Dude, I was an HR Systems Analyst......HR don't get that stuff wrong. 

I initially set out to do a 3.5% FHA house hack and found that at least in the area I looked at (SouthBay):(1) it was harder to get FHA offers accepted with all the competition from conventional and cash offers. (2) The upfront PMI of 1.75% essentially gets me to a 5.25% downpayment (although you could opt to loop this into the mortgage). (3) Depending on your income, the Mortgage Insurance Premium may not be tax deductible. (4) The 75% to 85% occupancy rates that they use to qualify properties led me to areas that I really would not want to live in (by the way, I was told this formula is only used for 3-4 unit properties; duplexes don't need to pass this rule) I modeled out my options (I'm a financial analyst by day), and ended up doing 20% conventional financing on a duplex in a great area, and am working on getting a HELOC that'll get me to a 90% combined LTV. 

I did mortgages and commercial loans for about 3 years then found myself a very small commercial real estate firm as a research analyst, my boss was crazy so I found another gig at JLL where I am currently a research analyst that specializes in industrial properties in the Puget Sound region.  

I also plan to attain a residential analyst certification so I will be considered qualified to find risk free deals.

I happen to be a data analyst too. 

I am currently finishing my Masters and work as a data analyst in DC.  

-Not a lot of them are looking for 46 yo analyst-Most PE firms don't invest in RE and the ones that do have their own lead generation methods.

Whether that's underwriting for a bank, an analyst for a services company like Cushman & Wakefield, or even a broker.

I was an RE analyst in 2007-2008 and a d saw first hand how quickly banks can turn on their borrowers.

He recently started a part-time job at Marcus Millichap as an "analyst".