The Good [& Bad] of Real Estate Asset Management Careers

The Good [& Bad] of Real Estate Asset Management Careers // Asset management is one of the most popular career paths for new entrants into commercial real estate, and for a lot of good reasons.

This part of the business ​is very different from property management and is heavily involved not only with property operations, but also the investment strategy of an deal, which can make this a great career path for some people (and a really bad fit for others).

If you’re interested in a career in asset management and you want to know what you’d be doing in this part of the business, this video talks through some of the biggest pros and some of the biggest cons of going the asset management route and who asset management might be a good fit for.

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🕒 Timestamps 🕒
0:00 Introduction
0:42 Asset Management Explained
1:35 The Benefits
4:03 The Drawbacks
6:32 How To Build The Skills You'll Need To Break In

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[BreakIntoCRE]

Are you interested in asset management? Why or why not?

[Woodshadow]

You nailed this video! I’ve been in asset management for a few years now. I enjoy my job. Solid pay. You didn’t mention bonuses tend to be lower than acquisitions. But the job is more or less stable. I live in my dream city on the west coast but I travel all around the Midwest for work to smaller cities. My travel is 25-35% of my job. I was not prepared to be a people person but I’ve grown into it. I’m constantly being compared to underwriting bench marks that were set 4 even 5 years ago and are absolutely useless in today’s world. And our underwriting even on new deals is unrealistic IMO but we buy the properties anyway

[lifestylewithlouisa]

could you please do a video comparing asset management & development?

[tobinjoseph]

Awesome video as usual! I’ve seen some of the top AM Analysts/Associates have the opportunity to switch over to Investments/Acquisitions. The switch from Asset Management to Acquisitions or even Portfolio Management (at least early on in one’s career) tends to be easier than other roles in REPE in my opinion. Thanks for everything Justin!

[alfredwuyi]

Love your videos. Very enriching and informative, keep up the great work!

[annahkinyua]

I've been in Asset Management a while( outside the USA). Your video today alighns to a T on what my roles have been, thank you.
What career options are there after AM here in the USA? I feel that after AM, I can only pursue specializations which lean towards acquisitions or structured finance/syndications

[jimkaxon]

Hard to take the pay cut from IB, but the lifestyle sounds so much more attractive

[harrylawrealestate]

Hi Justin, would I remember you mentioning AM roles translate well with Acq roles. Would AM skillsets also translate to development roles as well where you acquire, build, lease, manage/stabilize, dispo?