I’m Joe Stampone. I work at Atlas Real Estate Partners (‘AREP’), a private real estate investment firm focused on value-add and ground-up multifamily investments. ASotREG is a place where I share my thoughts on real estate, careers, technology, entrepreneurship, passive investing, and anything else that piques my interest.
How to Make the Most of Your Time as a Real Estate Graduate Student
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 of all the opportunities available to them. So how can students exploit their free time and the resources available to them as students? Take advantage of the opportunities available free or at reduced costs to students: I wrote a previous blog post about the perks to being a student. To reiterate, there are countless deals made...
Why I love Real Estate and you Should too
Let me preface this first post by saying that I have never earned a single dollar working as a real estate professional, and I have been unemployed while seeking a position in real estate since graduation from undergrad over 8 months ago. However, I truly love real estate. How can this be possible with my lack of expertise and experience in the game? Simply put, it's the people. Real estate professionals are certainly a unique group. In real estate a group of individuals with completely different skill-sets can come together and build something that is architecturally significant, makes...