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🏙️ shallow bay

Jun 7, 2026

🏙️ shallow bay

BKM and Kayne Anderson just paid $1.8 billion for 275 buildings. Here's the signal.

May 31, 2026

🏙️ I was slow on offers

The prompt that turns any OM into a signed LOI in under a minute.

May 30, 2026

LOI GENERATION — MASTER PROMPT FOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE

Paste your deal terms, get a clean .docx LOI in seconds

May 24, 2026

🏙️ a four-hour work week

How Shay Yakobovich runs his calendar - and why it keeps making him money.

May 17, 2026

🏙️ the 90-minute filter

Easy. Lucrative. Fun. Three words that say no to almost everything.

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Each Sunday, you’ll get 5-minute reads packed with the value-add strategies I used to build a 9 figure CRE portfolio-plus key news and Fed updates to keep you sharp.

🏙️ the 90-minute filter

May 17, 2026

🏙️ the 90-minute filter

Easy. Lucrative. Fun. Three words that say no to almost everything.

🏙️ $175B flows into CRE every year. Here's the map.

May 10, 2026

🏙️ $175B flows into CRE every year. Here's the map.

The six source stack for raising serious equity...

The capital stack behind every CRE deal

May 8, 2026

The capital stack behind every CRE deal

A breakdown of who's funding US commercial real estate in 2024 - from pensions to crowdfunding - and what each source actually costs operators.

🏙️ I was wrong about metal buildings

May 3, 2026

🏙️ I was wrong about metal buildings

A conversation last week changed my mind...

🏙️ Your pipeline is your lifeline

Apr 26, 2026

🏙️ Your pipeline is your lifeline

Don't make the most expensive mistake in this business...

🏙️ How to win trophy deals (when you're not the highest bidder)

Apr 19, 2026

🏙️ How to win trophy deals (when you're not the highest bidder)

Why the biggest check doesn't always close the deal...

🏙️ Who "moved the cheese" in value-add?

Apr 12, 2026

🏙️ Who "moved the cheese" in value-add?

And where the new opportunities may lie...

The rising tide of defaults

Apr 10, 2026

The rising tide of defaults

CRE loan delinquencies surged 151% since 2022. Bank repossessions up 27%. Here's where the distressed deals are — and how today compares to 2008.

The end of easy value add

Apr 10, 2026

The end of easy value add

CRE rents went from +13.5% to 0% in three years. Here's the data — and what it means for your next deal

🏙️ The man who won everything

Apr 5, 2026

🏙️ The man who won everything

And why the destination may not look like what you imagine...

🏙️ A due diligence strategy that closes deals

Mar 29, 2026

🏙️ A due diligence strategy that closes deals

You weren't awarded a deal, you were awarded an opportunity...

🏙️ 3 years of productivity tech in 1 email (2026 edition)

Mar 22, 2026

🏙️ 3 years of productivity tech in 1 email (2026 edition)

Last year, AI got smarter. This year, AI got hands...

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