Here’s why: Residential agents often focus primarily on primary-home sales or leasing and may not fully understand investment nuances like ARV, STR/LTR/MTR, market demographics, employment trends, local businesses, transportation, and other amenities—all of which significantly impact returns.A seasoned commercial advisor works with investors, business owners, and corporations across multiple sectors (hospitality, healthcare, land/development, industrial/flex, office, etc.), giving you perspective that most residential agents simply don’t have.They operate statewide and even nationally, and they have a network of experienced vendors at your disposal.  

Utilities require specialized testing & certification from the private sector.

Further, most REITs are specialized, investing in only one particular property sector, and often concentrated in a particular geographic area.  

Additionally, I've been spending a lot of time evaluating condo / HOA management solutions and accidentally stumbled on ManageCasa, which offers a free trial and < 3 unit free tier that has allowed me the time to get in, kick the tires, and really appreciate their attention to detail and broad feature set that adapts to each unique industry sector.

“[If the shutdown persists, evaluating how the economy is performing] could become more challenging.”But, absent their traditional data streams, there are some approximations and alternate data sources we can use from the private sector.

We network across hospitality, healthcare, land/development, industrial/flex, office sectors, and more—everything that impacts your potential ROI. 

Still growing in the job sector and overall development.

Because how could someone who is just starting to compete with someone who is already dominating the SEO website sector. just saying lol.

Healthcare I am bearish on the entire sector. 

Quote from @Morris Layton: My team and I are entering the flex space warehousing sector with a focus on long-term value creation.