The loan officer said  they do not look heavily on the NOI of the property when determining equity.

Mortgage lenders are heavily regulated by DoD Frank but commercial lenders have more freedom to make creative loans.  

They're growing fast because they're investing really heavily into training new agents rather than taking big commissions.

His rationale in requiring more security is that the value of a storage facility is so heavily based on income and banks are known to run them into the ground during and after foreclosure so his second position would become vulnerable--not that either of us actually anticipate a foreclosure.

After about 4 years of placing offers on good deals relentlessly from 2008 in the LA city area, I finally had a break and purchased my 2500sf commercial real estate in 2012.I really wasnt going to wait for a similar amount of period to pass for my next purchase so I went out to my first tax deed auction in October of last year and purchased 10 heavily discounted lots.

I also invest there too) As one example, there is a pocket I buy in heavily called Flordell Hills.

If you are looking for risk mitigation, it will depend heavily on your specific situation.  

Is it because people rely too heavily on them and there are other measures that are better and say more about a property?

Their business model is that they make most of their money through the title company that they heavily promote.

Expect this trend to continue to support multifamily investments for the foreseeable future.OverallReal estate for 2017 will be heavily influenced by the economy, monetary policy, and demographic changes.