Summer Intern - Charlotte, NC

OpenSpan - Now Pegasystems; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Ram Realty Advisors LLC offers a summer internship spanning eight weeks to work on live deals with Development, Acquisitions, and Asset Management teams. You’ll gain hands-on exposure to underwriting, market analysis, and the full real estate lifecycle from site identification to performance review.

You’ll build cash flow models, market studies, and a capstone project presented to Ram leadership, while receiving mentorship from experienced professionals and in-person collaboration across

Qualifications

• Rising senior or graduate student currently enrolled at an accredited college or university.
• Comfortable in Excel and Word; experience with Argus is a plus.
• Curious, analytical, and eager to get out from behind the spreadsheet to see properties firsthand.
• Self-motivated with an entrepreneurial streak, and able to juggle multiple projects in a fast-moving team environment.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate deals and assist in sourcing and screening acquisition and development opportunities.
• Build cash flow projections, rent and sales comparables, and detailed financial models.
• Draft letters of intent and gather due diligence materials from sellers.
• Take ownership of one or two submarkets, researching demographics and local drivers.
• Produce market research reports on comparable properties and trends.
• Support predevelopment tasks and assist in moving design and construction forward.
• Review monthly operating packages and provide feedback to users across teams.

Skills

Analytical

Detail-oriented

Teamwork

Self-motivated

Tools

Excel

Word

Argus

Job description

Ram Realty Advisors LLC ("Ram") is a real estate investment management firm specializing in multifamily, mixed-use, and grocery-anchored retail in select high-growth markets throughout the Southeast. The firm’s portfolio comprises assets across the investment risk spectrum, including core-plus, value-add, and opportunistic strategies. Founded in 1978, Ram and its predecessor entities have deployed over $5.7 billion of capital on behalf of institutional partners. The firm is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, and has offices in Tampa, Florida; Charlotte and Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

The Opportunity

Over eight weeks, you'll work on live deals alongside our Development, Acquisitions, and Asset Management teams, gaining hands‑on exposure to the full real estate lifecycle, from identifying a site and underwriting the opportunity to seeing how a stabilized property actually performs. You'll leave with real technical skills, a deep understanding of at least one market, and work product you can talk about in any future interview.

What You'll Do

Assignments depend on deal flow during the summer, so no two internships look exactly alike. You can expect to work on many of the following:

Evaluate deals

• Assist in sourcing and screening potential acquisition and development opportunities.
• Build cash flow projections, rent and sales comparables, and detailed financial models to assess a property's preliminary feasibility.
• Help determine pricing parameters and draft letters of intent to purchase.
• Gather and review due diligence materials from sellers and their representatives, including surveys, title work, environmental reports, and third‑party studies.

Become a market expert

• Take ownership of one or two submarkets in your assigned region, researching demographics, employment drivers, schools, and local points of interest.
• Build a market survey of 5–7 competitive properties, then visit each one in person to evaluate how it's positioned and where our asset fits.
• Produce market research reports on comparable properties and demographic trends.

See development in action

• Support the predevelopment process with project management tasks that move design and construction forward.

Understand how assets perform

• Review a monthly operating package and give feedback on what's useful, what needs clarification, and what could be cut.
• Trace each piece of that information to the team that uses it and interview those team members to learn how it drives their decisions.

What You'll Gain

• Real deal experience across development, acquisitions, and asset management.
• Direct mentorship from Ram professionals and regular access to senior leadership.
• A personalized goal‑setting plan at the start of the summer and check‑ins throughout.
• A capstone project, such as a market study or deal analysis, that you’ll present to Ram’s leadership team at the end of the program.
• A clear view of the career paths available in commercial real estate.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Rising senior or graduate student currently enrolled at an accredited college or university; Master's students in real estate, construction, finance, or a related field are strongly preferred.
• Comfortable in Excel and Word; experience with Argus is a plus.
• Curious, analytical, and eager to get out from behind the spreadsheet to see properties firsthand.
• Self‑motivated with an entrepreneurial streak, and able to juggle multiple projects in a fast‑moving team environment.
• Excited to work in person and learn from colleagues across disciplines.

These characteristics are highly valued throughout the Company and essential for all team members:

• High degree of professionalism.
• Commitment to quality and a constant desire for improvement.
• Being open‑minded and willing to learn.
• Humility and an ability to admit “I don’t know” or “I made a mistake”.
• Knowing when and how to ask for help.
• Adaptability and flexibility.
• A deep belief in the importance of putting the team first.
• A strong sense of respect for self and others.
• An unwavering commitment to integrity (no matter the perceived short‑term cost).