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Saul Zenkevicius
🏙️ we build a house and give it away

Jul 26, 2026

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3 min read

🏙️ we build a house and give it away

The best 4 days of my year · You're invited

Saul Zenkevicius
Saul Zenkevicius
🏙️  the checklist I run on every deal

Jul 19, 2026

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2 min read

🏙️ the checklist I run on every deal

I wrote it two years ago. It still clears every acquisition we make.

Saul Zenkevicius
Saul Zenkevicius
🏙️ rate reversal

Jul 12, 2026

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2 min read

🏙️ rate reversal

The Fed just flipped the script on where rates go next.

Saul Zenkevicius
Saul Zenkevicius
🏙️ 21,559 firms disagree

Jul 5, 2026

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4 min read

🏙️ 21,559 firms disagree

The data says AI is hiring more people, not fewer. Here's what I found.

Saul Zenkevicius
Saul Zenkevicius
🏙️ a dream on paper

Jun 28, 2026

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4 min read

🏙️ a dream on paper

Most of negotiating happens in a realm no playbook covers. Here's mine.

Saul Zenkevicius
Saul Zenkevicius
🏙️ close your eyes before you send it

Jun 21, 2026

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3 min read

🏙️ close your eyes before you send it

Most of negotiating happens in a realm no playbook covers. Here's mine.

Saul Zenkevicius
Saul Zenkevicius
🏙️ superposition

Jun 14, 2026

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4 min read

🏙️ superposition

This week's Deep Dive is from my partner Rafik Moore. I think you need to read it.

Saul Zenkevicius
Saul Zenkevicius
🏙️ shallow bay

Jun 7, 2026

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2 min read

🏙️ shallow bay

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

Saul Zenkevicius
Saul Zenkevicius
🏙️ I was slow on offers

May 31, 2026

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4 min read

🏙️ I was slow on offers

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

Saul Zenkevicius
Saul Zenkevicius
LOI GENERATION — MASTER PROMPT FOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE

May 30, 2026

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7 min read

LOI GENERATION — MASTER PROMPT FOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE

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

Saul Zenkevicius
Saul Zenkevicius
🏙️ a four-hour work week

May 24, 2026

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4 min read

🏙️ a four-hour work week

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

Saul Zenkevicius
Saul Zenkevicius
🏙️ the 90-minute filter

May 17, 2026

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4 min read

🏙️ the 90-minute filter

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

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

May 10, 2026

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4 min read

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

The six source stack for raising serious equity...

Saul Zenkevicius
Saul Zenkevicius
The capital stack behind every CRE deal

May 8, 2026

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16 min read

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.

Saul Zenkevicius
Saul Zenkevicius
🏙️ I was wrong about metal buildings

May 3, 2026

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5 min read

🏙️ I was wrong about metal buildings

A conversation last week changed my mind...

Saul Zenkevicius
Saul Zenkevicius
🏙️ Your pipeline is your lifeline

Apr 26, 2026

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4 min read

🏙️ Your pipeline is your lifeline

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

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

Apr 19, 2026

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5 min read

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

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

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

Apr 12, 2026

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10 min read

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

And where the new opportunities may lie...

Saul Zenkevicius
Saul Zenkevicius
The rising tide of defaults

Apr 10, 2026

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1 min read

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.

Saul Zenkevicius
Saul Zenkevicius
The end of easy value add

Apr 10, 2026

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1 min read

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

Saul Zenkevicius
Saul Zenkevicius
🏙️ The man who won everything

Apr 5, 2026

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9 min read

🏙️ The man who won everything

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

Saul Zenkevicius
Saul Zenkevicius
🏙️ A due diligence strategy that closes deals

Mar 29, 2026

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9 min read

🏙️ A due diligence strategy that closes deals

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

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

Mar 22, 2026

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9 min read

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

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

Saul Zenkevicius
Saul Zenkevicius
🏙️ Where to find the best deals in small bay...

Mar 15, 2026

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8 min read

🏙️ Where to find the best deals in small bay...

We got tired of the messy process, so we built the fix.

Saul Zenkevicius
Saul Zenkevicius
🏙️ The CRE story nobody's talking about

Mar 8, 2026

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9 min read

🏙️ The CRE story nobody's talking about

Tokenized real estate just got its biggest infrastructure upgrade yet.

Saul Zenkevicius
Saul Zenkevicius
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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.