BIWS RE Modeling vs. Premium

Looking into either taking one or both of these. I'm a non-finance major with a year left of college. I'm decent with excel and a total beginner in all things CRE. Which would yall recommend? If both, which should I take first? Would I be capable of them or would they be too advanced? Thanks in advance.

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Been discussed a lot but BIWS. Good beginner and advanced courses. Start with the stabilized multi family acquisition and move on from there. I used REFM and BIWS and I found BIWS was most useful

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"JSmithRE2010" Been discussed a lot but BIWS. Don’t ask why just pony up the money and download it. Start with the stabilized multi family acquisition and move on from there

Yes I've already conclued BIWS, but should I buy the premium package or the real estate package? And how advanced are they? Would a complete beginner to CRE be able to learn this stuff?

edit - I'm guessing from your response you mean go with the RE package.

 

Idk what the premium package is... does that include all of their models for every industry? Just get the real estate one if so. Yes a complete beginner can learn from it easily

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Okay, sweet, yeah I thought that's why you meant. The premium package is the "excel and fundamentals" and "advanced modeling" packages together.

Excel and fundamentals: Learn accounting, 3-statement modeling, valuation, and M&A and LBO modeling from the ground up with 10+ real-life case studies from around the world.

Advanced modeling: Learn advanced modeling via a case study of Microsoft and Yahoo, real SEC filings, and equity research from Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse.

 

That’s all corporate financial modeling. Don’t get either of those unless you want to know how to build out operating models / LBO models for a corporation.

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For RE modeling, just get that one. It's pretty in depth, and the cases are updated semi-regularly to reflect new information and modeling practices.

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