Commercial leases are the backbone of the REPE industry. Demonstrating a familiarity or a mastery of the terminology will help you nail a real estate private equity interview. Part one of this series focused on understanding the terminology in commercial leases related to income. Part two will zero in on the expense side of the […]
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This post examines three common mistakes that candidates make when interviewing for real estate private equity jobs. I have interviewed countless candidates for various positions at my fund. If you make any of these mistakes, you will be immediately cut from my process. Protect your candidacy by avoiding these easily avoidable pitfalls. Mistake #1: Freezing
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Introduction This is the third and final step in solving the inaugural real estate investment case study challenge. This solution teaches you how to build a typical real estate private equity model used in one-hour on-site case studies. This is a basic model that you should be able to build from scratch without referencing anything
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Introduction This post is step two in our solution to the very first real estate investment case study challenge. This case is exemplary of a one-hour, on-site, asset-level real estate private equity interview case study. If you haven’t yet, go back to the original prompt and then the solution step one before reading this post.
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Introductory notes What you will learn by reading this series You’ve likely been taught that networking is a critical element to securing your dream job. Yet, what does networking actually entail? Most colleges advise students to sign up for LinkedIn, search for relevant alumni, then develop relationships over email, phone, and coffee chats until they
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