San Diego Commercial Multifamily 5+ Units

[Cathy S.]

Hi everyone! I am very interested in getting into the world of commercial real estate where the loan you can get is not dependent on your income, and you can seriously increase the value of the property via NOI, simply raising rent by x amount and decreasing some expenses can greatly increase the value of the property. Maybe I'm naive but this seems too simple?

I am looking to connect with other investors who already have experience with commercial properties 5+ units. I would like to start connecting with brokers and analyzing deals. It seems like commercial lenders will readily fund good deals if all the numbers look good.

Perhaps I am over-simplifying things and commercial real estate is difficult to get into because it’ll be me going against full time professionals who only do commercial deals… any insights / suggestions / comments appreciated! I am specifically looking in the San Diego market but open to others.