Senior Analyst, Real Estate

• Prepare quality underwriting, financial models, investor returns, due diligence, and other analyses to assist with the timely evaluation of new projects and investments with minimal oversight
• Prepare internal and external presentation materials and documents (e.g., investment committee presentations, offering memorandums, LOIs, lender materials, etc.)
• Perform market research and real estate comparable analyses
• Research trends and identify opportunities/risks within both current and potential future markets, asset classes, value chain partners, and the competitive landscape
• Support team members in coordinating communications, developing organization tools & project management protocols, and other supporting functions
• Develop and maintain a strong working knowledge of AvantStay’s internal data and dashboards, and cross-departmental functions and personnel
• Work closely with senior management in creating new revenue streams and expansion opportunities

• Bachelor’s Degree with strong academic track record
• 2+ years in investment banking, private equity, real estate investing / acquisitions, underwriting, or related fields. Real estate and/or hospitality experience preferred
• Advanced Excel financial modeling skills required; high proficiency in PowerPoint and other Microsoft Office applications (Word, Outlook)
• Deep knowledge of real estate and/or hospitality investment analysis, financial modeling, valuation, and metrics, including but not limited to:

• Financial modeling: capability of building complicated lending, equity/ownership, operating performance, GP/LP waterfall structures, sensitivity tables, and scenario analyses
• Metrics: IRR, NPV, cash flow, ROI, levered/unlevered yield, cash-on-cash, yield-on-cost, NOI, cap rate, ADR, occupancy, etc.
• Preferred working knowledge of:

• Real Estate development: entitlements, due diligence, land, construction, and development costs
• Multi-unit development: SFRs, master planned communities, apartments/condominiums, mixed use developments, and/or hotels
• Project financing: construction loans, permanent loans, refinancing, and creative deal structuring
• Travel Industry: travel trends, hospitality, hotels, tourism, and the short-term and vacation rental market
• Ability to synthesize, summarize, articulate, and present complex ideas and analyses effectively, both orally and in deliverable formats
• Ability to adapt to changing and ambiguous situations as well as to work within a fast-paced, hyper growth environment
• A desire to learn, grow and assume responsibility for large projects and investments on a national scale
• Highly self-motivated and solution-oriented while also humble and open to feedback, with a positive can-do attitude
• Uncompromising integrity

• Competitive salary + Bonus + ESOP

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