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For a student who is trying to make their way into the REPE world post graduation, are these shops a good move for a summer internship? I have a close connection to a well known regional specific developer.

Any thoughts would be great

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Being a junior in real estate is about 2 things:

  1. Can you execute?
  2. Do you know people?

I would be skeptical that you will get much experience on the sort of execution work you'd be doing in REPE at a small developer.  It might be helpful for your network, but you'd be much better off at a commercial brokerage or other place where you'd get lots of reps of evaluating / valuing opportunities.

 
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For a student who is trying to make their way into the REPE world post graduation, are these shops a good move for a summer internship? I have a close connection to a well known regional specific developer.

Any thoughts would be great

Literally anything is a good move when discussing a summer internship.  No one will have expected you to underwrite a deal or be actively involved in a transaction/development project.  You're dipping your toe in the water so that when you apply for a full time gig, employers know that you won't need a month of hand holding to understand terms and concepts.

 

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