Again, for those people with much more focus and data resources then I will have much better chances of predicting a "bottom or top" of RE or any other industry curve.For me I INVEST in both stocks and RE, I do not TRADE, which to me means that I am in it for a long period of time until there is a good reason to get out. 

I would speculate if oil continues to decline, you will see some sort of industry consolidation through M&A.

LTV varies as to types of properties from portfolio lenders, an SBA loan may go to 80% on an office warehouse, it may be 60% on a mom and pop dairy queen, it might be 70% for light industrial and combined loan to values, as with purchase money second mortgages may exceed 80%.

The city of Inglewood last night fast tracked the approval of a football stadium next to Hollywood Park.No teams have committed themselves to the stadium, but I'm sure it's only a matter of time...http://la.curbed.com/archives/2015/02/inglewood_ap...

In this industry, a cash offer colloquially means without a financing addendum, which is generally how a wholesale offer is written.  

I have been in the artificial grass industry for many years now and the reaction I get from real estate investors, property managers, flippers, & rehabbers is always the same...It costs how much?!  

Hey All,I am new to BiggerPockets, but not new to the industry. 

We have 1031 investors that have moved from SF to MF to NNN commercial, to land leases or industrial   and back again throughout their careers saving millions in tax dollars and providing incredible leverage to their investing careers. 

Also, do you think a bank would have an issue doing a refinance with a 2 month break between jobs in the same industry (engineering). 

Since I really don't know much about the railroad industry, the first thing I would do is research what (if any) regulations exist regarding what can be transported via train through residential areas.Not only do you have the concern of kids playing on the tracks, but the potential of derailment with hazardous or flammable materials.