Real Estate Investment Analyst - Exit Opportunities & Career Path Help

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I’m starting a new role as a Strategic Finance Analyst (though the role duties read more like an investment analyst?) at a rapidly growing company that has raised over $10 billion in the last two years. The business model focuses on raising private equity funding to acquire land, develop real estate, lease it short-term, and eventually sell it to low-risk funds like pension funds, sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), and REITs.

My role has a smaller FP&A component (budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis), but the majority of my responsibilities revolve around:

• Conducting business case analysis using DCF models to project EBITDA, NPV, and IRR etc. across the construction-to-sale lifecycle and preparing subsequent board packs. (likely take the lead on ~10-12 a year)
• Performing valuation analysis during real estate sales.
• Managing the due diligence process for asset dispositions.
• Smaller corporate finance element i.e., negotiating with lenders
• M&A (but hiring manager said it was unlikely to happen in short term as not needed)

Looking ahead, I’m curious about potential exit opportunities after 2–3 years in this role. Here’s what I think could be potential exits:

1. Exit to the types of firms that would be potential customers (e.g., SWFs, pension funds, REITs) in an investment analyst-type role.
2. Corporate development roles.
3. Transitioning to private equity or investment banking (though I expect this would be more challenging and might require a CFA).
4. Asset management.

Does this seem like a realistic list of opportunities, or are there other paths based on my role? Any insights or advice would be appreciated!

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