by Joe Stampone | Aug 22, 2014 | Asset Management, Career, Entrepreneurship
I talk to a lot of students and aspiring real estate professionals and the vast majority want to be deal guys. They want to be the rainmakers working in acquisitions, wheeling and dealing. While acquisitions is sexy, it’s becoming increasingly important to be a good...
by Joe Stampone | Aug 14, 2014 | Asset Management, Career, Entrepreneurship
I’ve been on vacation with friends and family for past week, relatively removed from the never-ending flow of emails and meetings that consume a majority of my day. Although vacation is great, the reality of real estate is that it’s a relationship intensive...
by Joe Stampone | Jul 20, 2014 | Career, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Technology
There’s a common sentiment among real estate professionals that as the real estate business becomes more institutionalized and efficient, there will be less quality buying opportunities (mispricings). While the availability of high quality data and a move toward a...
by Joe Stampone | Jun 19, 2014 | Career, Innovation, Technology
Over the past few days I’ve met with a number of guys in their mid to late twenties who’ve been in high-paying finance jobs, but have the desire to transition into the real estate business. The most common question I get from them is how to learn the...
by Joe Stampone | Apr 27, 2014 | Career
In my conversations with undergrads and business school students interested in real estate, the conversation always tends to cover whether to take the institutional route by working for a large organization or the entrepreneurial route by working with a small shop....
by Joe Stampone | Jan 25, 2014 | Career
“Real estate is not an overly complicated business” is a common sentiment I hear. Historically, that was true. Real estate was a business made up of small local players who financed properties through local bank relationships and raised equity from the neighborhood...
