on the job and need refreshing, it's always pretty easy to figure out a solution to your problem. Don't shell out lots of money for numerous classes. \n\nApologies in advance for the long winded response and possible typos/nonsensical sentences. Super tired but hope this helps!!", "replies": [{"id": "d0aml3n", "text": "This is great! Thank you. I think I'm going to take the DCF beginner eLearning course online. I'd love to do the 2 day course but it is $1200 and I can't take the 2 days off from work right now especially with all of the networking I have lined up. I'm excited to take the class! Thanks", "replies": [{"id": "d0anqlu", "text": "What city are you in? I did my undergrad in commercial real estate (not a super common program at universities) and took an Argus class as part of our curriculum. Check if any local universities have a commercial real estate program and try to \"audit\" the Argus class. perhaps they'll let you do continuing education and actually take the class. It would probably be cheaper that way, plus you have a professor.", "replies": [{"id": "d0ar31w", "text": "That's a great idea. I'm in Boston...so there are plenty of schools in the area. I will look into that tonight!", "replies": [], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}, {"id": "d0co8yb", "text": "Awesome! I agree with the other guy as well. A lot of universities offer great classes for great prices. Unsure if you have to be a student at them though. \n\nRealized in my first comment I wrote \"Mexico\" when I mean mezzanine lol. Sorry about that", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}, {"id": "d0u1s56", "text": "I took the 2 day DCF course and it was quite helpful. However, everything you learn in it (and more) can be found in youtube videos online. I'd recommend watching the videos and follow along step by step in ARGUS on your desktop. ", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]