Ken McElroy, Kiyoski, Bloomberg, Blackrock and the Fed should all ring you up and take some advice from you. ;-) There is nothing false wiih what @Henry Clark said.Commercial real estate is broad - Office space, self-storage, Farm, Data centers, residential properties above 4 units, etcIt can be true that one part of commercial real estate is suffering while others is thriving.

It's called a payoff statementif it's a big lender you will not buy the loan as it will take forever, you are better just paying it off. you then can foreclose based on the total balance owed to you which is both loans and any accrued interest. regarding fixing property or selling as is, that really depends and needs to be evaluated on a case by case basis 

This is a great place to learn and to connect with people so take advantage of all the great resources.

Just keep in mind that entertainment expenses—like taking clients out for a show or a game—aren’t deductible anymore.And, yes, you can deduct 100% of your education expenses if you’re already a real estate investor.

Can they prove how long it takes to rent a vacant property?

Take successful investors out to breakfast.

On the other hand, STR is a lot of work and with 3 kids you have to be realistic about how much time it will take to run and manage a 1 room hotel.

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Also, how long would it take? 

The plan for me is to breathe new life into old structures and develop useful supporting infrastructure to enhance the main focus of the repurposed campus.Anybody working in the Milwaukee area that might be interested in partnering or at least connecting with Stormi Jellison (Stormi Maya), please reach out to her.