Need to sharpen Excel chops - thoughts on best resources
Hello!  Long time lurker: looking to develop and sharpen excel skills.  Finished a MSRE at Northwestern awhile back, have about 3 years sponsor side experience and 10+ years debt side.  I can throw together an operating model, investor waterfall and project return matrix, the latter 2 requiring a little more time and pain as I don’t do them every day.

Currently on the debt side but have an opportunity to moonlight with a family office in the lower Midwest with equity potential and potentially do it full-time.

Any thoughts on the best CRE-flavored excel courses?  

Would also be curious on anyone’s experience with conflicts of interest.  My employer may not care but I might just keep it quiet and eventually attempt a structured severance as I don’t really see long term growth at my current company.

TIA!
[{"id": "hubap1q", "text": "Break into CRE is good. I\u2019ve gotten a lot out of it. Others can chime in on Adventures in CRE", "replies": [{"id": "hubxpnj", "text": "I just practiced the ACRE watch me builds until my fingers bled and became very good at excel overnight.", "replies": [{"id": "huc04rn", "text": "This is the way", "replies": [], "depth": 3}, {"id": "huc9t3l", "text": "&gt;ACRE \n\nOk, I'm dumb. What's the ACRE?", "replies": [{"id": "hucb2il", "text": "Anal cream repository emulsifier . \ud83d\udc81\ud83c\udffe\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\n\n\nBut also Adventures in CRE. One of the best websites in the industry.", "replies": [{"id": "huiytx5", "text": "Dude this made me laugh", "replies": [], "depth": 5}, {"id": "hujfbha", "text": "See, I was just wondering why the emulsifier would make your fingers bleed and boost your excel skills. Sure, that cream might need a whole lot of emulsifier, but in the end, the stuff is just supposed to keep things mixed together real well.\n\nThanks though, great recommendation!", "replies": [{"id": "hujum74", "text": "&gt;See, I was just wondering why the emulsifier would make your fingers bleed and boost your excel skills. \n\nBecause winners keep score \ud83d\udc81\ud83c\udffe\u200d\u2642\ufe0f", "replies": [], "depth": 6}], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hucucjp", "text": "just use a template. realized learning this is a waste of time", "replies": [{"id": "hudp9tn", "text": "I\u2019ve gone back and forth on this, but there is something to be said for really understanding the nuts and bolts of a deal and how mechanics and relationships work together.", "replies": [{"id": "hue469r", "text": "Agree but you\u2019ll realize  it\u2019s more time efficient. Deal  aren\u2019t changing so much to keep adding to existing models let alone creating new models", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hud634a", "text": "The REFAI is allllll about xls modeling. If you go to REFM I think there are some xls resources you can grab for a taste.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]