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The Value Builder Podcast

Saul Zenkevicius

The Value Builder Podcast delivers real-world strategies for creating lasting value in commercial real estate. Hosted by Saul Zenkevicius, each episode features operators, developers, and investors who specialize in value-add, adaptive reuse, and execution that performs. No fluff—just tested insights that move the needle.

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54 episodes

  1. The Game to Getting Old and Rich: Never Get Wiped Out 25:16
  2. Write Off Your Life: The Wealth Playbook Most Investors Miss 50:32
  3. Multifamily Is Turning: Why Gary Lipsky Is Buying Again 24:03
  4. Higher Rates, Deeper Discounts: The CRE Opportunity Nobody Wants 41:37
  5. The Insurance Strategy Most Real Estate Investors Don’t Know Exists 33:19
  6. The Cash Flow vs Growth Decision Every Investor Faces 23:01
  7. The Buy-and-Hold Strategy That Survived Every Market Cycle 23:59
  8. One Year of Value Builder: The Lessons That Hit the Hardest 22:10
  9. He Built CRE Wealth… Then Realized Something Was Missing 46:05
  10. How to Manage 14,000 Units with Joe Fairless (The $3.9B Blueprint) 23:33
  11. Flex Industrial Forecast: Where Rents, Demand & Smart Money Are Headed 35:29
  12. Multifamily Is Breaking: Where Smart Operators Are Actually Winning Now 30:10
  13. Fixing Capital Raise in CRE: Inside GPLPMatch.com 25:09
  14. How to Exit the Grind: Pat Hiban’s Playbook for Horizontal Income & Better Deals 47:42
  15. Dirt to Disposition: 40 Years of Hard Lessons in Commercial Real Estate 28:16
  16. AI in CRE: What’s Actually Working + The Top 3 Asset Classes for 2026 41:05
  17. Small Bay Industrial, Spec Suites & CRE Vertical Integration 44:00
  18. Raising the Roof: The Real Math Behind Raising Industrial Roofs 19:17
  19. Seller Financing & Small Bay Spread: Graham Storey’s Buy-and-Refi Playbook 19:53
  20. The Developer Playbook: Justin Goodin on Building $33M Projects in 3 Years 24:04
  21. Chicagoland to Omaha: Paige Gunn’s Strategy for 2026 Industrial Plays 34:35
  22. No College, No Problem: Michael Rebelo’s Path to Multifamily Success 30:11
  23. From NFL to CRE: Logan Freeman on Leasing, Leverage and Mastering Mindset 30:57
  24. Data, Deals & Discipline: How Adam Dunn Scaled in Institutional CRE 33:17
  25. How to Add Value in Hotels: Renovations, Branding, and Operational Efficiencies with Danny Gould 36:17
  26. Structuring a Win-Win Sale-Leaseback with Darren Smith 25:53
  27. Insurance, Inspections, and COPE: Joe Terzano on Underwriting Smarter for CRE 26:23
  28. Leadership, Legacy, and the Long Game with Jason Medley 38:03
  29. LLCs, Lawsuits, and Leverage: Tzvi Weiser on Smart Structures for Real Estate 22:20
  30. Deal Deep Dive: Rockford IL Mixed-Use Center 10:56:00
  31. How to Lease Faster, Price Smarter, and Handle Tenants Like a Pro with Braden Souder 39:20:00
  32. CRE Design-Build Without the Drama: Industrial Insights from Tyler Bateh 32:28
  33. Longevity, High Performance, and Rethinking the Scoreboard After 40 with Chris Hershberger 38:16
  34. Retire Early. Lend Smarter. Live With Purpose. The Christopher Borden Playbook 44:38:00
  35. Matthew Drane on Breaking the CRE Gatekeepers and Building Brokerage Careers That Last 44:15
  36. Institutional Moves and Real Returns: Kevin Bupp on Fund Strategy, Diversification, and Enjoying the Ride 54:06
  37. Broker, CCIM, Veteran: Will Curtis on Service-Driven CRE and Market Discipline 46:06
  38. Unlocking Alternative Wealth: Fred Hubler on DSTs, 1031s, and Investing Like the Ultra-Rich 37:31
  39. Marathon Mindset to Retail Wins: Heather Ewing on Restaurant CRE 34:03
  40. Jonathan Hayek’s Playbook: Single-Tenant Industrial, Long-Term Wins 24:10
  41. From Hockey to $200M in CRE: Zane Schartz on Discipline and Purpose 33:09
  42. From W2 to 100+ Units: How John Casmon Built a $145M Portfolio by Leveraging His Past 42:34
  43. Don’t Underwrite the Luck: Dan Breslin on Branding, Big Deals, and Aligned Partnerships 55:35
  44. Listing with Integrity: Michael Bull on Winning Dispositions and Weathering the Cycles 18:56
  45. Inside the Surge: Shea Lewis on Scaling, Leasing, and Institutional Momentum in Small Bay CRE 35:57
  46. Buying Ugly Boxes and Beating the Odds: Slava Menn on Real-World CRE 24:25
  47. Principled Playbook: Grant Reaves on Going from Broker to Builder 36:26
  48. From Wall Street to Main Street: Alina Trigub on Building Passive Wealth Through Real Estate 15:48
  49. From Agent to Owner: Jaime Contreras on Flipping the Script in Real Estate 37:02
  50. Fix the Mindset, Fix the Deal: Brad Chandler on Building Value from the Inside Out 32:25