Real Estate Investing, Pre-MBA Associate

About the Role

This is an in-office position in Los Angeles, CA. The Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing team is looking for a Full-Time Pre-MBA Associate (2027 Spring / Summer Start) to support the Acquisitions group.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparing financial analysis and presentation materials for potential investment opportunities across both core and opportunistic strategies and all product types
• Managing due diligence of potential deal closings
• Coordinating market due diligence
• Working directly with investment sales brokers, joint venture / operating partners, and developers
• Helping to execute business development initiatives
• Researching and analyzing various investment strategies

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Experience with real estate financial modeling and Argus DCF or Enterprise
• Strong analytical and technical skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Superior attention to detail
• Enthusiastic, self-motivated, and a team player
• Ability to handle multiple assignments at once and meet critical deadlines

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with superior academic performance
• 2-4 years of prior work experience in the real estate field, ideally at a leading real estate investing, lending, development, brokerage or investment banking platform, including leveraged finance or sponsors coverage