When you’re analyzing a piece of commercial real estate, it’s easy to just look at the big picture items like the IRR, the equity multiple, and the cash-on-cash return, but these aren’t the only things you should be focused on as a commercial real estate investor. And by looking at a few other key […]
If you like the idea of working in commercial real estate, one of the biggest benefits of being in this industry is that there are so many paths for you to choose from, each of which can give you a very different experience on a day-to-day basis. But even though this tends to be […]
If you’ve ever wondered how commercial real estate investors or investment firms buy buildings that are worth $10 million, $50 million, $100 million or more, the secret is that these investors almost never buy these properties completely by themselves. The commercial real estate industry is powered by equity partnerships that bring investor capital together […]
Interviewing for jobs can be stressful, difficult, and time-consuming overall, and this is especially true in commercial real estate. In CRE, the interview process can sometimes last for months, with 4-6 rounds often being necessary just to finish the process and end up receiving an offer. And if you’ve done the work upfront to […]
Negotiating a job offer is not easy, and many people avoid this altogether out of fear of having an offer rescinded (or even just to avoid confrontation). But by not even making an ask, you could be leaving a lot of money on the table. And because people tend to switch jobs only once […]
Major private equity firms are some of the most sophisticated real estate investors in the industry, with access to in-depth market data, top-tier talent working on deals, and complex proprietary financial models to make cash flow projections and analyze properties. But after working at these types of firms myself for almost 10 years, I’ve […]
Excel exams are often one of the last steps of the commercial real estate interview process before you receive an offer, since most firms will actually want to see the technical skills that you said you had throughout the interview process. Coming in prepared for an exam is a huge part of ultimately landing […]
Real estate private equity can be a very lucrative industry to work in or start a company in, and a huge reason for that is the existence of promoted interest. Promoted interest allows an individual investor or investment firm raising capital to earn an outsized percentage of the profits of a deal over and […]
As the commercial real estate industry continues to become more and more institutionalized, if you want to break into the business today, you need to bring your A-game when heading into an interview. And as far as interview prep is concerned, there’s a lot of standard, cookie-cutter advice out there that most people follow, […]
In commercial real estate, the discounted cash flow analysis is at the core of property valuations, which ultimately shapes investment decisions made by real estate firms. But because of how real estate deals are typically financed (especially by major private equity firms), the way this is applied in practice isn’t all that straightforward. So […]
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