Courses that would help out when understanding development. Trying to land a development associate job.
Hey everyone, 

I have worked in brokerage for the last two years since college, graduated with a Finance degree. 

I am currently trying to shift into development. Not many places are hiring right now and the ones that are want people with 5-7 years experience. I would love to get a MRED graduate but the hefty 60-100k price is daunting. 

What are some courses I could take that are more affordable and would help me understand development more? 

Thank you!
[{"id": "g80hc0r", "text": "Break into CRE", "replies": [{"id": "g80nwu1", "text": "you mean as a sales agent?", "replies": [{"id": "g80voq2", "text": "Break into CRE is a website and also a youtube channel with informative courses on CRE modeling.", "replies": [{"id": "g81f1z8", "text": "lol", "replies": [], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "g80j8z2", "text": "Join ULI and take one of their courses and/or buy their text books.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "g80z7z3", "text": "Adventures in CRE", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "g816jk6", "text": "&gt;I would love to get a MRED graduate but the hefty 60-100k price is daunting.\n\nDeveloping, at least financially is not so different than any other real estate investment. You still need to know everything on real estate in order to develop. I am graduating from the FIU real estate master's program in December (MS International Real Estate) and I paid 28k for the program and is ranked #2 globally. We are getting in developing next half semester, but still they teach plenty of things which although are not directly development, they surely are linked. Probably the first semester will be very easy for you, since it is the basics, but as it progresses you will be more challenged.", "replies": [{"id": "g825wrk", "text": "How\u2019s the job / recruiting outlook coming from FIU? Do you want to get into Development or the PE side of the business?", "replies": [{"id": "g82859i", "text": "It is pretty good, I personally prefer and work mostly in asset management and Covid 19 has make it a lot more challenging, but still there are plenty of opportunities. If you want to do development, there are plenty of firms here but it is mostly entrepreneurial, unless you plan to be an analyst for a development firm.", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}, {"id": "g845pi1", "text": "Thank you for the input the reason I say that large 60-100k is because many of the programs at great schools I\u2019ve noticed start out at 50-60k then adding the travel/living/potentially taking time off it all adds up. \n\nI\u2019d also much rather just take a year off and not work to get the degree.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "g81dnfs", "text": "How did the brokerage stint go? In a similar position but im just starting out.", "replies": [{"id": "g83raej", "text": "It was tough honestly. I worked for a small group that didn\u2019t have a ton of deal flow. I learned a lot however Covid has made me rethink the non-salaried life recently and I have always been interested in development.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "g81g9uu", "text": "Would you consider a less formal education?  Find the best real estate development programs, and just buy the textbooks.  Grab industry group materials.  ULI publishes quite a lot.  If you are not in the US, find a similar association/industry group.  Attend events, follow your local government approvals, study projects in your area that are in planning, construction, post OP stages.  \n\nI bet your brokerage has a database of all of your local players.  go look at what they are doing and study their projects. See if you can get some of the execs to let you buy them coffee/lunch and pick their brain about what's important.\n\nOver the years I've learned way more from this than my finance/econ degree and any other formal program I've been involved in.  Worst case scenario this will also turn you into a stud broker because you know your customers business better than the rest.\n\nGood luck!", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "g8275lc", "text": "\u2018Professional Real Estate Development: The ULI Guide to the Business\u2019 is a pretty good textbook.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "g842kye", "text": "CCIM", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]