what are the hours like for investment analysts in NYC

looking to make a move to New York and want to get involved on the acquisitions side of things (currently in dispo). what kind of hours do investment analyst at work? is it always 60+ hours a week or just a peak times like closing etc.

 

I considered a similar move and spoke to a few acquisition guys as well as some reputable headhunters. The general consensus was that if you are with an active buyer, typical hours would definitely be in the 60+ hour range on a normal week. One went as far to say that I should be expecting 70 to be the norm. Based on my conversations, it sounded like 80+ would not be extraordinary if you were on a live deal.

 

It's 100% firm dependent and will depend on your experience so this could be a huge range. Also, because real estate titles are so fluid, this can be tough to pinpoint as a analyst/senior analyst at one firm may be the equivalent of an associate at another. When I was searching I had about 3 year experience as an investment sales analyst with a dominant team in my region working on a difficult product type and I was told that I should be looking at a base at or above $100. Bonuses can easily range from 20% - 75%.

 
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Firm and week dependent. Some firms have heavy deal flow but lots of analysts, so you work 40-55 hours per week. Some firms run tight ships and not many analysts, so you work 60 plus. If there is a live deal or bid / committee coming up, 6 days per week wouldn’t be crazy. With that said, you could be working that 6th day because you decided not to work until 10 PM each night the prior week.

 

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