Careers in Real Estate

[Brian Cornick]

Hello, I'm looking for advice and maybe for people to share stories with their experiences in transitioning careers into real estate. I am currently an accountant in the Denver area for a telecommunications company. Previously I was an auditor of investment companies and what I am coming to find out is that I really don't enjoy accounting work. Obviously accounting drives business decisions, which is why I chose the accounting path in school. Basically I'm unhappy in my current position and I want to start the transition out of being a day to day accountant and into a more real estate focused role. My passion is definitely in real estate, and I love all aspects of investing. I have completed one fix n flip and own one single family rental (looking to expand my rental units on the near future). I think my dream job would be to own and run an investment company that specializes in multi family rental units. With that being said, I don't feel that I have the current knowledge to do this at this point in time. I've just started to delve into the research of generating investors and capital for deals, so don't feel that I'm ready to take that step. Ultimately, I'd like to find a career opportunity that could help me learn these skills, or really real estate skills in general, from analyzing deals, to managing the properties, to closing on deals. The only problem is, when you say you have an accounting background, you get stuck in the debits and credits and not actual analysis. Does anybody have any insight on where my next step could be?