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If you can get individually big enough to invest this way directly then that would be great. More realistically, I would aim to buy into private direct commercial property syndicates as part of my overall portfolio to gain exposure to this market. Moreso in retirement for more...

Yep, the main thing is that you're now in the game, and the rest of us here are still watching on the sidelines :)! And when you do get vacancy and it's time to market and re-lease, you'll be in a better position to set the terms of the lease eg. by drafting your ''standard lease''.

Yes, it is a better time to invest in retail I guess... according to Mr. Harvey it is anyway!: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-01-07/australia-faces-next-big-boom-billionaire-retailer-harvey-says.html That was my next question! Fair approach. From a financing perspective I am...

I think that's a really good strategy. The only thing you can't cover for is market/economic risk, where the retail sector is hit and you have a vacant property, isn't it?? What contingencies do you have in place in the event of vacancy? eg. cash reserves/LOC's to cover 6-12 months...

The only other thing I was thinking of was the no ratchet clause as Player mentions, and I think if your tenants are large retailers ??possibly you can add a % of their profits to the rent.

Great work Trogy! A question for you, what are the positive and negative implications on this property of the Retail Lease Act thing?