How did you figure out what career you wanted to do in CRE?
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[{"id": "hih25a8", "text": "I kept applying till someone took pity on me..", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hihabem", "text": "I started for the same reason over ten years ago. Started briefly with residential sales, moved to commercial management for years and centre management for the last couple. You'll find your idea of something might be completely different from the reality. Everything you do will give you a different emphasis and perspective the others won't, but all the skills / knowledge have been useful. Even my very basic sales skills come in very useful dealing with tenants. \n\nIf you don't have strong idea what you want to do try to get into a company that will have you exposed to a wider range of types of jobs. For me this was a smaller boutique company and I did both leasing and management for a number of years. Do anything you do well and it will lead to opportunities and you'll figure out what you're good at / enjoy in time.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hiiz8o3", "text": "Holy fuck pump the brakes. You\u2019re graduating &amp; have a baby due soon? \nYou/your partner need stable ass income. Not to be a dick but fantasizing about jumping into CRE which takes literally years of unpaid work to succeed in might not be the best idea right now.", "replies": [{"id": "hiku5da", "text": "I work in the CRE industry as an analyst. You\u2019re definitely right.", "replies": [{"id": "hikzf7t", "text": "As a broker; I remember making my fingers bleed and my voice run fry from making cold calls for years before making 100k. The mental distress alone of not having much income during that time is wild. I can\u2019t imagine doing that with a child.", "replies": [{"id": "hil1r99", "text": "How are you doing these days income wise?", "replies": [{"id": "himzj33", "text": "Went to law school after being disappointed by the \u201cpay to play\u201d &amp; \u201cdaddy\u2019s friend from the country club will be handling this listing\u201d nature of the industry. This drastically increased my visibility &amp; gave me a competitive advantage no other brokerage had - the ability to do in house legal work.\nSo more than 100 now less than 400.", "replies": [], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hijc1i4", "text": "I would advise working on the salaried side until you are financial stable enough to take a jump. Look towards the banking analyst side or asset management side if you have a background in finance.", "replies": [{"id": "hijs0yn", "text": "My degree is in Real estate, but I currently work as an analyst for a hotel brokerage.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hijsa4t", "text": "Get a job that consistently pays the bills.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hikdsw9", "text": "Work in debt &amp; equity brokerage, they pay salary + bonus + you build relationships with investors/developers and financiers + you learn all aspects of the business! Plus doing deals is extremely fun. Cheers", "replies": [{"id": "hikekkr", "text": "Damn I had this thought, what kind of companies would you recommend?", "replies": [{"id": "hikeqze", "text": "JLL, CBRE, Cushman Wakefield, newmark - they are also known as \u201cstructured finance\u201d or \u201ccapital markets\u201d group. Lots of terms thrown around in CRE.", "replies": [{"id": "hikgjkm", "text": "Appreciate the info", "replies": [{"id": "hikgnoc", "text": "\ud83e\udd1d", "replies": [], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]