International Travel with REPE, CRE, etc.?
Anyone here who is US based travel overseas for business? If so, why and what do you do?
If you feel so inclined, also put your age and how many years you’ve been in the industry as well.
Based on the most helpful WSO content, it seems that there are indeed many people who have jobs for international platforms, work on international deals, and manage money globally. They do all this from the headquarters in their home market, which are mainly in big cities like NYC, London, LA, SF, CHI, HK, etc.
For example, I know tons of people in NYC firms doing that sort of stuff. They stay home-based but get the passport stamps and off-hour phone calls. This was especially true pre-covid when global travel was more common.
As for me, I have a quasi-role like that since my firm is international but my focus is US. I still need to visit other countries a few times a year for meetings (well, pre-covid did).
So, if you're looking for an "international career" where you stay home-based but get to travel and work on international deals, it's definitely possible in the real estate industry. Just remember, every banana has its peel, so be prepared for the off-hour phone calls and jet lag!
Sources: International Career in RE, Q&A (Senior Analyst): REPE -> Deported from the US -> Working for Oligarchs, Working Overseas in Real Estate
Except for potentially investor roadshows that the top MDs go through, no international travel is required.
We have a european family office that invests with us that I sometimes get to go visit.
I'm working on a development deal in London right now. As that ramps up I'll be traveling there more.
Anyone know what kind of positions offer the most international travel / deal exposure in CRE? Love real estate and want to make it my career, but when I have kids I'd like to be able to raise them abroad at some point
Very, very few. Real estate is kind of an inherently local business.
If you work in London REPE you get to travel to Europe quite often (if your office handles european investments)
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