Be part of the firm that defines its industry
AST Defeasance is the largest firm in its field nationwide, advising on several thousand commercial real estate finance transactions every year. We’re a boutique firm, so you’ll work directly on complex deals from your first month, in a team where your analysis is seen and used, not buried under layers of hierarchy.
Job DescriptionGenerate new deals across our commercial real estate lending and financial consulting lines. Full training provided. You’ll connect with property owners and brokers by phone, email, and in person, and be measured on contacts and closings.
Qualifications- Sales or business development experience is a plus, but not required
- Familiarity with sales principles and a genuine interest in building client relationships
- Strong written and spoken English
- Confident, personable communicator who builds rapport quickly
- A service-first mindset and a passion for helping clients succeed
Salary: $45K Base + Commission
Skills Required
- Strong written and spoken English
- Familiarity with sales principles
- Genuine interest in building client relationships
- Confident, personable communication skills and ability to build rapport quickly
- Service-first mindset and passion for helping clients succeed
- Sales or business development experience
AST Defeasance Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about AST Defeasance and has not been reviewed or approved by AST Defeasance.
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Career-Linked Recognition & Rewards — An entrepreneurial, performance-driven environment with merit-based advancement is noted, which some candidates value over big-company structures. Responsibility can grow quickly with meaningful deal exposure, indicating rewards tied to contribution.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Occasional office perks like free team lunches and early-leave Fridays are mentioned as small quality-of-life boosts. While not core coverage, these extras can improve day-to-day experience.
AST Defeasance Insights
What We Do
AST Defeasance is the first choice of commercial real estate borrowers and lenders looking for the highest quality and lowest cost defeasance consultants. There are real differences between AST Defeasance and its competitors: 1) NO UPFRONT FEES. We don't get paid until the deal closes. 2) We offer the lowest cost defeasance services in the industry since we refuse to partner with individual broker-dealers. AST collects multiple bids from the largest investment banks on Wall Street. 3) We'll close your deal in 2 weeks guaranteed. 4) We have a 100% closing track record. 5) AST Defeasance assesses each commercial real estate deal individually, utilizing state-of-the-art techniques to lower defeasance costs, including Residual Sharing, Defeasing to the Open Window and Competitive Securities Pricing and Custom-Made Securities. We know that defeasance is often the smallest part of our clients’ commercial real estate refinancings or sales. AST Defeasance manages the entire defeasance process from start to finish so you can focus on your closing.







