best place to start in real estate?

where is the best place to start in real estate out of undergrad?

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i did. there is actually a thread 'worst places to start in CRE' but technically there is no 'best places to start in all of real estate thread', it is a relevant question. my long term interests are agnostic

 

Depends what you wanna do. Real Estate ppl bounce around within the industry so anything is possible from wherever you start from.

 

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In all seriousness- you can move around. And it depends what you want to gain.

Max Prestige (think like MW2 golden Deagle level prestige): Blackstone, Carlyle, Starwood if you want to be on the LP side

If you want to be at a big name developer: Related, Hines, Greystar, CIM Group

Big name REPE: Anything on the PERE 100, the higher up the more well known a company is typically (overlap with the former recommendations)

Big name brokerage: Eastdil, HFF, CBRE, JLL

If you want to succeed: Anywhere, it's what you make of it. Working out at Equinox makes getting fit more pleasant, but I'm sure dedicated people working out without shoes in some field in a country you've never heard of are just as fit (if not more). Life is what you make of it.

 

Yes. And even if you don't- there's a lot of strong players in every region.

Meridian Capital is great for D/E in NYC, like George Smith Partners is strong in LA. Moran & Co is great for MF IS in Orange County. Tons of family offices to break into. My post did not even cover REITs- mega REITs like Extell or smaller ones that aren't even publicly traded. I did not even touch leasing nor asset management.

Others come from various backgrounds- many Construction/ Engineering -> MRED/MBA -> Developer stories (even on this forum), many developers got their start in leasing, and Jorge Perez (RE billionaire) got his start in urban planning.

Like all things in life- it's what you make of your experiences and the network you build up.

 

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