Undergrad Student with Extra time on his hands
Hello everyone. I am a sophomore undergraduate student enrolled in a target program, but due to COVID, I'm taking the semester off and taking online classes at a state university. My program is hotel administration, and so I would like to focus is on hospitality real estate, as that's what I'm most interested in and where my network has the most reach.

Are there any certifications/licenses that I get while taking part time classes that would help me in recruitment and build my knowledge in commercial real estate, specifically hospitality/hotels?

I am considering just a real estate license in my home state, but I think the coursework is more geared towards residential real estate. I'll also be continuing to work on my excel/modeling skills (I TA our introductory excel course and plan on taking upper level courses in the coming semesters) and I have some basic VBA and Python under my belt. I also saw suggestions for ARGUS certifications, but I don't really know where to start. 

Thank you in advance for your help!
[{"id": "g1wfria", "text": "realtor license is worthless if you do not use it. Recert is not cheap.", "replies": [{"id": "g1xzhy3", "text": "Thanks for this insight!", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "g1xl2bp", "text": "I am currently working as a hotel development analyst. My undergrad education is in real estate. I wasn't aiming to work in the hospitality industry specifically but they had a RE development role so I accepted.   \nI think the most valuable thing you can do to land a job in hospitality is to work at a hotel. Look for part-time work as a night auditor or front desk clerk and get to know how a hotel operates. This will give you a general understanding of what goes into the hotel's financials.   \nHospitality is a small subset of commercial real estate. It has a more operational component than other sectors of real estate. I recommend looking into Adventures in CRE. They have instructional videos on how to create models for hospitality deals. ARGUS is not used in hospitality at all. Learn how to read a STR report. They are comprised of survey data compiled by Costar that show how comparable hotels performed in the market. I found an article that explains in more in-depth [https://hoteltechreport.com/news/str-report](https://hoteltechreport.com/news/str-report) . You can also go to CBRE's website and get their hospitality industry outlook.   \nThe hospitality industry has been devastated by COVID and will take a long time to recover. There have been massive layoffs.", "replies": [{"id": "g1xzha2", "text": "Thank you so much for your reply! I have 1.5 years experience working in hotel ops (front desk, rooms, and F&amp;B division) I also work part time in the hotel on campus, so I'll graduate with another 3 years of hotel ops experience. \n\nI am familiar with STR reports and have been CHIA certified already by STR through one of my classes that I took last year. I'll look into more practice though, since I feel out of practice.\n\nIs there anything else you think would be useful? I feel that I lack knowledge more on the real estate side than on operations, since I have yet to take any of my real estate course load.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "g27kyd4", "text": " I am considering just a real estate license in my home state, but I think the coursework is more geared towards residential real estate. \n\n\\-- this is true BUT it's also what *everyone* gets, so don't let that little tidbit stop you.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]