Looking to land an analyst role in development. What books and resources would you recommend to get me prepared?
[{"id": "fdu8b81", "text": "Just become a master at excel and building financial models. Everything else is just research for assumptions.", "replies": [{"id": "fe3qivw", "text": "This 100%. Being able to translate terms into Excel/financial models is 90% of what an analyst on the dev side will be doing.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "fdwmft3", "text": "Making a connection with someone who works at a firm you want to work at (or a firm that gives that firm business) will do a lot more than reading a book.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "fe5y7y2", "text": "I'm currently a financial analyst for an international  real estate development firm. I would suggest beefing up your excel skills and financial modeling in general. \n\nThe beurocrtic portion you'll have to learn on the job. Go to the website adventures in CRE, they have plenty of already created models for free and have videos teaching you how to create them &amp; use them. Cash flow forecasting is one of the important subjects. If you can learn SQL &amp; a dashboard software you'll stand out because that will let you pull and analyze from your companies deep data base", "replies": [{"id": "febsv5w", "text": "Would you recommend the paid program from A.CRE?", "replies": [{"id": "fepbvir", "text": "I would not, it's not accredited and not many people know of it. If you plan on staying in real estate and have the money it's definitely an option. But it would be a cherry on the cake, it won't really differentiate you from another experienced candidate. Learning advanced excel is more impressive", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "feillfz", "text": "What city or metro area are you in?  Many major universities  offer real estate programs and some offer actual Master Degrees in real estate development.  If you\u2019re in the LA area, USC offers a Masters in Real Estate Development (MRED) through their school of public policy. I believe you can also do a joint MBA degree with it.  I\u2019ve known a few people over the years that graduated in that.\n\n  https://priceschool.usc.edu/programs/masters/mred/", "replies": [{"id": "feiyyir", "text": "I have considered this although I don't think I would be able to take a year off from being in the workforce.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]