Retail real estate continues to be a valuable asset amid limited availability and high demand.

Though CA authorities keep limiting the interest of such projects, I can still see interest in these projects based on the interconnection queues - still new ones are being added to study despite the increased cost and reduced revenue.You also make a great point regarding < 500kW systems.

To summarize:The note investment market is a niche, relationship-driven industry with limited overall size.

This has been going on for a number of years.Basically it has limited appeal for mass market.

Otherwise, options are very limited with DSCR loans of that amount.

Work hard, study hard, save your money, and buy a profitable property. 

However, you are limited as to what you can do compared to the software option.I personally have not used either on a Mac so I can't help you there. 

Great place to start if you have limited funds.Gino

We do work crazy hours sometimes but my schedule is mine and there is no limit to the income I want to pursue.

@Arya Chen despite limited reversal in a few select markets with oversupply, the general demand for this product type is very high, leading to lower cap rates that likely won't change much in the near term.