Land and Apartments (“L&A”) is a private investment firm that specializes in the acquisition, rehabilitation, and operation of multi-family properties. L&A is led by an experienced team of professionals with backgrounds in finance, construction, and property management.
Since inception, L&A has acquired over 8,000 apartment units across three states.
Position Summary
The Asset Manager will support L&A’s management team, by assisting in the asset management, value creation, and overall business plan execution process for multifamily investments owned by L&A. He / she will also participate in occasional due diligence, underwriting, and general acquisition activities related to new multifamily investment opportunities.
Essential Functions
- Direct responsibility for the management of certain acquired multifamily investments owned by L&A.
- Develop detailed business plans and annual operating budgets for each assigned portfolio / asset.
- Implement and effectuate annual business plans through actively overseeing property management, leasing, accounting, legal, appraisal, tax, as well as third-party consultants.
- Responsible for the oversight, coordination, and execution of value-add renovations and capital improvements.
- Prepare financial analyses (such as cash flow models, valuations, risk return analysis, and hold/sell scenarios) to evaluate property-related investment strategies, as well as additional ad-hoc analysis on portfolio performance and asset management initiatives.
- Prepare and present regular asset performance reports to senior management.
- Perform regular market visits and property inspections for assigned assets.
- Develop and maintain knowledge regarding capital markets activity in various geographic regions targeted by the firm.
- Manage and lead asset disposition processes, including broker selection, negotiating purchase and sale contracts with prospective buyers, and closing.
- Develop and maintain investment models using Microsoft Excel.
- Provide guidance, training, and professional development to junior team members.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Extensive experience and strong passion for working with institutional multifamily investments & capital sources/investors.
- Exposure to a wide range of multifamily investment strategies; value-add renovation and asset re-positioning experience strongly preferred.
- Proven competence in maximizing asset / portfolio financial performance.
- A thorough understanding of real estate investment fundamentals, market trends, corporate finance and value.
- Background in leveraged investments & management of investment features outside of property level considerations
- Prior acquisitions & underwriting experience is a plus
- Excellent financial modeling skills (Microsoft Excel) and highly proficient with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
- A quantitative thinker, able to analyze financial data to generate and validate critical concepts and extract insight and conclusions based on data and market intelligence.
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to present ideas persuasively and defend them in a clear, concise, and compelling manner.
- Strong experience developing and maintaining relationships.
- Effective negotiating skills, with experience negotiating with brokers, property managers, and sellers / buyers in connection with acquisitions / dispositions.
- Excellent financial modeling skills (Microsoft Excel) and highly proficient with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize work and manage time.
- Self-motivated, self-teacher, and quick learner; able to pick up the technical skills necessary for any project.
- Thinks like an owner
- Hard working, detail-oriented, and committed to producing great results.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, rapidly changing work environment.
- Team player with a positive attitude.
- Strong integrity and professionalism.
Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in financing, real estate, or a related business field required (advanced degree or CFA designation preferred, but not required)
Experience
- 2-10 years of direct multifamily investment experience (title will be determined based on prior experience)
- Experience with a wide variety of multifamily investment strategies in geographically diverse markets.
- Strong preference for value-add experience.