In 2009 it was very challenging to get a loan on most RE sectors and that spiraled the decline in pricing even further.

You want diverse jobs in the market, so when one sector tanks, it's not a huge drag on your renter pool. 

The key to growth in that sector is sales people.

@Jacob Evans Been in construction most my life and in the maintenance sector for the last 5 years.

As a consequence, banks and their supervisors will take additional time to assess the magnitude and timing of troubled assets sales as part of our larger efforts to strengthen the banking sector."

There is major subdivisions in the commercial sector (hotels, apartments, office buildings, strip centers, major malls, industrial facilities, warehouses).There is also development (raw land into a higher and better use).We all have to start somewhere.

How many deals would be done by anyone in the RE sector if all buyers has to pay 100% up front.John Corey

Ryan,My Brother, I sorta of gather that you are in the re-habbin sector of the industry.

@Gino Barbaro Oren K.Maybe it's because I'm new to the sector, but I haven't seen anything that I'm even remotely interested in commercial MFRs yet.

To illustrate - I live in a large apartment building in NYC, where the high-end and luxury sectors are massively overbuilt.