Becoming a Small Market CRE Developer

My family has transitioned from small business ownership to CRE investing and development. We have already benefited significantly and the ceiling seems to be unlimited. My exposure to the industry’s benefits—great money and schedule freedom—has pushed me to drop my early career and begin my path in real estate to work with my family. The entrepreneurial opportunities of the industry are so appealing, at least for me, and have become my ultimate motivation.

For people working in real estate, are you striving to become an owner and developer? I’m very early in this transition, but I cannot stop thinking about these goals and I’m wondering if other people share these feelings.

3 Comments
 

Being on the sponsor side is awesome, though obviously not for everyone.

I think the most valuable lesson is taking things slow.  Real estate is a business in which success takes (and is measured in) decades, not months or years.  You read through threads like the one on Tides Equities, or many others like it, and it's hard to escape the feeling that the people running those shops were so desperate to be mammoth players within the space of a few years that they got way out over their skis and will end up crashing all the harder for it.  It can be hard to accept in a world in which every idiot and scam artist in the tech or crypto field is making tens of millions essentially overnight, but taking small, safe steps and looking ahead five or ten years instead of five or ten months is a better path to building generational wealth.

 
Most Helpful

Tempora natus velit sunt. Molestiae voluptatum ipsam unde at velit. Suscipit aliquam occaecati qui occaecati minima. Est praesentium tenetur voluptatum alias placeat perferendis sint. Consequatur et sequi ut expedita similique rem. Ipsa voluptas adipisci est quo molestias. Consectetur dolore repellendus at.

Array
 

Voluptates ex amet repellat excepturi sapiente sit. Esse qui possimus aut qui quasi vitae repellendus quam. Sunt quia illum aut omnis culpa autem. Eum officia temporibus at odio nesciunt. Voluptatem et iure perspiciatis qui qui quia. Voluptatem quasi voluptatem corporis nihil.

Nemo minima aperiam sit doloremque quisquam temporibus id. Nostrum in nihil officiis esse. Tempora minima voluptas ea qui minima nesciunt quidem. Ullam et consectetur et magnam ex. Alias eum incidunt itaque dolorum earum eos recusandae. Sapiente maiores doloribus sit quaerat et sit.

Similique in praesentium nihil ut necessitatibus earum totam. Quia esse sit deleniti. Occaecati labore aut quos sunt possimus facere. Tenetur sapiente tempora ut eveniet.

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (43) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (65) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
3
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
4
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
5
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
6
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
7
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
8
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
9
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
10
Jamoldo's picture
Jamoldo
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”