Zev Schick serves as president of Gibraltar Equity Group, SBE Holdings and Esquire Properties in New York, NY. For almost a decade, Zev has been involved in the real estate arena, employing his ingenuity and acuity to negotiate many effective deals. For the bulk of the time, Zev was primarily focused on the acquisition and investment of commercial real estate. With the deterioration of the real estate market over the last 5 Years, Zev has turned his attention to innovative sources that would still yield consistently high rates of return while remaining within the scope of his expertise. Some years ago, Zev began investing in the burgeoning distressed real estate market, teaming up with Mendel Tress, and then Avy Azeroual, to co-found Sun Equity Partners. He has purchased numerous deals over the past five years. Additionally, he has acquired over 30 defaulted mortgages during the past few years.