Analyst or Associate, Investments

Hackberry Lane; New York (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health and dental cover

Generous paid time off

All travel expenses covered

Job summary

Hackberry Lane is seeking an Investments Analyst/Associate to collaborate with our executive team on acquisitions and asset management. You’ll take deals from first look through closing and help implement the business plan once owned. You’ll be in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment with a direct impact on growth.

The role emphasizes underwriting, financial modeling, and coordinating diligence across live transactions, with exposure to portfolio-wide strategy and investor communications.

Qualifications

• 0–4 years of experience in real estate private equity, investment banking, real estate lending, acquisitions or asset management.
• Advanced financial modeling skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Mathematics or related field.
• Strong commercial judgment and ownership mindset.
• Willing to travel to our markets as needed.

Responsibilities

• Acquisitions: research markets, source opportunities, underwrite, build financial models, test assumptions, draft memoranda, support LOI through closing, manage pipeline.

Skills

Financial modeling

Commercial judgment

Ownership mindset

Attention to detail

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Mathematics or related field

Tools

Excel

Job description

Hackberry Lane | New York, NY | Full-Time

About Hackberry Lane

Hackberry Lane is a vertically integrated student housing owner-operator with ~4,000 beds and $600M+ in real estate assets nationwide. We acquire, renovate, and operate housing within walking distance of major university campuses. We’re a small, close-knit team that is growing fast, and every person here has a direct effect on how our properties perform.

The Opportunity

We’re looking for a sharp, driven Investments Analyst and or Associate to work on both acquisitions and asset management. You’ll work directly with our executive team, taking deals from first look through closing and then helping carry out the business plan once we own them. You’ll sit in the room where decisions get made and own work that shapes how we grow. If you do well in an entrepreneurial setting, this role is for you.

What You Will Do

Acquisitions

• Research markets to find where we should invest next: enrollment trends, supply pipelines, rent growth and student migration patterns across target university markets
• Help source on-market and off-market opportunities
• Assist in and or lead underwriting. Build, audit and refine detailed property-level and portfolio-level financial models
• Pressure-test assumptions, downside scenarios and capital structures to build conviction on every deal
• Draft screening memos and investment memoranda that give the team a clear, fast read on each opportunity
• Support live deals from LOI through closing, including coordinating diligence, managing third-party reports and preparing closing prorations
• Build and maintain broker relationships, and help manage the deal pipeline

Capital Markets

• Help structure debt and equity, and prepare lender and investor materials
• Coordinate with lenders and capital partners on live transactions

Asset Management

• Help oversee business plan execution across the portfolio, keeping one current, version-controlled business plan for each investment
• Own performance tracking, cash flow projections and variance analysis. Flag deviations early and recommend fixes
• Prepare monthly investor and lender updates and quarterly investor letters
• Support refinances, recapitalizations and dispositions from strategy through execution
• Drive portfolio-wide projects, including insurance, tax optimization and capital structure
• Feed lessons from our current portfolio back into underwriting, so every deal we buy is better informed than the last

Who You Are

• 0–4 years of experience in real estate private equity, investment banking, real estate lending, acquisitions or asset management.
• Direct exposure to live deals, including underwriting and transaction processes
• Advanced financial modeling skills. You can build a model from scratch and defend every assumption
• Strong commercial judgment, urgency and an ownership mindset
• Highly detail-oriented. You check the numbers before anyone asks
• Comfortable working with brokers, lenders, investors and senior stakeholders in a lean, high-accountability environment
• Comfortable with ambiguity and a fast-paced environment
• Low ego and team-first mentality
• Willing to travel to our markets as needed
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Mathematics or a related field

Preferred

• Experience with multifamily or student housing investments
• Exposure to operationally focused asset management or business plan execution
• Base salary: Competitive, commensurate with experience
• Benefits: Comprehensive health and dental coverage, generous paid time off, and all travel expenses covered
• Upside: We’re a young platform scaling quickly. Strong performers here can grow fast in responsibility, pay and involvement in the business