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About the Professional<\/h4>\n
Name<\/strong>: Robert Barry Lathan
\nLocation<\/strong>: California
\nYears in Real Estate<\/strong>: 10
\nYears in Current Position<\/strong>: 1
\nUndergraduate Education<\/strong>: Engineering – Product Design, Stanford University
\nGraduate Education<\/strong>: MPS Real Estate, Cornell University
\nApprox. Annual Income<\/strong>: Prefer not to say<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
About the Position<\/h4>\n
Job Title<\/strong>: Senior Associate – Investments & Portfolio Management
\nJob Type<\/strong>: Acquisitions,Appraisal\/Valuation,Asset Management,Capital Raising,Development,Finance,Investment Banking,Investor Relations,Portfolio Management
\nCompany Name<\/strong>: MacFarlane Partners
\nCompany Type<\/strong>: REPE Firm
\nProperty Type<\/strong>: Multifamily, Mixed Use
\nMin. Education Recommended<\/strong>: Masters Degree
\nMin. Education Required<\/strong>: Masters Degree
\nMin. Experience Recommended<\/strong>: 3 – 5
\nMin. Experience Required<\/strong>: 3 – 5
\nAdvanced Technical Skills Required<\/strong>: MS Excel,Argus,Yardi,Costar,MS PowerPoint,MS Project,Other<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nAdvice for those interested in this position<\/h2>\n
You must first determine what is most important for your career at the point you are seeking employment. Without this as the genesis, one cannot find the right environment to accomplish their goals. The crucial factor for me post graduating Cornell’s Baker Program in Real Estate was to find an organization where my foundational skills would be exponentially grown through the coaching of senior members of the firm. As a former Division 1 athlete in football at Stanford, great coaching and development will always be how I grade firms. Are the senior individuals good at coaching the proverbial blocking and tackling? Can they build on the simple plays to make complex ones that yield multiple points? If not, then the firm would not build my career as how I envisioned. The vision for my career was to have daily interactions with these co-ordinators\/coaches who would assist in launching my career. It would provide me the opportunity to hear and see how they both value and develop real estate based on their successful past.<\/p>\n
Additionally, roles at smaller firms can be a much longer process because it is all about fit. Not only does the work of the firm have to fit your goals, but you have to fit into the culture of the firm. After ascertaining the factors that will grow your career the most, you should focus on finding a firm whose culture matches your own. Culture symbiosis will insure that you are with people who will be invested in your growth like you are invested in the growth of the profitability of the firm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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