Introduction Real estate private equity jobs are just as much about reading and learning as they are about modeling. This is part five in a series in which we will ultimately build a full-scale M&A model for a publicly traded real estate company. But first, I want to make you read the source materials the … Public REIT Valuation Part Five: Development and Redevelopment Read More »...

Introduction This is part four of our real estate private equity skill series focused on public REIT valuation, highlighting Aimco. We are beginning with a read through of the source materials because modeling is only the tip of the iceberg of a career in real estate private equity. The core of your job is to … Public REIT Valuation, Part Four: Operational Metrics Read More »...

Introduction This is part three of our series on REPE public valuation, one of many core real estate private equity skills we teach at Leveraged Breakdowns. If you’re just now diving into this series, I urge you to begin at part one. In the previous post (part two), we discussed the purpose of the various … Public REIT Valuation, Part Three: Reading the Supplemental Read More »...

Introduction This post continues our series on public REIT valuation. The first post introduced our target, AIMCO (NYSE: AIV) and emphasized that the best place to start is by reading the filings. If you haven’t yet, go back and read through that first post. You should have at least skimmed through each of the filings … Public REIT Valuation, Part Two: Getting to Know the Filings Read More »...

Introduction This post is the first in a series oriented as a real estate private equity guide book through my process of underwriting the value of a publicly traded company. This skill is helpful for anyone interested in pursuing an acquisitions career at a real estate private equity fund. This analysis is the type of … Public REIT Valuation, Part One: Start with the Filings Read More »...

Introduction This article continues our discussion on life as a real estate private equity analyst. If you’re looking to build a real estate private equity model or learn to calculate private equity real estate returns, we recommend you check out our hard-skill resources. But without further ado, onto the Q&A. How long does a typical … Life as an REPE Analyst, Part Two Read More »...

How are you staffed on deals? Every real estate private equity fund has a staffer. Sometimes it’s a formal role and sometimes it’s informal. If you’re on a larger team, the staffer knows who is working on what and how much effort each project requires. Being a staffer is not an enviable job since they … Life as an REPE Analyst, Part One Read More »...

Leveraged Breakdowns helps teach real estate private equity for beginners. We have plenty of materials focused on hard skills, from our courses and interview guides to our free case studies. This series continues our focus on a softer, yet equally important, skill set: networking into real estate private equity firms. This information is hard-earned after … Eight More Critical Habits for Successful Real Estate Private Equity Networking Read More »...

Networking into real estate private equity jobs is no cake walk. I know from personal experience, having broken into one of the top Manhattan mega funds as an industry outsider. Regardless, networking is the among the most important real estate private equity skills for an outsider candidate to master early on. Fortunately, there are several … Six Critical Habits for Successful Real Estate Private Equity Networking Read More »...

Introduction The previous post described our calculation of the asset management fee and the preferred distributions. This post will focus on our calculation of the catch-up and the profit sharing. Then, we will tie it all together with a concise summary of the LP cash flows. Below is the overview of the waterfall we shared … Catch-Up Waterfall, Part Five: Catch-Up and Profit Sharing Read More »...