Sourcing Deals: Acquisitions / Investment Sales / Debt Brokerage

Curious of folks who have worked in multiple areas (IS/DB/Acq) what is the sourcing process like in each of these seats for a mid level professional who is exiting the analyst years and is going to be responsible for sourcing deals moving forward. How does sourcing deals compare across each role? What’s the easiest hardest part of each? What’s the hardest seat to succeed in? All discourse and commentary appreciated on the topic of deal sourcing. Tx

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