Sr. Real Estate Underwriting Analyst at SIP Ventures - US-based early-stage residential real estate development and investment firm (remote)

Location: Remote

Reports to: Principal / Investment Lead

  • SIP Ventures is a New York-based real estate development and investment firm executing high-conviction strategies within the residential real estate sector through programmatic joint ventures. The firm focuses on acquiring and developing townhome and multifamily communities across the Southeast and Northeast United States. With an active deal pipeline and a lean, technology-forward approach to underwriting and operations, SIP Ventures is building out a high-performance analytical team to scale with the business.
  • Role Overview

The Sr. Real Estate Underwriting Analyst supports SIP Ventures' development and acquisitions platform through financial underwriting, deal analysis, market research, and investor communications.

This is a thinking-oriented, execution-focused role. The right person does not just plug numbers into models — they understand what the numbers mean, catch errors before they matter, and communicate findings clearly to partners.

This is not a passive data-entry position. Success is measured by analytical judgment, output quality, and the ability to operate with increasing independence.

Core Responsibilities

  • Underwriting & Financial Modeling
  • Input deal assumptions into existing underwriting models and tailor them by geography and asset type
  • Validate outputs and proactively flag results that don't make sense
  • Stress-test assumptions and interpret return metrics in context
  • Support deal flow processing across multiple active opportunities simultaneously
  • Market Research & Deal Analysis
  • Research market-level assumptions (rents, costs, comps, supply/demand dynamics) for each deal
  • Synthesize findings into clear, structured inputs for the underwriting model
  • Identify when assumptions are off-market and recommend adjustments
  • Investor Materials & Presentations
  • Translate underwriting outputs into concise investor memos and PowerPoint presentations
  • Prepare deal summaries for investor partners with clean visuals and clear narrative
  • Support longer-form presentation materials as needed
  • Workflow & Process Support
  • Maintain deal pipeline documentation and file organization
  • Leverage AI tools (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT) to accelerate research and drafting tasks
  • Contribute to improving internal workflows and analytical processes over time
  • Required Qualifications
  • 3–5 years of experience in US commercial or residential real estate underwriting, acquisitions, or financial analysis
  • Strong Excel skills — advanced formulas, financial modeling, assumption-driven analysis
  • Ability to interpret model outputs, not just build or populate them
  • Strong written English — capable of drafting investor-facing memos and presentations
  • Solid research skills and comfort working with market data
  • High attention to detail and deadline discipline
  • Ideal Profile
  • Conceptually strong in real estate — understands the asset class, not just the spreadsheet
  • Analytical and intellectually curious — asks "does this make sense?" before submitting
  • Clear communicator in writing and presentation format
  • Comfortable working independently in a fast-moving, lean team environment
  • Bonus: familiarity with AI tools; technical or engineering background is a strong plus

Growth & Development

This is a foundational hire for a growing platform. As the analyst builds trust and demonstrates strong judgment, there is a clear path to taking on greater ownership across deal evaluation, investor communication, and process architecture — including contributing to SIP Ventures' evolving tech and workflow infrastructure.

  • High performers will have meaningful exposure to live transactions and direct access to senior decision-makers within an active programmatic JV platform.
  • Working Hours
  • Full-time role with preferred overlap with US Eastern Time business hours. Flexibility for the right candidate — partial overlap (at minimum) is required for real-time collaboration.
  • What We Offer
  • Full-time remote position (Monday–Friday, 8 hours/day)
  • Remote work from any city with reliable internet and ability to align with US Eastern Time
  • Direct exposure to live US residential real estate development and investment transactions
  • Opportunity to grow within a lean, high-performance team at an early stage — your work will be visible and impactful from day one

Application deadline: March 21, 2026.

  • Please note that the later you apply — the more intensive your selection process will be, for example, you will have less time for the test assignment, etc
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