I have 7 years experience in land use planning (mostly processing development applications for consistency with laws) and environmental impact analysis. Is there a role in CRE I'd be best fit for?
And any salary expectations for the SF Bay Area for these roles?
[{"id": "iv33vfa", "text": "https://www.indeed.com/m/jobs?q=Land+Planning+Entitlement", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "iv35zkx", "text": "I would assume some sort of role within development focusing on entitlements? Obviously other skills to learn, but seems like that\u2019s your \u201ccurrent\u201d route.", "replies": [{"id": "iv3l53h", "text": "What\u2019s an entitlement in cre?", "replies": [{"id": "iv3v4st", "text": "The process of getting all the permissions and approvals to build what you want on the property.", "replies": [{"id": "iv3wckt", "text": "Thanks!", "replies": [], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "iv36jui", "text": "I work for a Bay Area developer and someone like you would be super valuable on a development team. If you can do basic financial modeling and are reasonably communicative, you could easily be making good money. PM me if you have any questions or want to grab a coffee.", "replies": [{"id": "iv39pnd", "text": "Let\u2019s connect!", "replies": [], "depth": 2}, {"id": "iv3c5xl", "text": "I'd love to! Will PM you now, thank you", "replies": [{"id": "ivd4nhm", "text": "I\u2019m assuming that since you were processing applications you have relationships with municipalities. Permit expediting might be a good way to go. I\u2019ve worked with independent permit expediters that work with us on a project for a couple years then take a year off and they take the entire fee themselves.", "replies": [{"id": "iwklie0", "text": "Meaning they started consulting individually?", "replies": [{"id": "iwnbc5j", "text": "Correct", "replies": [], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}, {"id": "iv4wna3", "text": "This. I have just moved from CRE to a more development focussed role so have followed the opposite path and can say there is a place for someone like you in a lot of teams if you can / can learn to model. Good luck!", "replies": [{"id": "iwklh3q", "text": "What kind of modeling should I learn? Sorry for late reply", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "iv38hl2", "text": "Any company who builds on raw land of any kind would look at you like a god send. Work with a guy like that rn whose specialized in wetlands and he said the salary increase was phenomenal when he made the jump.", "replies": [{"id": "iv3cd40", "text": "Awesome. Any chance you can tell me the company he works for, or if I could speak to him?", "replies": [], "depth": 2}, {"id": "iv41bec", "text": "I have a piece of land that is wetland in the SF Bay Area and I\u2019d love to learn more about what I can do, can I get put into contact with him too?", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "iv3h7rs", "text": "Start your own consulting business", "replies": [{"id": "iv5jskj", "text": "This. I recently was having drinks with a REPE friend of mine. He expressed a thought that having a consultant that would handle solely rezoning and permitting would be invaluable. I\u2019m sure this is already a thing but someone who is great at predevelopment would make large fees consulting on that side.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "iv3mwgx", "text": "Go work for an EDC.", "replies": [{"id": "iv3wq7j", "text": "Do you have any idea if the compensation at an EDC is more than public planning?", "replies": [{"id": "iv432qt", "text": "I don\u2019t know. I\u2019m a CRE broker and have worked worked a handful of EDCs across the country and I find their work very interesting.", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "iv3o24j", "text": "Look back in some of the land use planning applications and call the development companies that are submitting the applications. They all want to talk to you.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "iv3t2v3", "text": "I work for a multifamily developer in Los Angeles and we would probably offer you a $100k starting salary.", "replies": [{"id": "iv3whk6", "text": "Thanks for the info! Would you be open to discussing your work online off reddit?", "replies": [{"id": "iv68n1y", "text": "Sure, feel free to send me a DM", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "iv3ve03", "text": "Yah, bro. I'm trained as a planner and worked for a multifamily developer. You'd save so much headache for the developer, especially if you're certified and can testify before the board. One of your value-adds is helping the firm avoid or figure a solution for shit land. Another is the ability to work closely with 3rd party (legal, etc) on planning applications and framing your testimony to secure the approvals. Having you in-house can save them consulting fees that more than makes up for your salary. And after 7 years, hopefully you have the network and can schmooze away a few roadblocks at the municipal/county level, either during testimony or in a phone call that you never mention again.", "replies": [{"id": "iv3werp", "text": "Thanks for the detailed response! Could you elaborate on what framing testimony means? Would you be open to talking off reddit about your experience?", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "iv5tk28", "text": "Appraisal or work for a private commercial developer", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "izcxi9b", "text": "I did this for 5 years before I got into CRE.  Highly valuable and useable skill set to have coming in.", "replies": [{"id": "izd9qof", "text": "What do you do now? Mind sharing the location and salary?", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]