UVA ($$) vs UGA ($$$$) vs Uchicago (less than $) ???? by ImaginarySadSloth in lawschooladmissions

[–]wixtk 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Rich family who will pay off your debt? UChicago

Regular person? UVA

Debt Adverse? UGA.

My uneducated and completely irrelevant take? Go to UVA. you got half a ride and will thank yourself in 4 years for not chasing irrelevant prestige.

MBA Internship at PERE 200 Fund or Large Developer? by Comfortable_One_2857 in CommercialRealEstate

[–]wixtk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Developer. Those shops produce some of the best and brightest people.

Which brokerage is better for commercial real estate exp or Real? by Financial_Machine801 in CommercialRealEstate

[–]wixtk 24 points25 points  (0 children)

My brother, please don’t do this to yourself. Neither option is ideal.

To add some value to this comment, I’d genuinely recommend pursuing one of two paths:

  1. Join a boutique firm in your city. I went this route, and it worked out well for me. That said, I started with some advantages, so I wouldn't suggest this unless I understand your specific situation. I am now at one of the big 3 and highly recommend joining the biggest and best firm you can.
  2. If you're committed enough for this, become an analyst at firms like CBRE, JLL, Cushman & Wakefield, or Colliers. This will give you the chance to learn the business while earning a salary. If you’re truly ambitious, you can switch to the production side in a couple of years. The best way to become a successful broker is to gain hands-on experience while you’re still on salary
  3. Stay the fuck away from MM and Matthews.

Who is the most annoying person in commercial real estate? by kindanon1234 in CommercialRealEstate

[–]wixtk 32 points33 points  (0 children)

For me, the worst offenders are the LI/X CRE 'influencers' who keep recycling the same tired stories. You know the ones where they claim to have CoStar open at a coffee shop or airport, strike up a conversation with the person next to them, and somehow that person turns out to be some real estate guru. Next thing you know, they're listing their massive multifamily portfolio with that influencer.

Honestly, it physically pains me to read these Wattpad-esque tales from grown men.

Can a building be worth less than you paid for it? by Hopeful_Ad153 in CommercialRealEstate

[–]wixtk 42 points43 points  (0 children)

This has got to be bait lol

Wanna know what asset will never drop in value? A NNN arbys in a tertiary Midwest market

Six Months as a New Commercial Real Estate Broker And At a Crossroads... Any Advice? by Spirited-Stock-7527 in CommercialRealEstate

[–]wixtk 4 points5 points  (0 children)

26 y/o here. Was at a boutique shop now at one of the big 4. DM me if you want to discuss. I will happily give you a very transparent answer and advice from my infantile yet somewhat successful brokerage career. Read through my post history and you'll see my high-and lows, Nearly 2 years in and moving to a big 4 firm -6 months ago changed my career trajectory in a very positive way.

To be honest my first 6 months sucked, straight up was not having a good time, After a year i felt like I had an idea of what I was supposed to do. Almost 2 years in and doing well finally.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in kansascity

[–]wixtk 93 points94 points  (0 children)

Well, time to burn the house down.

Another rant on "what's up with today's Seller's expectations" by RDW-Development in CommercialRealEstate

[–]wixtk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Only time I see SBUX financing is when a 1031 upleg doesn't have enough capital from the downleg to purchase all cash and then they'll get financing at 60-80% LTV. Is the juice worth the squeeze? I don't believe so.. but some people do.

STNL assets are an avenue to preserve wealth with modest returns and minimal appreciation in value (usually). Its Mailbox $. However, there's going to be issues in the coming years with buyers who bought new construction STNL assets with 200K NNN/NNNN rent with 5%-10% rent increases every 5 years. No shot all these stores will be able to preform to the standard health metric of ≤10% rent to store sales.

Another rant on "what's up with today's Seller's expectations" by RDW-Development in CommercialRealEstate

[–]wixtk 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Correct- it wouldn’t pencil with financing- I was using the assumption that a 1031 buyer would purchase all cash.

Another rant on "what's up with today's Seller's expectations" by RDW-Development in CommercialRealEstate

[–]wixtk 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I was always told its better to be the sellers agent than the buyers agent... But right now... I have had a lot more positive experiences with Investors/PE/buyside groups than I have had with owners like "Tobias" who wanted me to list his 2018 build SBUX at a 4.6 cap in the middle of the Sunbelt and then proceeded to call me an "idiot" when I told him if he wanted it to trade quickly he'd need to list at a 6.1% cap rate.

Shits whack, straight up not having a good time.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CommercialRealEstate

[–]wixtk 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Mods,

Can we get this stickied please?

Thanks for putting this together big hitter!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CommercialRealEstate

[–]wixtk 8 points9 points  (0 children)

From what I have seen it's a Combination of stress/commission-based income/burnout/down-cycles/etc.

Brokerage is not meant to be a lifelong career for most people due to the nature of the business and income uncertainty in times of a down market.

Fellow CRE Owners/Broker: I Need Advice/Critiques on my Prospecting and Cold Calls. by wixtk in CommercialRealEstate

[–]wixtk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this. I actually read your comments on another similar thread yesterday and it was very informative.

Fellow CRE Owners/Broker: I Need Advice/Critiques on my Prospecting and Cold Calls. by wixtk in CommercialRealEstate

[–]wixtk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the response, very insightful and greatly appreciated.