823 Advizers

Geoff

Real Estate Investment Assoicate

Wealth Management Company

University of Arizona
UCLA & MBA

Geoff Esmail, has 10 years of experience in market diligence, investment underwriting, and financial modelling across industries including real estate and investment management.
UCLA Anderson

UCLA Anderson

Finance (Banking, Fintech, Investing)
Finance
History, Art History
First Generation College Student

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"