Entry Level Roles in NYC to Break Into Real Estate?
Hey guys, 

I'm a junior in college studying Finance and I want to have a career in Real Estate. I was wondering what roles should I be aiming for when I graduate? I'm currently working as an budget analyst intern for the MTA and want to leverage into a role within CRE. Would underwriting or appraisal give me the best opportunity to learn the fundamentals of valuations, and modeling ? I hope to eventually invest in my own properties and maybe get into development in the future after MSRE or MBA. Any advice is greatly appreciated, just need some direction 
[{"id": "drhl9jt", "text": "What makes real estate interesting to you? Is it because you want to own a large amount of buildings in the future and retire early? If that is the case your perception of real estate is dead wrong. However, if you realize you need to start small with portfolio growth occurring at a slow pace and that \"landlording\" is a massive headache with lots of costs then at least you understand the basics and can move from there. \n\nThere are many, many fields in real estate from brokerage to lending to insurance to investing with each having many roles within from where you can learn. If you want to learn asset management and development, household names such as Tishman Speyer, Related Companies, Garrison, Kushner Co. etc. (there are thousands) will be a great place to start. Lending is also a great stepping block because you learn about the capital stack and the create ways to leverage it, market research, modeling, how to make money as a borrower etc. As a lender you see how creative borrowers can get while they put up as little money as possible. You'll also get to see the different types of real estate transactions and perhaps it'll help enlighten where you want to go after a few years- who knows, maybe you'll want to stay in banking. \n\nSource- I work for a large lender and invest in properties. ", "replies": [{"id": "drhn2n5", "text": "Hey, thank you for the reply.\n\nApologies if I came off as naive but I used to help a family friend with some renovation work on his rental properties, and my family actively invests in real estate within the city. So, I'm no stranger to the headaches and hiccups that come along with being a landlord. I'm more interested in how real estate properties are structured in a formal sense. How their owners raise equity to buy the property, evaluate risk-reward, how investors come to the conclusion on whether or not a property is worth it. My long term goals is to invest in properties, most likely multi-families . \n\nWow lending seems like something I was looking for,  would you know if typical entry level roles in lending are hard to land? ", "replies": [{"id": "drhpcn7", "text": "Well, you won't be able to see the borrower/investor's reasons for kicking a deal but you'll see their good deals be presented to the banks. Jobs aren't too difficult, you can find CRE lending in banks, life insurance companies, CMBS and debt funds. Aim for an internship in CRE or begin making connections through LinkedIn. You can also draft a list of companies from those sectors and begin applying. ", "replies": [], "depth": 3}, {"id": "drhy56u", "text": "DM me with your contact information. I run a small shop and may be able to do something with you", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]