American children and students are taught how to develop themselves to be desirable to an employer, how to pay into the system and work full time or double time to until they either drop dead or live long enough to "retire."  

In addition to that, lots of retail has actually been demolished over the past decade to make room for higher density projects, like apartments.That said, most retail landlords with high quality shopping centers aren't dying for deals.

I recommend working with an experienced broker who can shop multiple investors for you.

I recommend using a broker who can shop a bunch of different lenders and their platforms for you.

The reduced demand causes rents to decline but at the same time the tax base is eroding from the employer closing up shop causing property taxes to spike up.

., just a couple thoughts.When I was shopping loans for larger properties, the lenders I was talking to would have accepted a signed Property management agreement as the "experience".  

The American market isn't strictly RE driven. 

Shop around to see where you can get the coverage you want at the price you want . . . we have done well with Steadily as they shop carriers and can get what you want for the specific situation you are in. 

Far better than anything you could have done in a stock fund or just about any other real estate investment.As someone who once had 83 sfh rentals in middle class american towns here in illinois, these str's here are without a doubt far better investments.

I would let a broker shop this out for you.