agree with the other comment, different markets are doing different things. also, "be greedy when others are fearful." what people might be afraid of is, lots of commercial ARMs coming up on their rate adjustments, & the new rates (compared to 5y ago when they first purchased) will kill their cashflow, so they'll sell, and if everyone is doing this at once, supply might outweigh demand, everyone has to sell for less than they planned, and everyone who hangs on to their similar properties gets to recalculate their estimated mkt value with the new going cap rates. i don't personally think this is going to cause as insane of a shift as some people do, but it's all speculative, we won't know til it happens. if you can find a deal that pencils with 30y fixed debt, do it. 

If you are planning on building, you would want to look at a construction loan.

hey everyone, this year I built an investment property and it ended up not going as planned and at the end of it all I’m probably going to break even or lose some money.

I've even thought of buying a rental house to offer to a full time employee to move to this area but I'm not sure if that would just create more headaches in the long run) Employer responsibilities; payroll taxes, administration and audits.

I'm planning on the Brrrr, buy and hold methods.

Educate yourself on the local market, network with other investors and agents, and always have a solid plan in place before making any investments.

My plan when I became a realtor was to buy two doors per year for 10 years.

This final section reinforces the importance of agility and strategic planning in the face of market uncertainties.Conclusion: Wrapping up, we reiterate the significance of the current state of commercial property loans in the U.S. and the need for a strategic, informed approach.

Note: I bought my primary home in Georgia because the home next to my mom’s that I grew up in went for sale, so I plan to hold onto it longterm and put it in a trust with my mom’s house.

@Derek Tuohy I would suggest start working on getting a Bookkeeper on your team and use a software, if you plan to grow it will be easier and cheaper to get into a software now rather than later and have to learn with 20 units rather than learn with the 3 you have.I agree with @Jake Baker on his bare minimum suggestions.