by Joe Stampone | Nov 9, 2009 | Career, Development, Entrepreneurship
Jim Chaffin is cofounder and president of Chaffin/Light Associates, a firm that specializes in resort and recreational communities (http://chaffinlight.com/). He provided the following advice for would-be developers and students, the excerpt is taken from Real Estate...
by Joe Stampone | Oct 21, 2009 | Career
To me, real estate investment banking always seemed like a glamorous aspect of the business, however until today, I didn’t really know what it was or what it involved. The Stern Real Estate club held a “lunch and learn” event featuring speakers from...
by Joe Stampone | Sep 28, 2009 | Career
This is a guest post from Bruce Kirsch, founder of Real Estate Financial Modeling, a unique financial modeling tutorial service. Bruce has an MBA from Wharton with a focus in real estate. This is the first in a series of ‘Advice’ posts from successful real...
by Joe Stampone | Aug 15, 2009 | Career, Random
Most of my summer weekends are spent jet-skiing, water skiing, or lounging by the bay at my family’s beach house on the Jersey Shore. As much as I love the shore, it’s hard to give up summer weekends in New York City. I decided to stay in town this weekend...
by Joe Stampone | Jul 27, 2009 | Career
When thinking about social networking Seth Godin reminds us that what matters is real relationships. “Networking is always important when it’s real and it’s always a useless distraction when it’s fake.” Don’t get seduced by...
by Joe Stampone | Jun 17, 2009 | Career
Let’s face it, even in this economic environment, committing to be a full-time student in your late twenties and forgoing income is a huge sacrifice. With such a high opportunity cost, students really must make the most of their time in school and take advantage...