Certifications to get in the door

[Kathi D.]

Hi There,

I am looking to get my foot in the door at a real estate development firm, reif, ect. I currently am in an admin position at a Hedge Fund, and have worked in Real Estate Commercial Development/Property Management for a few years, but also as a research assistant/ admin asst/ office manager.

How do I leverage my skills to get out of Admin? I'm looking into getting a certification program, but before going down that road and spending money I wanted to get some advice.

Right now I want to learn about real estate investing- using other peoples money at a company. This will allow me to learn so that I can leverage that into personal real estate investments down the road.

Thank you!

Kathi

[Kathi D.]

Thanks for the feedback.

I have a bachelor's degree BA: urban planning major, and I started a master's degree in facilities management, but it wasn't teaching me anything I didn't know already from my previous position, and was a private institution. Therefore, I stopped 1 year in the financial cost outweighed benefit.

So Bill you suggest doing a CRE or CCIM? I understand the corporate ladder will always have barriers, but that's okay I'll Ieap over them. I just need to ensure the investment is actually there.

Thanks!