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How exactly does the co-invest bonuses work?
You get ~$25k in on the GP position?
So you earn promote and distributions based on your percentage of the GP equity?

I.e. the GP (who you work for) put in $1M & you get $25k of that. They get paid 8% ($80,000.. so you get $2,000 [$25k/$1M=2.5%…2.5% of $80,000 = $2,000])

Every year they give you another $25k for a different deal? You also get a peice of sale proceeds?

 

I am not involved once the development process begins, so there have been a few weeks this summer where there has been little to do and I worked ~5 hours each day. 

It would also be a co-investment into the GP fund itself.  What I am asking here is if my bonus is around 30% and my base increases ~10% each year, would the co-investment option be worth staying put?  Or if I am really trying to make some cash, should I look to jump to a more institutional developer / PE shop with higher bases/bonuses but no carry or co-invest. 

 

Title: Development Associate

Location: Bay Area

YOE: 1 year post MBA (prior 10 yrs non-RE experience in Corp Dev & IBD)

Firm Size: $1B+ AUM

Salary: $125k

Bonus: TBD - discretionary, none yet

Co-invest: Able to co-invest in projects or discretionary funds; firm will loan you the $ (5% interest starting at first capital call) 

Carry: Available at next promotion

Hours: 50 hours/week

 

Depends on your situation. The pay cut was significant for me, but RE is a long game. Thankfully my spouse has done well at her corporate gig and makes over 2x what I do - can be a tough ego pill to swallow sometimes.

Hours are much, much better than IB, culture & coworkers at my firm much better than my last few gigs, and the work is more interesting to me than energy where I spent ~10 yrs. I see my wife & infant more and am a lot happier at work, so it has been worth it for me. That said, I'm debating looking for a place with higher base & bonus and less focus on promote.

 

I see this is an old post but am currently working through some things so wanted to see if I could get any feedback. 


Title: Director, Investments

Role: Development company but my role is focused on leading the small underwriting team, capital markets (debt and equity) and about to take on an acquisition function; small company wear a lot of hats.

YOE: 8 Years Post College - 6 Years in RE. MBA.

Location: Secondary Midwest City

Base: $140k

Bonus: 10% of Dev Fees (Split amongst Project Team)

Carry/Equity: Yes-Discretionary / Yes, 0.5% of Owner Invested or additional 2.0% if Sourced Deal 

Hours: 50-60 hours is typical, very flexible work environment 

 

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