Acquisition Associate

Transwestern; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Transwestern is seeking an Associate to join its regional investment team in Dallas, TX. The role focuses on underwriting, diligence, and closing of investments across core to value-add vehicles, with exposure to asset management and reporting.

You will generate financial analyses using Argus and Excel, conduct due diligence, and coordinate with legal, finance, and consultants. This is a dynamic environment with growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of real estate analysis experience with emphasis in Multifamily preferred.
• Experience with Argus, Excel and Word; strong Excel modeling and understanding of discounted cash flows.
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills; ability to inspire the team and meet high standards.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Generating financial analysis and investment committee memoranda for evaluation by senior investment professionals.
• Conducting property due diligence including lease review and financial statement analysis.
• Interacting with legal, finance and third-party consultants on underwriting and closing a transaction.
• Finalizing due diligence materials and preparing closing packages.
• Assisting in business plan implementation, sensitivity analysis and hold/sale analysis.
• Preparing investment reports, market overviews and research reports.
• Presenting investment opportunities to senior management and monitoring investments post-close.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Real estate analysis

DCF modeling

Financial analysis

Leadership

Communication

Education

Undergraduate degree

Tools

Argus

Excel

Word

Job description

Transwestern is a vertically integrated commercial real estate firm dedicated to serving investors, partners and clients through expertise in investment, development, brokerage and 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 trust and 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.

WORK SHIFT

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 at transwestern.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. Transwestern is a vertically integrated commercial real estate firm dedicated to serving investors, partners and clients through expertise in investment, development, brokerage and 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 trust and high performance. Learn more at transwestern.com and @Transwestern.