Where do RE Start-Up CEOs come from?

[Evan Fine]

Real Estate professionals are entrepreneurs above all. Plenty of professionals start off in Private Equity (PE), Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), Hedge Funds (HFs), etc.. and many have the end desire of starting their own firm and doing their own deals.

There are plenty of different divisions in PE/REITs/HFs such as principals, investment, legal, lending, management, development.

Which branch do most leaders that break off emerge from your experience?

Going further, most of the connections at established firms provide High Net Worth (HNW) individuals who may be your potential clients. However, when you start your own firm wouldn't you need to source from smaller regional and local players?

How would you best take advantage of the resources provided at an institutional shop?

Thanks