International Career in RE

Background: Acquisition Analyst in Europe

RE being RE, any stories/insights from people that have worked around the globe? Interested in hearing about this as the replies here are usually about local players who have never left a certain area etc. Is international experience appreciated? Are people with intl experience better/worse off than people that have stayed in same country/area? Are international RE careers even worth considering?

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tbh... I think there are many people who have jobs for international platforms, work on int'l deals, raise/manage money globally etc. They do all this from the HQ in their home market (mainly in the big cities like, NYC, LON, LA, SF, CHI, HK, etc). So, if  you mean "int'l career" like that... where you stay home based but get the passport stamps and off-hour phone calls otherwise... that is far easier to do. 

I know tons of people in NYC firms doing that sort of stuff (at least did a lot of global travel pre-covid). I have a quasi-role like that since my firm is int'l but my focus is US, but still need to visit other countries a few times a year for meetings (well, pre-covid did). If that is what you want... the int'l business travel job/lifestyle... much easier to get. NO visa issues (the Chinese visa in my passport feels like it won't get any more use at this rate lol), but it isn't as glamorous as people think it is IMHO.  

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