How to transition to commercial real estate from litigation?
I've been practicing law for the past 8+ years (civil litigation, not real estate). What's the best angle for transitioning into commercial real estate acquisitions?
[{"id": "ia5ukxj", "text": "Fellow litigator here. I don't blame you for getting out of law, it fucking sucks. I'm not moving into real estate, per se, but I am purchasing a piece of commercial property to start a new business.\n\n&amp;#x200B;\n\nI'd recommend tapping your contacts. I had a friend who I had a few cases with that primarily practices real estate law, and he schooled me to an array of considerations. Most real estate attorneys have a lot of connections, like access to hard money lenders, etc.", "replies": [{"id": "ia98z5q", "text": "I did some litigation early in my career.  I\u2019ve been full-time commercial real estate for years now and couldn\u2019t be happier with it. Practice of law is hard but litigation is hell.  Really feel for the folks who are in it and hate it.", "replies": [{"id": "iarj6y7", "text": "Litigation can be a lot of fun, depending on the case, but most of the preamble fucking sucks. I love being in court, arguing, giving statements, cross examining, etc, but aside form that, basically everything that leads up to that point is horrible.", "replies": [{"id": "iauy443", "text": "I can very much see that.  I wish you good fortune in the wars to come.", "replies": [], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ia62jkp", "text": "Join ULI and start attending networking events. Learn basic CRE modeling and finance. Reach out to developers or others in the business via LinkedIn and set up informational interviews.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ia83fbe", "text": "Having $500k in cash helps", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ia8urlg", "text": "in what capacity?  as a lawyer or do you mean setting deals up?", "replies": [{"id": "iaaapg1", "text": "I just wanna be able to use the knowledge that I gain on the job in my off time", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]