Associate - Real Estate

High Country: Private Equity Search; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

High Country: Private Equity Search is seeking an Associate for a highly active multifamily investment firm with over $1 billion in assets under management. The role involves underwriting, financing, portfolio strategy, business plan execution, and dispositions across the full investment lifecycle, with meaningful ownership from day one.

You will interact with senior leadership, brokers, investors, and operating partners while building detailed financial models, analyzing markets, and preparing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Real Estate, Accounting, Economics or related field.
• 3–5 years in multifamily real estate investing or analytical finance role.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling, with experience in DCF, underwriting, and investment return analysis.
• Strong understanding of real estate investment fundamentals with acquisition and asset management perspective.
• Excellent quantitative and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
• Ability to independently manage analyses and multiple workstreams, meeting deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication with senior leadership and external partners.
• Travel up to 25% to visit properties and markets.
• Team-oriented, collaborative, entrepreneurial mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support underwriting and due diligence of prospective multifamily acquisitions.
• Build, maintain, and review detailed financial models, including cash flow projections and DCF analyses.
• Play an active role across acquisition, financing, asset management, recapitalization, and dispositions.
• Analyze and monitor property-level performance against budgets, forecasts, and business plans.
• Work closely with property management and leadership to identify performance opportunities and drive business plans.
• Conduct property, market, and industry analysis to evaluate new investments and identify trends.
• Prepare and contribute to investment committee materials, acquisition presentations, and investor-facing materials.
• Interface with brokers, investors, lenders, operating partners, and senior leadership throughout the investment process.
• Take ownership of ad hoc investment analysis and strategic initiatives across the portfolio.

Skills

Underwriting

Financial modeling

DCF analysis

Real estate investment

Analytical ability

Ownership

Communication

Travel

Team orientation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Real Estate/Accounting/Economics

Advanced degree / CFA candidacy

Tools

Excel

Job description

This is a rare opportunity to join a highly active and well-positioned multifamily investment firm. With well over $1 billion in assets under management, the platform combines institutional-scale investment capabilities with the agility, responsibility, and exposure of an entrepreneurial firm.

The Role

The Associate will work closely with senior members of the team across both Acquisitions and Asset Management, taking meaningful ownership across the full investment lifecycle. The role will have direct exposure to underwriting, due diligence, financing, portfolio strategy, business plan execution, and dispositions, while regularly interacting with senior leadership, brokers, investors, and operating partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support the underwriting and due diligence of prospective multifamily acquisitions.
• Build, maintain, and review detailed financial models, including cash flow projections, DCF analyses, sensitivity analyses, and investment return scenarios.
• Play an active role across acquisition, financing, asset management, recapitalization, and disposition processes.
• Analyze and monitor property-level financial and operational performance against budgets, forecasts, and business plans.
• Work closely with property management and internal leadership to identify performance opportunities and drive execution of property-level business plans.
• Conduct property, market, and industry analysis to evaluate new investments and identify trends across target markets.
• Prepare and contribute to investment committee materials, acquisition presentations, portfolio reporting, investment offerings, and investor-facing materials.
• Interface with brokers, investors, lenders, operating partners, and senior leadership throughout the investment process.
• Take ownership of ad hoc investment analysis and strategic initiatives across the portfolio.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Real Estate, Accounting, Economics, or a related field. Advanced degree, CFA candidacy, or other relevant designation is a plus.
• Experience: 3–5 years of experience in multifamily real estate investing, acquisitions, asset management, private equity, investment banking, or another highly analytical real estate finance role. Direct multifamily experience is strongly preferred.
• Modeling Skills: Advanced Excel and financial modeling capabilities, with demonstrated experience in DCF analysis, real estate underwriting, and investment return analysis.
• Investment Acumen: Strong understanding of real estate investment fundamentals with the ability to evaluate opportunities from both an acquisition and asset management perspective.
• Analytical Ability: Excellent quantitative and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail and a high standard for work product.
• Ownership: Ability to independently manage analyses and workstreams, prioritize multiple projects, meet deadlines, and find solutions without requiring step-by-step direction.
• Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively with senior leadership and external partners.
• Travel: Ability to travel less than 25% of the time to visit properties and markets.
• Cultural Fit: Team-oriented, collaborative, and comfortable working within a close-knit, entrepreneurial environment.
• Mindset: Curious, hungry, self-motivated, and solutions-oriented, with a desire to take on increasing responsibility and grow as an investor.