Acquisition Associate

Transwestern; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Transwestern Investments is seeking an Associate for its regional investment team in Dallas. You will be involved in underwriting, due diligence, and closing of new investments, while supporting ongoing asset management across core to value-add vehicles.

The role requires an undergraduate degree and 3–5 years of real estate analysis experience, with strong Argus and Excel skills, and solid communication abilities. This is a growth‑driven, team‑oriented environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 3–5 years real estate analysis experience.
• Proficient in Argus and Excel with strong modeling.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Generate financial analyses and investment committee memoranda detailing rationale, risks and returns.
• Conduct property due diligence including lease review and financial analysis.
• Coordinate with legal, finance and third-party consultants on underwriting and closing.
• Finalize due diligence materials and closing packages.
• Assist in business plan implementation, sensitivity analysis and hold/sell analysis.
• Prepare investment reports, market overviews and research.
• Present opportunities to senior management and monitor investments post-close.

Skills

Financial analysis

Excel modeling

Argus

Due diligence

Investment reporting

Communication

Education

Undergraduate degree

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Transwestern is a vertically integrated commercial real estate firm dedicated to serving investors, partnersand clients through expertisein investment, development, brokerageand property management. Our experience spans diverse property types, including logistics, multifamily, retail, mixed-use, healthcare, office, data centers, hotel, and life sciences. Across 35 offices nationwide, our team is united by a culture that cultivates agility, mutual trustand high performance.

Transwestern Investments builds enduring partnerships by aligning every decision to our investors’ objectives. By combining deep market expertise, proprietary research and cross-platform intelligence, our investment strategies identify opportunities others overlook, enabling us to deliver disciplined execution that protects capital and maximizes performance.

POSITION SUMMARY:

TIG is seeking an Associate to join its regional investment team. The regional investment team oversees sourcing, acquisitions and asset management across all of TIG’ investment vehicles ranging from core to value-add investments. Associates are an integral part of regional investment team, involved in all aspects of the underwriting, diligence, and closing of new investments as well as participating in on-going asset management. TIG believes this broad range of responsibilities provides for a better understanding of a full cycle investment and provides individuals with valuable growth opportunities. This position is available due to the consistent growth that TIG is experiencing both from separate accounts and discretionary investment funds, resulting in a dynamic and energizing environment.

POSITION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Generating financial analysis (using Excel and Argus) and investment committee memoranda detailing investment rationale, execution risks, and prospective returns for evaluation by senior investment professionals.
• Conducting property due diligence including, but not limited to, lease review, financial statement analysis, and coordination of all due diligence activities.
• Interacting with legal, finance and third-party engineering/environmental/tax consultants on underwriting and closing a transaction.
• Finalizing due diligence materials and prepares closing packages.
• Assisting in business plan implementation, sensitivity analysis and hold/sale analysis.
• Preparing investment reports, market overviews and research report.
• Present investment opportunities to senior management and aid in the ongoing monitoring of investments post-close.
• Other duties as assigned.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• An undergraduate degree is required.
• 3-5 years of real estate analysis experience with an emphasis in Multifamily preferred.
• Experienced in Argus, Excel and Word, with a strong emphasis on Excel modeling capabilities and an understanding of discounted cash flows.
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills, including the ability to inspire others on the team to consistently meet high standards.
• Ability to find solutions to problems and clear hurdles.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize multiple tasks and short deadlines.
• Displays a positive, can-do attitude and professional manner, exhibiting respectfulness and behavior consistent with the company’s core values. Works well in a company with a culture emphasizing a collegial, team-oriented environment.
• Has the ability to interact and communicate effectively up, down, and across the organization, strong oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated self-motivator with the ability to multitask and prioritize multiple projects in varying stages.
• Displays a proactive approach in solutions and problem-solving.

LOCATION:

Dallas, TX

ABOUT US

Our firm is built on a shared purpose: Empowering good people to do extraordinary things together. We hire smart, passionate, hard-working people who value both collaboration and independence. United by our brand promise, we own the outcome for clients, investors and partners. Learn more attranswestern.com.

All candidates selected for an offer of employment are subject to pre-employment background checks, which may include criminal history, education verification, motor vehicle records, credit history, and professional license verification. In addition, your employment with Transwestern is subject to successfully passing a drug screen check prior to you starting with the firm.