Book recommendations
I’m a recent graduate looking to break into commercial real portfolio management in NY. I’ve gotten my ARGUS certification and enrolled in a couple CCIM courses. While I wait for responses on my applications I’m looking for something to read. Not looking for a “how to succeed book,” just a good story about someone who was involved in the industry.
[{"id": "f18an31", "text": "The New Geography of Jobs \n\nLooks at cities that have done well and cities that have done poorly and uses economic theory to explain why.\n\nMore about markets than a specific person.", "replies": [{"id": "f1a4y2d", "text": "Yes. Every geographic zone has it\u2019s peculiar wants and needs. Took me a long time to figure that out. Once you have the data, figuring out what to focus on is an easier task.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "f18c67z", "text": "Not a biop, but Big Shifts Ahead by John Burns is a good read on demographic change and what it will mean for land use / property values.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "f18dqdh", "text": "Here a few links to similar threads:\n\nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/CommercialRealEstate/comments/cozfsc/favorite_cre_books/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=ios_app&amp;utm_name=iossmf\n\n\nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/CommercialRealEstate/comments/d57ils/commercial_real_estate_start/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=ios_app&amp;utm_name=iossmf\n\n\nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/CommercialRealEstate/comments/c1vl9f/any_commercial_real_estate_fundamentals_book/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=ios_app&amp;utm_name=iossmf", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "f19ak3u", "text": "Trammell Crow Master Builder was fantastic", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "f19l2vo", "text": "Keep applying and go to CRE networking events (make business cards).  Don't accept jobs at slumlords (NYC has a higher concentration of professionally managed companies in this space than other areas of the country), but by all means go to the interviews.\n\n*Peter Munk: The making of a modern tycoon* / Rumball - Started out in CRE, ended up in mining, overall a great read about cyclicality. Fascinating story.\n\n*Hedgehogging* / Biggs - First hand account about raising a fund, not a real estate fund, but many of the lessons pertain to CRE funds.  Hilarious.\n\n*Developing: My Life* / Zeckendorf\n\n *Am I Being Too Subtle* / Zell --I haven't read these, but they exactly what you asked for and are in my queue.\n\nAlso, read textbooks about real estate economics, real estate law, and distressed CRE.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]