I also have a civil engineering degree and looking to get my PE in construction.Best,Jose .

I have a background in accounting (CPA) and have worked at a real estate PE firm in the past (accounting side, not deal side).  

Hello all at BP, My name is Kyle and I just received my M.A. in Education, teaching PE in the Bay Area in California.

One of them recently sold 100+ parks to a large PE firm who will likely take that (fund) group of parks public.

I’m also a union electrician, have a degree in electrical engineering with a PE license.

The analogous 'market' financial model I fall back on is this: the P/E expansion of a growth company, when the company introduces something 'New' that triggers renewed investment interest.

There are lots of quantitative metrics ("mainstream" as you say) to observe here (P/E for the S&P - see chart below, margin levels, ratio of total market cap to GDP, etc), & anyone with access to google can see the same numbers.

You can broaden your search to real estate investment firms and investment banks, as well PE - that should open some more opportunities. 

P E A C EHasan

Hey Jonathan,So I've been a hard money lender and also am consultant and real estate agent for two VC's and one PE firm that lend in this way.