Do you focus on smaller neighborhood commercial properties under $2M, or do you only chase larger projects with institutional financing?

what is institutional financing, like a bank? Yes, I buy $6m properties with a local bank lender.

Exactly. By institutional, I meant traditional banks and credit unions. Local banks on $6M assets are still doing strong business , especially when the operator already has a track record in that market.

smaller neighborhood strip centers are gold! Built in density with no speculation. Another Sweet spot is a small building or ground floor condo on main street usa with a ton of foot traffic.

OP what type and size of deals are you seeing flow? Are you taking on new clients, restricting to old clients, how are you managing deal risk? Do you have a federal lending cap if you're a regulated lender, what size? Reverse way of asking what is your Lending Sweet spot? Order of magnitude comes into play on Sweet spot. Looks like you're in Miami. I'm in Glenwood, Iowa. So, our deal sizes may differ, even though for us individually they are the same order of magnitude.

Completely agree, John. Those neighborhood strip centers and main-street retail assets are solid. Consistent tenants, simple ops, and predictable returns , that’s the kind of stability investors overlook when chasing scale.

Thanks, Don. My team sent you a property in Illinois that should be a good fit, and it's not currently in our wheelhouse.

That’s a great point, Henry. We actually fund in Iowa as well — solid multifamily market with steady demand and reasonable entry prices. A lot of overlooked stability there compared to the coasts.

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