Zane Schartz

23 years old: Played professional hockey. 
25 years old: Was forced to lay down that dream. 
25 years old: Went all in on real estate. 
29 years old: Started my own real estate investment firm. 
31 years old: Own $200,000,000+ worth of real estate. 
31 years old: Just getting started.

There’s a point in all our lives where we’re forced to make a decision.

Do we keep pursuing a dream? 
Or start the next chapter?

In my opinion, this is very important to our growth as humans.

When we’re forced to consider reality.

We make a decision.

Is it worth starting over again? 
Is it worth putting myself back out there?

& to all of you who’ve said “Yes.”

I applaud you.

We have one life to live.

Give it everything you have!

Do you agree?

We invested in a CVS for $330,000 in Texas.

The smallest acquisition we’ve ever done.

Here’s what we liked about the deal:

- CVS has been in the property for 22 years.
- The asset had a low rent/SF: $7.40 P/SF. 
- CVS was the only drugstore in the city. 
- CVS is an investment grade tenant. 
- The deal cash flowed from Day 1.

When we acquire a property for our fund, we look for 5 main things:

1. Can we repurpose the asset if the tenant leaves?
2. Does the asset have good structural bones?
3. Is the tenant an investment grade tenant?
4. Does the investment cash flow on Day 1?
5. Does the asset work in the market it’s in?

It doesn’t matter if the deal is $50,000,000 or $330,000.

If the asset hits these criterias?

We’ll buy it.

Curious to learn more about our investment thesis?

Let’s talk.

We’re raising a $100,000,000 CRE fund. 
First stop? 
I’ll be in Switzerland next week.
Speaking to 150 family offices. 
Each is able to write a minimum $1,000,000 check.

Here’s 3 reasons international family offices are interested in single-tenant real estate:

1) The security of investment grade tenants. 
2) The security of retail as an asset class. 
3) The consistency of cash flow.

If you’re building wealth, & you’re looking for wealth preservation?

Investment grade STNL is the asset class to be in.

(In my biased opinion)

Curious to hear about your investment strategy in 2025!

Comment below with your thoughts!

I spoke with the SEC 2 weeks ago.

(Don’t worry, not in handcuffs)

We spoke with them about the future of the Blockchain. 
More specifically, the blockchain as it pertains to CRE.

We met with the SEC Commissioner &
The Crypto Task Force leader: 
Hester Peirce.

Here’s 2 things we discussed in our time together:

1) Guidelines around tokens as securities.

- The guidelines around the tokenization of real estate.
- The potential for any/all assets to be tokenized.
- Benefits of tokenization vs traditional PE.

2) Regulatory clarity around tokenization/crypto.

- How the SEC plans to regulate tokenization & crypto. 
- Especially within the world of real estate.
- The Clarity Act of 2025 is impending!

The game is rapidly changing.

And Real World Equity is on the forefront of it all.

Curious to hear your thoughts on blockchain.

What do you know (and not know) about the blockchain?!

I underwrote a $6,000,000 Chase Bank in New Jersey.

Here’s the breakdown of the deal:

• The tenant will begin paying rent in February 2026.
• The avg. income in the neighborhood is $165,000.
• The asset sees 100,000+ vehicles/day pass by.
• The lease has two 5% rental increases.
• The lease is an absolute NNN lease.
• The asset was built in 2025.
• The cap rate is 5%.

We look for 4 major traits of every asset we invest in:

1. Is the tenant an investment grade tenant? 
2. Does the asset preserve investor capital? 
3. Does the asset cash flow from day 1? 
4. Can we repurpose the asset?

We don’t typically invest in banks for 1 major reason.

• It’s hard to repurpose a bank.

Not to say Chase isn’t an excellent tenant. 
Not to say the location isn’t wonderful.

But if something happens, & Chase moves out?

It’s a hard sell to get someone in that building.

Curious to hear your thoughts on banks.

Have you ever seen a bank be repurposed with a new tenant?