Real Estate Investment Analyst

Real Estate Analyst, Investments

A leading Real Estate Private Equity firm is seeking a Analyst to join its investment team. This individual will support the evaluation, underwriting, and asset management of real estate investments across various property sectors and U.S. markets. The ideal candidate will bring strong analytical skills, a solid foundation in real estate finance, and a desire to grow into a more strategic role over time.

The Analyst will be responsible for underwriting and conducting financial analysis for each investment opportunity, as well as supporting property- and market-level due diligence. Additionally, the Analyst will play an active role in the asset management and eventual disposition of the firm's investments. We are seeking a candidate with strong technical skills who can immediately contribute to underwriting, asset analysis, and project oversight. Over time, the Analyst will be encouraged to expand their role as they continue to progress within the firm.

Key Responsibilities:

• Financial Modeling: Develop detailed and complex financial underwriting models for the acquisition and development of real estate investments, with a focus on the opportunistic space.
• Due Diligence: Conduct asset-level and market-level due diligence, including identifying vendors or sources of third-party due diligence information and independently leading these efforts.
• Capital Structure & Business Plan Analysis: Gain a thorough understanding of each deal's capital structure and business plan, identifying key risks through discussions with owners, operators, market participants, and investment professionals.
• Market Research: Identify a project's demand drivers; gather market information through independent fieldwork and direct contact with brokers, builders, developers, and other market participants. Synthesize information to draw conclusions on future market demand, pricing, rent, occupancy, absorption, vacancy, and liquidity.
• Value-Add Assessment: Evaluate the viability of value-add/repositioning efforts and identify various partners to execute these strategies.
• Investment Memorandums: Communicate conclusions in detailed investment memorandums to be presented to senior management for consideration and approval. Participate in Underwriting and Investment Committee discussions.
• Asset Management: Support potential investment partners' review and underwriting of participation in identified deals and continue to respond to ongoing inquiries and requests post-acquisition. Participate in and provide support for the ongoing asset management of each investment, including financing and refinancing, execution of business plans, major asset-level decisions, reporting to funds and investment partners, and the eventual sale of each property.
• Additional Duties: Perform other duties, responsibilities, and projects as assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Education: Bachelor's Degree or international equivalent in Business, Finance, Real Estate, or a related field with exceptional academic credentials.
• Experience: 1+ years of finance experience in real estate investment banking, capital markets or real estate private equity.
• Technical Skills: High level of expertise in Excel; ARGUS proficiency.
• Critical Thinking: Ability to apply critical thinking and research skills to develop market research/investment theses in less common asset classes with limited commercial research data.
• Self-Motivation: Self-motivated and driven; ability to independently research, learn, evaluate, and respond to issues within the construct of asset management.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Interpersonal Skills: Strong interpersonal skills and attention to detail with impeccable integrity and trustworthiness.
• Travel: Willingness and ability to travel as required.
• Technical Proficiency: Expertise in PowerPoint.