Professional Profile: Perry Lee 2016
Perry Lee - 2016Name: Perry Lee - 2016
Title: Director of Acquisitions
Company: Margules Properties
Location: New York, NY
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Education: Bronx HS of Science, BA Boston University and a certificate in Real Estate Finance & Development from New York University’s Schack Institute of Real Estate
First job outside of real estate: Cleaning fish in a factory in Alaska.
First job in real estate or allied field: I sold land in Florida for general development while I was in high school.
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? I seek emerging neighborhoods and opportunities within. More of the same in the future. And raise kids.
How do you unwind from a busy day in real estate? Rock Out!
Favorite book or author: So many... “Siddhartha” by Hermann Hesse, “Power of Myth” by Joseph Campbell and “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck
Favorite movie: “Sid and Nancy,” a beautiful love story amidst chaos.
Last song you downloaded? “Close My Eyes Forever” by Lita Ford and Ozzy Osbourne
One word to describe your work environment: Inspired
Rules to live by in business: A quote from Milton Hershey of (Hershey Chocolate Company): “I have always worked hard, lived rather simply and tried to give every man a square deal.”
If you could invite one person to dinner (living or dead) who would it be and where would you go? The Dalai Lama. I would bring a pack lunch and go on a walk and talk with him.
What is your dream job? Living it. Deal Junkie.