Resume boosters for real estate analyst roles without any real estate experience?
I have been working as a financial analyst at a large engineering contracting firm for just over a year but am eager to move into a career in real estate finance. Real estate has been an interest of mine for many years, so I believe this will be a much more interesting and fulfilling fit for me in the long term. I've reviewed dozens of job reqs and many of the RE investment analyst roles seem to have a 70%+ skill and responsibility overlap compared to my current job.
Unfortunately, I realize I might not come across as a viable candidate to employers as I have no relevant real estate experience. What are some courses or certifications that I can complete while I have a full time job to become a more attractive candidate to employers?
I am currently looking into the following, but am not sure if they are recognized by employers enough to help me break into the industry:
MIT Commercial Real Estate Analysis and Investment online course - this seems like a pretty streamlined way to pick up some real estate education, but it's quite pricey at $2,500.
CFI FMVA Cerfication - I'm interested in this for both the certification itself and the opportunity to highlight the real estate financial modeling course education on my resume. It's more affordable at $500 and I've read that it takes about half a year to complete, which is doable for my timeline.
I currently have a BS in economics.
Any advice or guidance would be greatly appreciated!
REFM Levels 1-3, pass the tests with "distinction", have a bullet point for each level briefly describing what it covered and what it tested for. Was a talking point in pretty much all of my interviews after UG.
While REFM is highly regarded, it's pretty fucking expensive. If you don't feel like shelling out the ridiculous sum of money the course charges, join NAIOP and take their online courses in RE Finance and Development that are free through June 1st. I'm doing them right now and learning a lot. You can pay another $75 to get a certificate in Advanced Real Estate Finance or Advanced Commercial Real Estate Development the if you complete four specified courses, too. It's the cheapest way I've seen to get a resume booster from somewhere respected in the industry.
I mean, OP referred to the $500 certification as "more affordable" and REFM 1-3 is only $229 for students. I think it's worth it considering it's one of the more established/known certifications in the industry and people interviewing you might have heard about it or even done it themselves.
edit - OP isn't a student so actually $399. Can still probably get it with a student ID/active student email (if it has not yet expired)
I have done REFM and am in the process of doing the NAIOP like crusty.
REFM is fantastic for Excel and technical skills, NAIOP is a lot heavier on the finance and conceptual side of things.
I just looked this up and it seems like a phenomenal program! Super affordable as well- thank you so much! I'm definitely going to give this a go.
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