Commerical lending is not having the same problems residential is having unless the property is in some sort of distress.

I am looking into this asset type as I transition from residential to commerical investing.  

So, it is a commerical property.

Bryan: Have you ever bought commerical on contract?

The 20k he'd spend on training can be a a decent SFH that lets him get his feet wet and see if this is something he even wants to do.Maybe it's different out there but my realtors have access to plenty of bigger commerical portfolios (sfh and mfh) but those relationships were built by people's ability to close deals.

You can passively get 10% or better return investing in a syndication, holding notes, being a hard money lender and investing in commerical NNN lease properties.

Over six-eight hours time difference, sketchy, unpredictable phone coverage, and convincing commerical bankers to loan you money sight unseen, makes things difficult.

I am in the middle of a SBA loan for a Commerical property in Los Angeles and it has been the most trying experience of my life.  

Oklahoma is the place to buy in both commerical and income producing residential real estate.

I have a understanding of commerical/residential developments and demographics of the Chicagoland area.