Dear Changes:

Thank you for writing. In terms of your questions, it is a little hard to answer you without writing a book. Also my answers would vary drastically depending on a few factors. For example, if you want to know about strategies in downtown Omaha, I would answer you very differently than if one of your options were to be free to relocate to any area of the country. The market for people in real estate certainly varies from region to region.

Another question is what are your long term goals in real estate. I was recently contacted by a woman from KPMG who is at about your same level. She wants to get out of audit and into financial analysis in money markets. The problem is she has no track record in that field. We are setting her up for an informational interview with a client company in the money markets sector. She will not be interviewing for a job but rather gathering information about what it will take for her to break into the field. But she may also end up getting a job offer out of the informational interview nonetheless.

In this day and age I see any job move as best motivated by a desire to acquire new skills. Depending on what you want to learn to do in real estate, audit might be the ideal move for you. But it might also be the kiss of death.

I wish I could give you more specific answers but I don't want to mislead you in any way and give you half an answer and have you draw a conclusion that can inadvertently harm you.

And, yes, we have positions in audit in real estate, but again those might not get you closer to your long term goals. I am willing to talk to you and answer your questions more fully, if you want to call me and set an appointment.