In Chapter 1 of 10 in his 2010 Capture Your Flag interview with host Erik Michielsen, real estate development acquisitions director Brett Goldman details how geography and spacial relations understanding impact a real estate development career. Spacial relations understanding and, more importantly, potential requires vision and a creative mindset to connect plan to project. Geography variables require research into how a development project- retail, residential, or commercial - will integrate into a neighborhood. Brett Goldman is a Real Estate Acquisitions Director at Triangle Equities - http://www.triangleequities.com/ - in New York City. Goldman holds a BA in General Studies from the University of Michigan - http://www.umich.edu/ - and a masters in real estate development from Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation - http://www.arch.columbia.edu/ View more at http://www.captureyourflag.com