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.

 
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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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