Commercial is a universe apart from Residential and yes, commercial is 10X easier in regards to the things we are speaking on. 

I had people coming to view the house tomorrow: postponed them because of this -- several were interested in a mid-month start date (we're in a university town - lots of movement!). 

Your disposition may be to move forward with that as i believe i read in your introduction - but not needed to understand and develop some degree of comfortability.  

Bam, now I can in fact somewhat speak "in general," and I can say that with a fair degree of confidence BECAUSE I've zoomed into that one thing.

I takes a substantial degree of work and ability.

Keep in mind, no matter how many round trips you do with entitlements you will always face some degree of adversity because there are so many variables, many of which are unknown until you start your process.

Are they more universal? 

He worked as a chef at the University. 

This is true of every investment to some degree, but the difference with crypto is no underlying value. 

Yet, you should never say never and any investment carries a certain degree of risk.