823 Advizers
Geoff
Real Estate Investment Assoicate
Wealth Management Company
University of Arizona
UCLA & MBA

UCLA Anderson
Q1Career path
Finance
Real Estate
Investment
3:16
"I really didn't know what I wanted to do and it's nothing to do with what I do today."
Q2Main responsibilities
Asset Management
Real Estate Investment
Financial Analysis
2:33
"My responsibilities are accommodation in both the Acquisitions and asset management like support role."
Q3Day in the life
Acquisitions
Real Estate Investment
Due Diligence
1:33
"The unique part about real estate is that you get to travel quite a bit and physically go see properties."
Q4Most important skills - role
Resourcefulness
Problem-Solving
Communication
1:20
"Good math and quant skills are important, but it's not investment banking level math. Basic number understanding is key."
Q5Favorite parts - role
Real Estate
Market Research
Investment Analysis
2:02
"Understanding the dynamics of different neighborhoods and how they fit into the investment thesis is like the really fun part about my job"
Q6Biggest challenge - role
Financial Analysis
Mental Math
Real Estate
1:45
"Real estate people like to talk a lot smarter than they are."
Q7Favorite parts - industry
Real Estate Investment
Large-Scale Projects
Financial Analysis
0:57
"it's a lot more complex in a way than just like buying a house. And so that layer of complexity I think is is you know, it's kind of fun."
Q8Who thrives in industry
Networking
Resourcefulness
Work Ethic
1:26
"good work ethic being resourceful"
Q9Wish known before - industry
Hard Truths
Workplace Challenges
Industry Realities
2:08
"how kind of like herd mentality it almost like there's not there's not a lot of room at times to deviate too much from what your competitors are doing"
Q10Entry-level positions
Entry-Level Positions
Financial Analysis
Real Estate Investment
2:51
"I think there's a lot of pressure put on folks going into college that you need to pick the right degree to get the right job."
Q11Significant lesson - career
Real Estate Investment
Affordable Housing
Cost Strategy
2:22
"the garden style like...a three-story walk-up apartment building in Suburban...Texas or whatever which is...a big, 300 apartment building but it's not like the sexy stuff but like it that's that kind of product like does really well"
Q12College ideas for success
Research
Communication
Analytical Skills
2:47
"Having that foundational ability to write well I think is important"