as Scott mentions above, most of these REITS are invested in commercial properties, but behind these commercial holding enterprises are regular people, patrons, workers etc all trying to make ends meet during challenging times.    

Thankfully in our urban setting, nothing other than the occasional neighborhood cat strolling by, or the over-served patron from the hole-in-the-wall drinking establishment across the street. 

Is Lowes, HomeDepot and grocery stores shutting down for 24-72 hours after a patron enters a store?

Walgreen's, Starbucks, Best Buy, Wal-Mart: these are all corporate-operated retail sites, and not owning the land/building allows the companies to concentrate on convincing you to patronize them, instead of worrying about what to do in 10 years when they decide to move locations.Ever seen a dark (empty) Best Buy or Wal-Mart?

I became a patron at a pool hall with a snooker table(love that game) and the owner at the time was a hands on owner.

I'm not trying to be patronizing because I used to think all that was needed was the ability to run the numbers, cash, and an agent with MLS access.  

Well, here is some out of the box thinking from someone not involved in commercial real estate nor the hospitality industry, but very involved as a patron of restaurants...First question... is your location good for restaurant traffic and does it have adequate parking?

As a life-long Detroit booster and someone who always patronized downtown businesses and worked there for 15 years, I had to finally, reluctantly, stop going.

I only have issues against stereotypes, such as women who have a purse full of cash must be strippers, or that men who have a briefcase full of cash must be in the mob (or any stereotype).Actually my comment was that she was throwing money at the house...which in turn makes the house the stripper and the woman with a purse full of cash a patron of the the stripper.I have issues against stereotypes too, such as a woman with a purse full of cash couldn't possibly be soliciting a stripper but would themselves have to be one.Perhaps the houses' name is Bob, and perhaps dancing makes him feel pretty.In all seriousness no matter how you read it, it was poking fun of an obvious stereotype, not jabbing at a woman's right to bear cash.

There might very well be a back story that you can leverage your way into, too.If you're inside the beltway, I can't help remembering Peter Sellers' Movie, Being There when he plays the character of a mentally challenged gardner who's patron dies, leaving him to fend for himself for the first time in a D.C.