Favorite Parts of Working in the Real Estate Industry as a Controller
Max, a Controller at Clear Sky Capital, finds the real estate industry "fun" due to its diverse asset classes—from multi-family apartments to manufactured housing—and varied career paths. This knowledge is transferable, allowing application of professional learnings to personal financial decisions, such as "buying a home" or considering the management of a smaller property.
Real Estate, Finance, Asset Management, Investment, Financial Analysis
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Max Kazimierek
Controller
Clear Sky Capital
University of Arizona 2013
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Accounting
Real Estate
Finance
Scholarship Recipient, Took Out Loans
Video Highlights
1. The real estate industry offers diverse career paths due to the varying strengths of different asset classes (multi-family apartments, self-storage, car washes, manufactured housing, commercial, industrial, retail, etc.).
2. The industry's principles can be applied to personal life decisions, such as buying a home or managing rental properties, offering practical, real-world applications of learned knowledge.
3. The real estate industry is stable and not going away, providing job security and long-term career prospects.
Transcript
What do you enjoy most about being in your industry?
Real estate is a fun industry. There are so many different avenues to explore.
At any given point, certain assets might be stronger than others depending on the economy. This provides different career paths.
Every asset class is a little bit different. My current company deals with multi-family apartments, self-storage facilities, car washes, and manufactured housing, so we have many bases covered.
There's also commercial, industrial, and retail, and all these different channels you can pursue. It's an industry with a lot to learn, and it's not going away.
It can also be applied to your personal life, like buying a home or acquiring a small apartment complex. You'll learn how to manage it yourself or outsource it to a third party.
There are many parallels, even though some of the assets we buy are millions of dollars. While you might not buy something that expensive personally, you can apply the concepts learned at work to your own life.