Real Estate Development Analyst

Relevant Partners Introduction

Relevant Partners is an LA-based real estate developer known for iconic, design-forward residential and hospitality-driven projects such as TAO LA, Motherwolf, Thompson Hotel, Tommie Hotel, and Dream Hotel in Hollywood. Our team specializes in ground-up multifamily and single-family development, capital structuring, and the creation of architecturally ambitious communities.

We have delivered and financed more than $1.5B in real estate alongside top-tier institutional investors, lenders, architects, and operators. Our newest landmark project, The Ranch at Coachella, is an 86-acre luxury villa community located one block from the world-famous Coachella Music Festival, featuring 165 private villas, wellness facilities, sports amenities, a beach club, and a 10-acre pool—one of the largest in North America.

Location: Remote, US-Based

Type: Full-Time | 1099

Reports To: Lead Project Manager & Principals

Position Summary 

As our Real Estate Development Analyst, you will support the full financial and analytical backbone of our development pipeline. You will build and manage detailed pro formas across multifamily and SFR projects, translate market insights into clear underwriting assumptions, and prepare investor-ready outputs for leadership and capital partners.

You will work closely with project management, capital markets, and executive leadership to ensure our models are accurate, timely, and aligned with project milestones. This role is pivotal in shaping deal strategy, validating feasibility, and supporting high-quality decision-making across the organization.

Company Culture and Benefits

Relevant Partners thrives in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment shaped by a high-performing team and a visionary approach to real estate development. You’ll collaborate with driven, thoughtful professionals across development, design, finance, and capital markets.

You will gain hands-on exposure to the full lifecycle of ground-up development—from site acquisition to underwriting, financing, entitlements, and delivery. As we scale, we offer opportunities for increased responsibility, leadership, and compensation within a growing portfolio.

Your Key Responsibilities Include:

• Build and manage full development pro formas for multifamily and SFR projects, including sensitivities, scenarios, and version control.
• Prepare investor-ready analyses, summaries, and underwriting outputs for internal and external stakeholders.
• Maintain and update cost assumptions, timelines, capital stack structures, and revenue projections.
• Conduct market research, including rent, sale, land, and pipeline comps, and translate findings into model inputs.
• Support capital stack modeling, including loan terms, equity structures, waterfall metrics, and return analyses.
• Coordinate with project management to align financial models with budgets, timelines, entitlements, and development milestones.
• Manage underwriting for 3–4 concurrent development projects with precision and documentation.
• Improve modeling templates, documentation, and file organization to enhance scalability and consistency.

Expected Experience

Must-Haves

• 5 years of experience in real estate development financial modeling (Multifamily and/or SFR).
• Proven ability to build, manage, and refine ground-up development pro formas.
• Experience producing investor-ready analysis for internal review and external capital partners.
• Strong market research capabilities—rent, sale, and pipeline comps.
• Advanced Excel skills, including sensitivities, construction budget modeling, capital stack structuring, and return metrics.
• Ability to manage multiple active models with speed, organization, and accuracy.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to present assumptions, risks, and recommendations.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, resourceful, and effective in a remote, fast-paced environment.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience with Sales and CRM systems.
• Familiarity with accounting software (e.g., QuickBooks).
• Exposure to real estate fundraising, investor relations, or capital markets processes.