I worked in all type of real estate sectors.

However in the residential sector some people think it’s reasonable to give a contractor 30k upfront on a 60k contract.

Potter from the old movie "It's a Wonderful Life"--Just asking legitimate business questions about this demographic of the housing sector. )==

And the RIET market in every sector is down from the first of the year: Office RIETs, Multi-Family RIETs, Residential RIETs, and Commercial Real Estate REITs.Having said all that, I do not try to time the market; primarily because I’m not that smart.

They also call out the  alarming *(but typical, today) drop of the larger-oriented Retail sector. 

The college rentals have been pretty flat for the most part, but the cost of entry keeps rising in that sector, so the better returns will most likely be in the frenship or cooper school districts

Kevin Yi I used to think that commercial was a dying sector because of the e commerce but it depends.

I use a process called Building Information Modeling (BIM), which is widely used in the commercial sector but rare in residential.

What economic sectors employ the most people?  

So with access to industry knowledge in Oil and gas and a growing competence in real estate investing you'll be uniquely positioned to move in and out of the energy and real estate sectors at opportune moments and do it tax deferred through 1031 exchanges.