Potential career path after construction firm, acquisition analyst?

I currently work as financial analyst at a residential construction firm that also do some multifamily, mixed-use development. I create budgets for constructions, also run pro-forma financial models (Excel, not Argus) for all development projects.

After looking at several posts on "a day in acquisition". I thinks their typical days are similar to the busy days of mine. What I do is crunching numbers, go back to my boss and discuss whether to proceed with the deal. If yes, we tighten the assumptions and send out bids on the land.

My question is whether the experience in this construction firm would help me later if I want to work for REITs or other Real Estate investment firms.OR I should leave after a year or two so that I won't be pigeon holed in residential construction business. BTW, I passed all CFA exams, don't know if that helps.

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It doesn't sound like you work in construction if you "run pro-forma financial models for all development projects." If you truly do have a CFA you are miles ahead of the typical single-family guy. But you're absolutely right that you need to get out if you don't want to be pigeonholed to single-family. It's so different that it might as well not even be in the same industry.

 

I comes from typical finance education background. It's a small company. It's just getting started on the multi-family and mixed-use business. I think I have a large space to maneuver here. I guess it would be different working on the investment side. But I don't know how different? What exactly is different? Given that what I do is similar to these guys.

 
"JimboUSC"

Is he gettin pidgeonholed if hes doin multifamily and mixed use too?

Definitely not, but I hesitate to really throw a gleaming stamp of approval on his description. "just getting started on the multi-family and mixed-used business"? Are these guys even in the US? If US, which markets? Where's their equity coming from? Have they ever done anything other than homebuilding?
 

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