by Joe Stampone | Aug 2, 2012 | Career
I often receive emails from college students and recent grads asking me about the best path to real estate success. Many aspire to work at large private equity shops like Blackstone or Carlyle and transition to working with seasoned and well-capitalized operators and...
by Joe Stampone | Jul 23, 2012 | Career, Entrepreneurship
As many of you know, the inspiration for this blog title came from Bill Poorvu’s popular book, The Real Estate Game. The book was recommended to me by a family friend while I was in college. Nearly 8 years later, the book still sits on my desk, filled with highlighter...
by Joe Stampone | May 14, 2012 | Career, Entrepreneurship
One thing I’ve learned from working full-time for the past year is that it’s very easy to get blinded by your interests. As an active real estate firm, we want to do lots of deals and create strong risk adjusted returns for our investors. However, we...
by Joe Stampone | Apr 1, 2012 | Career
Last week I referenced the interview I did with Dr. Peter Linneman, one of the leading real estate minds. His answers were so insightful, they’re worthy of 3 or 4 blog posts, but there was one more answer that I wanted to highlight. I asked Dr. Linneman for his...
by Joe Stampone | Mar 25, 2012 | Career
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Peter Linneman for a series the ULI Young Leaders Committee is doing. I don’t want to give away too much of the interview, but there was one response that I wanted to share with you. I asked Dr. Linneman, how can young...
by Joe Stampone | Feb 8, 2012 | Career, Entrepreneurship
Sam Zell is heralded as one of the most successful real estate professionals of his time. However, he doesn’t proclaim to have any complicated strategy when it comes to his deals. In fact, if you go to Equity Group Investments website you’ll find a page...
