Advice for a young professional entering the industry

[Nicolas Riboni]

Hey BP Fam,

I have been listening to the pods and reading some of the books for about a year now and have really fallen in love with learning about Real Estate and all the various options there are in the industry. Obviously, this is more of an investor community, but many of you also work directly in the industry. This is exactly what I would like to do! I really want to move out of my hometown to the Raleigh area and with that move make a career change and get into Real Estate. I am only three years out of college (marketing) and the majority of my professional experience is in sales/ account management (B2C and B2B). I also have experience leading teams both professionally and for a non-profit organization

Moving forward I would like to get into something more operationally focused and learn how properties run and what makes a great one great! I have mainly focused my job search on Assistant Property/Project manager roles as I believe those would best fit my current skillset and experiences. With how much the Raleigh area is growing it seems like there is endless opportunity down there but I have struggled to get traction due to my lack of industry experience and local network.

I would love to talk with anyone who would be willing to offer advice or lend a hand in any way. 

[Scott Mac]

Instead of focusing on what you want to learn, and hoping you will be a puzzle piece fit for learning that from someone else- chosen at random. Perhaps consider Making a one year, three year, 7 year plan for yourself as to what you want to accomplish real estate wise.

Once you have that then identify specific things that you think you need to learn to accomplish that plan. 

Also be aware that you can simply buy the knowledge needed on an as needed basis, attorneys, CPA's, property managers, general contractors.

What you cannot buy is the overall life plan for yourself. That you must come up with.

If you're calling is to be a big time property manager, working full time at some place like Greystar properties as a property manager for two or three years we'll expose you to that end of the business as well as get you some benefits.

Good Luck!