# Value Builder

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## Posts
- [🏙️ what I learned running my first investor webinar](https://saulz.beehiiv.com/p/what-i-learned-running-my-first-investor-webinar): I showed capital partners two deals before I had decided whether to buy them.
- [🏙️ my 1Password setup](https://saulz.beehiiv.com/p/my-1password-setup): Vaults split by function, not by person. Ten minutes a day back.
- [🏙️ the fix for analysis paralysis takes 15 minutes](https://saulz.beehiiv.com/p/the-fix-for-analysis-paralysis-takes-15-minutes): The clarity does not come from their answer. It comes from saying it out loud.
- [🏙️ How I stopped retraining AI every week](https://saulz.beehiiv.com/p/how-i-stopped-retraining-ai-every-week): Four folders on my Mac, and not one of them ever starts over.
- [🏙️ doubling value without capex](https://saulz.beehiiv.com/p/inside-the-deal-1): No renovation. We answered the questions everyone else walked away from.
- [🏙️ inside the deal](https://saulz.beehiiv.com/p/inside-the-deal): A live look at the retail center we're buying right now - and how the value gets made
- [🏙️ we build a house and give it away](https://saulz.beehiiv.com/p/have-you-ever-done-a-trip-like-this-building-volunteering-something-that-put-your-hands-to-work-for): The best 4 days of my year  · You're invited 
- [🏙️  the checklist I run on every deal](https://saulz.beehiiv.com/p/the-checklist-i-run-on-every-deal): I wrote it two years ago. It still clears every acquisition we make.
- [🏙️ rate reversal](https://saulz.beehiiv.com/p/rate-reversal): The Fed just flipped the script on where rates go next.
- [🏙️ 21,559 firms disagree](https://saulz.beehiiv.com/p/21-559-firms-disagree): The data says AI is hiring more people, not fewer. Here's what I found.
- [🏙️ a dream on paper](https://saulz.beehiiv.com/p/a-dream-on-paper): Most of negotiating happens in a realm no playbook covers. Here's mine.
- [🏙️ close your eyes before you send it](https://saulz.beehiiv.com/p/a-four-hour-work-week-2): Most of negotiating happens in a realm no playbook covers. Here's mine.
- [🏙️ superposition](https://saulz.beehiiv.com/p/superposition): This week's Deep Dive is from my partner Rafik Moore. I think you need to read it.
- [🏙️ shallow bay](https://saulz.beehiiv.com/p/i-was-slow-on-offers-1): BKM and Kayne Anderson just paid $1.8 billion for 275 buildings. Here's the signal.
- [🏙️ I was slow on offers](https://saulz.beehiiv.com/p/i-was-slow-on-offers): The prompt that turns any OM into a signed LOI in under a minute.
- [LOI GENERATION — MASTER PROMPT FOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE](https://saulz.beehiiv.com/p/loi-generation-master-prompt-for-commercial-real-estate): Paste your deal terms, get a clean .docx LOI in seconds
- [🏙️ a four-hour work week](https://saulz.beehiiv.com/p/t): How Shay Yakobovich runs his calendar - and why it keeps making him money.
- [🏙️ the 90-minute filter](https://saulz.beehiiv.com/p/draft-5-16-here-s-the-map-1): Easy. Lucrative. Fun. Three words that say no to almost everything.
- [🏙️ $175B flows into CRE every year. Here's the map.](https://saulz.beehiiv.com/p/i-was-wrong-about-metal-buildings-1): The six source stack for raising serious equity...
- [The capital stack behind every CRE deal](https://saulz.beehiiv.com/p/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](https://saulz.beehiiv.com/p/i-was-wrong-about-metal-buildings): A conversation last week changed my mind...
- [🏙️ Your pipeline is your lifeline](https://saulz.beehiiv.com/p/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)](https://saulz.beehiiv.com/p/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?](https://saulz.beehiiv.com/p/who-moved-the-cheese-in-value-add): And where the new opportunities may lie...
- [The rising tide of defaults ](https://saulz.beehiiv.com/p/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](https://saulz.beehiiv.com/p/the-end-of-east-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](https://saulz.beehiiv.com/p/the-man-who-won-everything): And why the destination may not look like what you imagine...
- [🏙️ A due diligence strategy that closes deals](https://saulz.beehiiv.com/p/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)](https://saulz.beehiiv.com/p/3-years-of-productivity-tech-in-1-email-2026-edition): Last year, AI got smarter. This year, AI got hands...
- [🏙️ Where to find the best deals in small bay...](https://saulz.beehiiv.com/p/where-to-find-the-best-deals-in-small-bay): We got tired of the messy process, so we built the fix.
- [🏙️ The CRE story nobody's talking about](https://saulz.beehiiv.com/p/the-cre-story-nobody-s-talking-about): Tokenized real estate just got its biggest infrastructure upgrade yet.
- [🏙️ The deal structure no one teaches](https://saulz.beehiiv.com/p/the-deal-structure-no-one-teaches): How Trammell Crow built a $13B empire by always giving more than he had to...
- [🏙️ How to become the buyer that brokers call first](https://saulz.beehiiv.com/p/how-to-become-the-buyer-that-brokers-call-first): Most investors flip the order and wonder why their phone stays quiet...