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.
Recent Posts
The Importance of Golf in Real Estate
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 and I spent the afternoon on the far west-side of Manhattan leisurely strolling the High-Line and taking in the unique architecture of the area such as the Nouvel Building, the Chelsea Modern, the Standard Hotel, Truffles, and Frank Gehry's IAC Building. I eventually made it over to Chelsea Piers to hit a few balls before I embarrass...
Seth Godin on Social Networking: What Matters is REAL Relationships
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 "fake networking." What you need to keep track of is the number of people you will go out of your way for and the number of people who will go out of their way for you. The number of followers, fans, and friends you have means nothing. What social media allows you to do, however, is connect with people you otherwise wouldn't have access to. Send me an email, let's meet...
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...