I have been in multifamily management for 10 years - managing portfolio's as large as 3,000 units for institutional investors.

I have found the urban land institute real estate development handbooks to be an excellent resource.

I know from experience because I just relocated and had to make new contacts because many of these smaller institutions do not loan outside of the few counties they service.

You might have a quicker path if you work for another broker, pay and benefits will probably be less than a larger institution, but the ladder is shorter.There is also the path I took, going with FDIC as a bank examiner, that gives you experience quickly that most brokers would never gain in the business and it opens doors widely.

I work with financial institutes, mortgage lenders, and privately held mortgage owners to liquidate their assets.

Tuition keeps rising to pay for random programs and events that less than 10% of the population takes advantage of and each year the institution wants to do more.

Some markets are overheated with the cap rates for multifamily for sure.There is talk down the road of people with buying these low caps having a multifamily bubble pop.I can see institutions buying brand new class A stuff to outpace inflation but not everyday investors.I wouldn't feel comfortable buying at that low of a spread.Glad you sold it.

A recent move by some large institutions to manage the problem in some markets with experiments with fixing and renting properties is an attempt to minimize loss.

Once you find one to talk to, you can ask for referrals for other institutions in your area.

"misleading a federally-insured lending institution" is a fairly common term in indictments that send people to club "fed" for a few years.