Many have already said it depends… so the two ways real estate goes down in the future as I see it is if deflation occurs (not likely) and the dollar starts buying more for its value.

Likely, there are regularly occurring real estate auctions in or near any zip code, and this makes it really easy to connect to excellent off-market commercial real estate deals in any area!

Regardless of what you do @Mary Jay, the bottom line is this: if you refund deposits to every tenant who threatens to sue you, you'll be refunding a lot of deposits, you'll be losing a lot of money, and you probably shouldn't be in the landlord business.Successful landlords and property managers have clearly-defined systems in place to avoid situations like this, and to manage  these situations when they do occur.

Luckily, the authorities were contacted before any real damage was done so all that occurred was a broken window, carpet damage, and a terrified tenant.We decided what was best was for the tenant to contact their renters insurance and for us to contact our homeowners insurance and mentioned that we will have the window replaced as soon as we can.Is there anything else we can do in this situation?

Should be 100% free to do so.And please forgive me if it sounds like I'm coming down hard on this...but I've seen this scenario occur a lot - and it's not pretty. 

., etc.).  ...in fact, I'd say that ALL investors should create a "worst case scenario" model when analyzing any property...although that worst case scenario may not occur, knowing what it would look like will help you make a better decision.Good luck out there!

But this requires large additional investment, and typically occurs only after the owners are supporting negative cash flow for many years, the current note holders have written off past due interest and written down the principal significantly, and the property sold for a fraction of its former worth.The smaller size commercial investor opportunity is NOT with these mega shopping centers, but in the smaller local neighborhood centers with three to five storefronts.  

Which markets are growing, how many new household formations occur each year, new jobs, percentage of rentals, among other data points.  

At the end of the day, nobody knows what will occur in the future, and because nobody knows, your financial models need to be able to withstand worst-case scenarios (for instance, market downturns, significant vacancy, huge capex, significant wage increases for personnel, tenant lawsuits, etc.)...and $2,700/month cashflow isn't close to being enough to offset the work and the risk of 40+ units...Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but the good news is: there are always other deals to be found, and there are always other opportunities for success in RE (if you put in the work).Good luck out there!

An economic recession is bound to occur at any time and as a real estate investor, you need to set yourself up for the fall.