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I'll agree to a point with Niraj, the coursework may be lighter than an MBA and not as much time involved overall, but it does require multiple classes over several years and a portfolio of work (in CRE). It is one of the most well regarded real estate specific designations and likely easier to get than putting in the time for an MBA. Both the MBA and CCIM would put you into a very well regarded pool of contacts, and increase credibility.

Without knowing your use of the information I would suggest contacting an appraiser or a broker for more localized comparables. They generally have better data. Very often people lie to CoStar or the information is out of date because of their archaic data collection methods. CoStar actually drives around and calls brokers. Not to mention they charge an exorbitant fee. An appraiser or broker will have relationships with the sources earned over time and hopefully more accurate information. Very often an appraiser or broker will give you the comps for free. Brokers and appraisers also trade information, verify and corroborate it before relying on it. This scrubbed data will likely be more accurate. I would suggest using an MAI appraiser or a CCIM or SIOR broker. These professional organizations require education and a portfolio of experience evaluated by their peers.If you are looking for aggregated data then CoStar might be a better, however a broker from a national or international firm will have access to this data and will likely give it to you for free. Many of these firms will also put out quarterly reports for the MSA with great information as part of their marketing.It is important for you to realize that these people are not volunteers but rather professionals who rely on transactions or services to get paid. If you are planning to use this data for an acquisition or appraisal purposes these people can be a tremendous asset. Please do not discount these people because of a poor experience you have had with one in the past. As a real estate developer I have found them to be an incredible asset and well worth every fee I have ever paid.

I have many issues with how real estate investing is taught to the small investor. Thus I will abstain from rendering a recommendation.Briefly, real estate trainers have been and are continuing to lead investors into blindly investing in real estate with essentially no regard to the risks those investments pose to the individual investor. This would include the risks to an investors cumulative investment portfolio.Beta is a real threat as is diversification and neither are being assessed at the individual investor level.Please do yourself a service and do not buy anything from these so called Gurus:Carlton SheetsRuss whitneyDolf De RoosRobert G AllenThey are all teaching in a similar fashion, using similar techniques, proposing similar methods.The Urban Land Institute is a good source for learning about real estate uli.org The CCIM Institute CCIM.com is also a really good source for educational r sources. Both organizations sell books on their websites, and each hosts classes covering a variety topics taught by authoritative instructors. Seek these sources out for information.I'm am currently writing an investment book for the small investor. The learnings in my book will help the small real estate investor consider the potential for gains equally as s/he does the potential for losses and adjust their investment actions to mitigate risk(s).