By Catrina Bodamer, Atlanta, GA When people talk about real estate, the conversation often starts with the market. They talk about location, pricing, demand, and timing. Those things are certainly important, but my experience has taught me that real estate transactions are rarely as simple

When people talk about valuation models, they often make them sound more precise than they really are. Early in my career, I probably thought the same way. If you build the model correctly, plug in the right numbers, and follow the structure, you get the

I did not fully appreciate regulatory compliance early in my career. In school, it often felt like a background requirement. Something you checked off so you could move on to the “real” work of deals, analysis, or strategy. That changed quickly once I started working