CRE Acquisition Interview Advice (0 Experience)

Hi everyone! I'm a noob to CRE acquisitions (1 year out of college, 1 year exp paralegal in biglaw, 0 financial background, ivy) and I was wondering if someone could give me some guidance on what I should prepare for a CRE acquisitions interview?

I've looked around on wso and have a general sense that I should know investment metrics (cap rates, irr, npv, etc) as well as some basics to excel, but was wondering if someone could make an outline or point me to an outline of content to prepare for an interview (especially considering my non-finance background). Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

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currently, I'm sending in applications to any firm that's recruiting for acquisitions (brokerages/investment firms etc). This would be for a first-year, and first/second/final interviews.

 

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