How can I transition into working for an institutional investment firm from a investment sales job? I am securities licensed and have been selling packaged RE products to clients for a little over 6 months. I have raised a little over $3M. I want to transition to working for the institutions we sell for. My issue at hand is that I'm 19, I have no undergrad, but I have a deep knowledge and understanding of CRE. I also have the experience and letters of recc. to back it up. How can do it?

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Please take this with a grain of salt, but my own personal experience on this topic is that unless you’ve got a degree from a prestigious/Ivy League university, or you have a personal/familial relationship with someone at the firm, it’s going to be an extremely uphill battle. I would suggest that your best path to the ownership side, based on your experience, would be going out on your own and being the GP yourself. Wish I had more encouraging news for you. Best of luck!

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