Khar Real Estate vs. REFM course? Which one is more respected?
I am very interested in getting an internship at a REIT, REIB or REPE firm this upcoming summer, so I wanted to try to distinguish myself from other candidates by taking a real estate Excel modeling course. In some other posts on this forum, I found these two websites that offer training opportunities.
For Khar Real Estate, it would be an in-person course that would cost $850. On the other hand, the Real Estate financial modeling class provides a "certificate" of proof after passing some type of examination and is only $400.
What do you guys think? This question is especially geared towards those real estate professionals with experience reviewing analyst/intern resumes.
Thanks for any advice!
Unfortunately, I am not in the Wharton School concentrating in Real Estate but rather in the College majoring in Urban Studies and minoring in Real Estate & Development. Given these facts, I thought this extra "distinction" might be helpful to demonstrate my strong interest in real estate finance when competing with those Whartonites...
I've used both in the past, though in a slightly different capacity. My REFM experience was better because I was able to actually pay for the course; Khar was just sent to me via a contact.
Yeah, also interested in getting some good and affordable training.
Bump. I'm about to start on a small CRE acquisitions team, and although I have a ton of ARGUS and Excel experience, I haven't spent a lot of time modeling JV Debt and Waterfalls. I need to hit the ground running so I'm looking for a class I can bang out in a few days.
The REFM class ($179) below looks applicable, does anyone have any recommendations? Any help would be great. If not, I'll guinea pig this bitch and let y'all know.
http://www.getrefm.com/select-a-category-refm-self-study-video-tutorial…
My office gave me Khar's manual and I learned it in a week. Pretty straightforward, I don't think you'll need a class if you can get access to that somehow.
Hey notaspammer, Im in a tight position as well as a student, however cant afford $800+. I really want to get a hold of kahr's manual as well, could you please send it to me? Would really appreciate it if you could. Thanks.
Hello notaspammer, if your interested ill purchase the manual from you.
Both would be good, but I am partial to REFM. Bruce is an exceptional instructor.
I took the REFM course through my local university. Bruce is a great guy and an excellent instructor, highly recommended.
REFM is great. I wasn't very familiar with JV waterfall structures, and modeling the capital structure for deals in general and REFM really caught me up to speed. I took three certification tests. The first one was free with the package and the next two were $39.00.
REFM is excellent for JV partnerships and waterfall modeling. Make sure to do everything from scratch because simply following along won't really do the trick. Doing both KAHR and REFM is a great strategy and they complement each other nicely. As an undergrad, besides case competitions and internships it is hard to get exposure to live deals. Also, I would recommend doing the practice cases/problems at the end of Linneman's textbook. Hope this helps.
Kahr teaches at my MSRE program, one of the most valuable classes I've taken. The manual for Argus alone is an excellent resource if you're going to using the software at your job.
IHello gratefuled, if your interested ill purchase the manual from you.
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