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Personal Statement
L. Jones
Real estate is an exciting, complex, and demanding field of study. Although many work in real estate, to undertake its study as a discipline requires a real love for the industry. That, I have in spades. However, like anyone who truly enjoys a particular area of study, my previous experience in the industry has only fueled my desire to learn more. It is through my admittance and completion of the Master's of Real Estate program that I hope to reach that goal.
My most recent experience in real estate was a position that I held from July, 2001, to February, 2004. During these years I worked as an analyst and acquisitions specialist for J&T Development in Denver, Colorado. My favorite thing about work there was...
Further, I performed in-depth research and evaluation of housing markets through identification of employment and economic conditions, trend analysis and trade profiling, valuation of potential acquisitions, four-year proformas, capital expenditure summaries and capitalization rate analyses.
The most interesting aspects of my work included applying my knowledge (which I hope to expand) of…
My work at J&T also gave me extensive operations experience, including acting as a Senior Analyst in the company's $100 million recapitalization transaction, developing and implementing ancillary revenue initiatives to increase overall funds from operations.
Before J&T, I also worked for Chateau Communities in Denver, during the fall of 2000. There, I assisted in the creation of a disposition decision matrix to identify under-performing assets for potential sale, and conducted resident profile research to develop a resident retention program.
In short, my experience has given me an intense interest and love of the industry that I hope to refine through the Master's of Real Estate program. Although I believe that experience is one of the best ways to learn the "ins and outs" of a particular industry, I believe there are aspects of real estate in specific that lends itself to intense academic study.
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