When you start talking larger multi family properties and commercial buildings (office, retail, industrial) then cap rates become a much bigger factor. 

Hello everyone, I am an engineer working in the automotive industry and new to real estate investing.  

Calculation of Gross Rental Yield, known as gross in the industry, is simply calculated by the rent and property price as shown below and is used to easily determine the profitability of a property.

Suddenly they had found themselves without tenants in multiple properties because many of their tenants worked in a lot of the same industries that people got layed off in, and found themselves having to deeply discount the price of rent just to get a tenant, but in doing so, were still bleeding.  

I see former players from the 2000's coming back to the industry under different business names, and some of their prior work was less than stellar.

si=rYPoMqzL8hZ8lGPR This project involves renovating and revitalizing the existing property to transform it into a modern, functional, and aesthetically appealing single-family home.

Older investor like us should transform from what CoC looks like to "can I use this property later on ?"

Unfortunately, safety in STR is becoming a major problem, that the hotel industry is capitalizing on.

The real estate sector is undergoing a significant transformation driven by the twin engines of technology and sustainability.

"Commercial" could mean a lot of things: industrial, retail or office, typically.