Any real estate people have their ccim and is it hard

I've taken the introductory course - it was interesting (return on investment - that sort of thing). It's pretty extensive coursework and you have to present a portfolio of your experience in order to qualify.

I'm getting mine now. I've been doing commercial banking for 15 yrs though.

It is a LOT of numbers. 104 is a ton of tax. If you have some accounting and finance background then you'll do great. If your just a sales guy trying to get the initials, prepare to study your arse off.

The tests are open book, but they are not easy at all. Esp 104

Learning a lot. Banks tend to look at real estate deals from cash flow, LTV, guarantor support etc.

Real estate agents and investors look at it from a ROI standpoint which sometimes jives with the way the bank looks at it and sometimes doesn't.

Some of the stuff is review (wouldn't be for a non-banker IMO), but other stuff is very insightful.

In my line of work, there are very few bankers that are CCIM's. Therefore it's a huge credibility advantage over other loan officers when I can hound a commercial guy to send me deals. With a CCIM they automatically know that I know what I'm talking about and can look at it from the Bank side and the investor side and create additional value for the client.

FWIW, you can do the upfront pre-paid deal for $4k and some change.

One other thing you have to look at is the portfolio submission requirements. Do you have enough transactions completed (leased or sold) to satisfy the requirement. Don't jump in and take all the classes only to not be able to sit for the exam because you are light on the portfolio requirements.

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I havnt closed anything yet but I plan to do a fair amount in the next year

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You are starting to creep me out a little, what did I do for you to e-stalk me?