What to study? Transitioning from brokerage to acquisitions

Hey guys,

Recently, I was able to secure a position at a small retail investment company as a deal guy (1B AUM). My primary responsibility will be to look at deals all day, analyze, and try to close them. I think I was very lucky to get this job offer considering that I’m fairly young (~23) and my only RE experience being on the brokerage side.

I have a basic understanding of how to analyze investment opportunities, but I was wondering if you guys could chime on what I should study before starting and have any books to recommend? I would appreciate any insights or tips.

Thank you.

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Make sure you're comfortable with the modeling/argus. Definitely doesn't hurt to be familiar with reimbursements since you will be dealing with retail. Congrats on the job btw.

 
cre123

No offense, but why on earth did they hire you if you have such limited experience? Are you an analyst on a team? Are you signing off on deals? What asset class?

How was the interview process? Did you know someone who worked there?

Betting they have training

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