Case · Income-producing portfolio

Architecting a $3.25M portfolio

For an anchor investor we structured a portfolio of 5 offices with long-term corporate tenants. Every unit passed our DLD filter: entry price against the building's median, yield as Net after all carry costs.

Dubai office towers, JLT

5

offices

Stabilized

rental business

9% Net

Net in Year 1

We projected 9% Net — the real Year 1 figure came in at 8.5% after one of the five units sat vacant. We show the honest number, not the marketing one.

An experienced investor with a business in Europe. All of his Dubai experience — off-plan.

The core fear of moving into commercial: the tenants turn out to be staged — placed only to dress up the sale.

What we did — 4 stages

Stage 1

Selection

5 offices with corporate tenants — a single transaction, every unit against the DLD median.

Stage 2

Personal tenant vetting

Before the deal, I personally met each of the 5 tenants: who they are, how solid their business is.

Stage 3

An honest forecast

To the client, before closing: "Four are rock-solid. The fifth is a risk — may move out."

Stage 4

Life after the deal

The fifth left — as predicted. Re-leased at a higher rate than the previous contract.

The deal numbers

Purchase

September 2025
Item
Value
Deal size
$3.25M
Units
5 offices
Type
Single transaction, stabilized business with tenants in place

Year 1 yield

Metric
Projected (pre-deal)
Actual
Net ROI
9–9.4%
8.5%
The gap is the fifth-tenant risk — flagged to the client before the deal. We say it as it is: what we projected and what we got.

This isn't a one-off — it's a system

Personal tenant vetting

Personal tenant vetting

Every tenant — a personal meeting with Arty before the deal. Almost no one on the Dubai market works this way.

Entry price against the DLD median

Entry price — against the DLD median

If the entry price is above the building's 12-month median — we pass on the deal.

An honest yield forecast

An honest yield forecast

The client sees a range of Net ROI that accounts for vacancy — not one pretty number.

Arty Dzis

What it means
for the investor

A steady cash flow of 8.5% Net on $3.25M — a diversified commercial portfolio with zero operational load.

And above all — no surprises: every risk discussed before signing, the hard moment handled with our support.

Want a portfolio like this?

If the goal is steady cash flow from Dubai commercial real estate with no surprises six months in — that's a conversation for us. On the session I'll work through your situation on DLD data and show you 2–3 ready properties with real numbers.

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