I completed my bachelor's degree in Financial Advising with a concentration in Real Estate through LSU Shreveport back in December 2023.

Maybe someone could make a case for it being an extenuating circumstance in the unique situation of a global pandemic which made it necessary for you to move out of the home temporarily, but that someone would not be me.

As an active investor and agent in New York and New Jersey - let me say, I've "seen this movie" before. 2001 - 9/11 - New York is dead2008 - Global Financial Crisis - New York is dead2020 - COVID - New York is deadWell, turns out New York came back each and every time.

Like to an obnoxious degree (weekly at minimum). 

Alden Global Capital, known for owning the Chicago Tribune, has invested in Chicago's delinquent property taxes.

Like everything, the degree of sales vs good advice is nuance. 

The problem with it is that when it get's too hot, like when run through an attic in Arizona or if the water heater is set to above 180 degrees, it can burst and cause leaking/flooding.

Most employers don't care about degrees or certs, they want to see actual applications/projects you worked on and your code.

That was not the intention.Let's just say that all of the Universities that have financial degrees, other professional degrees such as CCIM, CFAs, etc. all need to understand these calculations.It's a requirement for these degrees and designations.What I am saying is that learning the IRR is really NOT hard at all, whether or not you believe it will help you, the evidence does point to the ability to have this particular calculation as one of the best tools in your financial tool box.The problem here is that if those of us who really understand the calculation of IRR can clearly show that Positive, Negative, Neutral cash flows, Zero, Negative or Positive Appreciation, etc. can all be taken into account with one calculation and regardless, it can be proven mathematically that there are enough scenarios to dispute the theory that only Positive Cash Flow Properties are the safest and highest returns for an Investment.I'm hoping that there are at least a few people reading this thread will want to investigate it, but having people say that HEY...

My degree is from the school of hard knocks so you will have a leg up on me.