+59 Advice: What Minor or Major is Most Valuable? 23 4y
+59 Development vs Acquisitions Lifestyle 11 3y
+59 What can I expect: a REPE Top 5-10 modelling test? 26 2y
+59 Advice for making a mid-career change into CRE 18 12mo
+59 Is Individual Real Estate Feasible? 33 3y
+59 Real Estate Distressed Debt Groups 34 2y
+59 Steps To Becoming a Partner 9 5y
+59 1031 exchange repeal 49 4y
+59 Nitya Capital 53 4w
+59 LIHTC Thread 62 2y
+59 Real Estate Development - Advice/Guidance in Transitioning to Project Management? 14 2y
+58 Commercial Brokerage possible exit options? 27 9y
+58 How do you find a Discount Rate for an Apartment in Los Angeles? 32 6y
+58 Retail/Shopping Centers Underwriting 32 6y
+58 Help! Should I Quit? 33 3y
+58 Career Path to become a Real Estate Developer 34 4y
+58 Asset Management vs acquisitions 34 4y
+58 Does Georgetown Masters offer better ROI than other RE masters programs? Tuition comparisons 29 7y
+58 Lender Rankings 31 9y
+58 LIHTC 36 4y
+58 Analyst Interview Questions - Blackstone Real Estate Asset Management 12 8y
+58 Real Estate Family Business - Advice 19 8y
+58 Most outrageous claims in an OM? 32 4y
+58 Hiring Junior Partners / Deal Guys -- Good Value 10 6y
+58 Analyst debt/lending at top CRE firm - 2018 14 6y
+58 How to think about Debt for Acquisitions 14 8y
+58 When interviewing, is it ok to say that my nickname at school is "The Machine"? 36 8y
+58 Just graduated and don’t have a job? 26 8y
+58 Greatest Minds In Commercial Real Estate 39 6y
+58 Career advice: Ideal role for becoming a GP 21 7y
+58 Is calling leads on the weekends beneficial? 29 7y
+58 Burning out 16 7y
+58 Cap Rates on Value Add vs. Core 9 6y
+58 CFA® in REPE? It doesn't seem very common, worth the work? Input appreciated. 20 4y
+58 MetLife Investment Management 27 6y
+58 Commercial Real Estate in Boston 19 6y
+58 Underwriting vs. Appraisal 17 4y
+58 Seeking Advice: Lateral from a $3B fam office to local MM firm? RE veterans, please throw your two cents. 24 5y
+58 Brokers: Long-term goals? 27 5y
+58 Anyone have any good famous broker stories? 64 4y
+58 What’s more important in the long-run: accumulating relevant experience or capital? 17 4y
+58 New "affordable housing" project started in the Bronx 198M for ~330 units. 25 3y
+58 Development Manager Total Comp 63 3y
+58 First Year Analyst Compensation 97 3y
+58 Lost my job after just 2 months…. 24 2y
+58 KKR RE Performance 15 12mo
+58 Best Career Paths in RE? Low Stress, Decent Work Hours, and Fun. 29 1y
+57 Life as a Real Estate Operating Partner - 4 Observations 25 4y
+57 Consulting to RE Finance 29 6y
+57 Where we are at in the cycle (revisited) 12 6y
+57 Innovative Amenities for Multifamily 54 6y
+57 FHA/FNMA/FHLMC Underwriter 31 4y
+57 Find a Flaw in this logic-Commercial Real Estate 22 9y
+57 Is it possible for a multifamily property to recover after a fatal shooting? 14 8y
+57 Should I get straight to the point in my cold email? 13 7y
+57 Brokerage: Why not start your own firm? 19 4y
+57 MRED/MSRED Questions 12 6y
+57 CIM Group - Reputation and Culture 26 7y
+57 Comparing two types of real estate dealmakers 41 4y
+57 Q&A: Real Estate Acquisitions Analyst. Uni -> BO -> Mtg Financing -> Acquisitions 17 4y
+57 Full-time intern for 5 months - being taken advantage of? 21 6y
+57 Stuck at Current Firm 20 6y
+57 Get in on the Ground Floor or Go with an Established Brand? 15 6y
+57 How do you guys organize yourselves? 22 5y
+57 Would you take a step down in title & pay for dream job? 11 5y
+57 The Worst People & Companies in Real Estate 43 2mo
+57 Am I being underpaid for a 2nd/3rd Year Analyst? NYC/SF/LA Top IS Brokerage Team 59 5y
+57 Burnt out @ Bx REPE 62 4y
+57 How do you get comfortable specializing? 9 5y
+57 Multi Fam Pipelines 57 4y
+57 Small Developer Advice - Second Week 12 4y
+57 Cushy Development Exit Ops? 30 4y
+57 ChatGPT in Real Estate 49 3y
+57 Worth Switching Careers To RE for Personal Investing Ambition 24 3y
+57 Is MF1 (Limekiln) Done? 28 1y
+57 CRE Comp Progression 101 3y
+57 Does the bottom ever come? 12 2y
+57 If you could go back… 41 2y
+57 Speaking up in meetings 13 1y
+57 Books/Info on DD & Closing 11 1y
+56 JPM Asset Management - Real Estate 57 3y
+56 Modeling question (from banks perspective) 35 11y
+56 PERE 50 2015 - Real Estate Private Equity Rankings 45 6y
+56 Real Estate Lending Groups with Best Exit Ops 26 8y
+56 Should I quit my back office job? 29 7y
+56 Master's of Real Estate Programs (Choices) 16 6y
+56 How did you guys answer this one.. 10 8y
+56 "Rich Uncles NNN REIT" 18 8y
+56 Career Pivot via Masters in Real Estate 33 6y
+56 Calling all mortgage brokers... 17 8y
+56 Investing in Real Estate while working full time in banking 36 3y
+56 Buying an Apartment in NYC 37 4y
+56 Discount Rate on Buyout of My Carried Interest 24 2y
+56 What are some reasons that make sellers want to sell their investment property? 25 6y
+56 What kind of returns are LPs targeting in opportunistic funds these days? 41 7y
+56 How did you land your job in CRE? 26 6y
+56 Best Asset Class to Start Out in, in Real Estate 29 7y
+56 Q&A: REPE Analyst 31 5y
+56 Ground up negotiations - LP side 42 6y
+56 Eastdil training vs other brokerages (CBRE, Newmark, etc) - Adam Spies/Doug Harmon 73 3y

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