Real Estate Developer Question:

• What first sparked your interest in real estate?
• Tell my why you are passionate about working in the real estate industry.
• What skills have you learned in your MSREI program at Johns Hopkins that will help you in the field?
• What is your competitive advantage to the field of real estate?
• What trends do see in local real estate? In real estate globally?
• Why do you believe the real estate industry is relationship centric?
• What does the infrastructure part of your degree entail?
• What types of finance courses have you taken in your program?
• Tell me about your experience with working in teams. What made it positive or negative?
• Tell me about a time that you faced adversity in your workplace. How did you overcome?
• Tell me about a time that you had to negotiate with a colleague, manager, or client. What was the result?
• What do you know about “equity” and “debt?”
• Explain the relationship between “IRR”, “NPV” and the “discount rate.” (The right answer is “When IRR is equal to the discount rate, NPV is zero.”)
• Talk to me about the relationship and differences of Property Management and Asset Management.
• How do you use a Cap Rate?
• Tell me what you know about “Real Estate Cycles”.
• Tell me about a construction or development project where you have played a significant role. what was the result?
• How would you describe your style of leadership? How is this influential to the real estate industry?
• How are you involved in the community? How would your involvement add value to this company?
• How do you maintain balance and order under pressure?
• You are told by a supervisor to misrepresent information about a deal you are working on. What do you do? How do you respond?
• What professional real estate associations are you active in and how do you contribute?
• What areas or trends do you see most influencing the future of the real estate industry?