by Joe Stampone | Dec 15, 2012 | Career, Entrepreneurship
How many times have you heard successful investors say, when you’re in a deal and something goes wrong, trust your gut. I look at a lot of deals. Typically, a deal will come across my desk through a broker or friend and I’ll do a quick back-of-the-envelope analysis....
by Joe Stampone | Dec 1, 2012 | Career
I’ve had a number of calls recently with undergrads looking to break into the real estate business. Without fail, they ask me what they should be doing to prepare for a career in real estate. Aside from internships and informational interviews of course, here are a...
by Joe Stampone | Nov 26, 2012 | Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Technology
Over the summer my firm expanded into our own headquarters. Being in the real estate business, we decided to undertake the entire process ourselves; who needs a broker to find space? Build out, we can handle that. Interior design, no problem. Fast forward 8 months and...
by Joe Stampone | Nov 15, 2012 | Career, Entrepreneurship
I spend a lot of time talking to undergrads interested in getting involved in real estate. Typically, they know little about the real estate business, its various sub-sectors, and how to break into the business. However, I had a recent conversation with a Tufts...
by Joe Stampone | Nov 12, 2012 | Entrepreneurship
I love to involve friends in the blog. I get to catch up with buddies on a professional level while giving them the platform to share their story. Hence my excitement when my friend, Bill Glaab, agreed to do an interview for A Student of the Real Estate Game. I was at...