Picture this: You step into a commercial real estate interview, the interviewer walks in, looks quickly over your resume, and then says to you, “So…tell me about yourself.” Gulp. How do you answer the question? And what’s the right thing to say here? In this article, let’s talk about how to answer the “Tell […]
Ah, real estate equity waterfalls. These are powerful tools for a real estate investor looking to raise capital from investors in a syndication or fund, but this is also one of the most daunting and complicated topics in all of commercial real estate finance. And when I was first starting out in the real […]
Equity waterfall structures present a huge opportunity for real estate investors who raise equity from third-party investors to significantly increase returns on their real estate investments. But as profitable as this can be, choosing the right structure for your specific deal or investor base isn’t always as straightforward as it might seem, and this […]
In the first few months of 2021, I’ve seen a significant uptick in the number of hiring managers reaching out and looking for training and testing materials for incoming hires. And this includes some pretty big name shops looking to make substantial additions to their analyst teams. These conversations I get to have with […]
Real estate is an extremely entrepreneurial industry. And for many people who start a career in the business working for someone else, the end goal is to ultimately do their own thing and build their own investment firm or portfolio in the future. For these people, a main goal in the beginning of their […]
When I first got into the real estate industry, I knew…pretty much nothing. But what I did know is that there were people out there that knew a lot more than me (that I could learn from). And because of that, I spent a lot of time and effort trying to meet these people, […]
This year will mark my tenth year in the real estate industry. And while that’s nothing compared to CRE professionals who have had 30+ year careers in the space, at this point I’ve seen and been through enough to start to see some patterns. Whether that’s through preparing materials to get deals past a […]
With massive stimulus packages in 2020 and 2021 resulting in over 4 trillion dollars being pumped into the US money supply, the concern over inflation (and the debate over when that inflation will come) has become one of the most heavily debated topics in all of finance. And while inflation directly affects the cost […]
If you’re new to the real estate industry and haven’t gone through the interview process before, you might be surprised how long this process can end up being when you actually get into it. The combination of an application, phone screening, phone interview with a hiring manager, in-person interview, Excel-based technical assessment, and final […]
Coming up with a reliable valuation for a real estate deal isn’t easy. Between the market research that goes into knowing what comparable properties are trading for, what rents are in the market, what expenses should be, the debt terms that you’re likely to get, and an estimate of construction costs to renovate the […]
Learn The Three Pillars of Real Estate Financial Modeling & How To Build Models on Autopilot
You'll also receive access to free weekly videos to help you master real estate financial modeling & advance your career
