So many people are afraid to take the leap, is there any advice you could give me in regards to any other pipelines to fulfill such projects? 

My preference is to model a 5-7 year hold with a sale in that period, but if I can fulfill the business plan and keep the property, I am going to.

Amazon announced in late May that they would be building a fulfillment center in west ABQ.... but I haven't heard anything since then so I don't know if that deal is delayed, or dead.Positive: there's a military base so there's always rentals needed there.

When an item is in demand and supply is constrained, others emerge to fulfill that gap, yes?

this is how all these guys work.virtually every type of marketing and sales org like this has a fulfillment company to coordinate all the marketing...

Unfortunately, this has often led to a disregard for proper portfolio management, with attention diverted towards maintaining an image of dominance rather than fulfilling responsibilities. 

All complimented with Amazon fulfillment centers, google, and more tech manufacturing jobs.The bad reputation of “Detroit” comes from OOS investors wanting sub $40,000, D class properties in poor condition, because they pencil out to 2-3% deals on paper.

Mobile home parks, self storage, medical centers, grocery-anchored strip malls, fulfillment warehouses, etc. -- there are a lot of good options for continuing to invest in commercial during a recession!

Its fulfilling, isn't it?  

However, during our working relationship, which was literary for 4 months, I found that Alpha engaged in dishonest practices and failed to fulfill their commitments.