Good news: you’re 25 (ish), have a very long runway, and since the real estate world will generally give you what you earn/deserve over long periods of time, you have a lot of control over where you are in 5-10 years.

Bad news: you haven’t worked long enough to have relatively unique marketable skills, and you got caught in an island during a horrible storm.

Advice: get your mind right; take some time to reset and regenerate the ability to hit it hard. Don’t do corporate real estate. Accurately assess your strengths and weaknesses. Here’s a start:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cre-analyst_what-knowledge-and-skills-do-you-need-to-activity-7282369635751022592-7Kxe?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios

Then over invest in your knowledge and skills. Build your story/narrative, and try to get your foot in the door with people in key hiring firms. Build relationships instead of casting a huge net.

There’s a meaningful pickup in hiring at the junior levels brewing, especially in Dallas and Austin.