Acquisitions Specialist

Role: Acquisitions Specialist

GFI Partners is seeking a self-motivated individual to be the acquisitions and portfolio specialist at their newly opened South Carolina office.   

About GFI: GFI Partners is a real estate developer, operator and investment manager based in Boston, MA. Originally founded in 1997, GFI has grown into one of the largest and experienced real estate developers in the Northeast with a proven track record of successful investments. With over 20 million square feet of real estate development, GFI has been repositioning underutilized assets, reinventing communities, and bringing together companies and their people for over 25 years.

South Carolina: Expanding significantly in the Southeast with continued growth in the Carolinas, this role is central to that expansion.  Reporting directly to the COO, this role will be involved in all day-to-day operations and decisions of the southeastern portfolio.  You’ll identify, prepare investment proposals for ownership, and close deals working with the transaction team and legal to ensure each transaction is smooth and successful. The ideal candidate is a talented acquisitions specialist who is persuasive, confident, and detail-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Respond to all leads and executive direction in a timely manner to drive business forward
• Build rapport with prospects, brokers, lenders and tenants to facilitate smooth closings as well as continued portfolio operations.
• Manage and run closing checklists, both our in house due diligence protocols and lender checklists.
• Assess comparables, property value, and condition through research, outreach, data, site walks, and market trends
• Prepare letters of intent, real estate market research reports, partnership models, contracts, due diligence documents, and other business administration paperwork in advance of real estate transactions
• Review and report on all due diligence materials.
• Review and abstract all leases to ensure the operations and accounting teams transition the asset into the portfolio.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Sales, Business or a related field of study preferred
• +4 years of experience as a real estate specialist in real estate acquisitions, land acquisition, or real estate sales is highly desired
• Must be driven and passionate about real estate asset selling and goal-oriented
• Exceptional communication skills, both oral and written, with extremely strong phone skills; ability to set and close appointments over the phone 
• Excel, Argus, and CoStar / Citrix experience.