Trogdor, congrats on the investment, and I hope it goes well. It seemed odd to me reading the subsequent posts. After over 30 years in the RE business, I have made a couple of obseverations, which I am sure at not my own. Generally, the level of return, is balanced with the element of risk. There is no doubt the return from CIP, is generally, superior to resi. However, when you go to the bank to finance, what LVR do they require with CIP, RESI, or for that matter shares. In my view, and please call it a simple view, the banks view of level of risk, may in fact be close to actual level of risk. Some years ago in Vic, a friend of mine advertised an industrial shed for lease at $1 per week, and the phone did not ring. Sorry did I mention this was just after the the Tri Continential disaster ... I have just listed a retail building, at $1.5m where the owner paid $850K. It the same time, local RESI has trebbled in value. What has contributed to the thinking of selling, is. 1. the last lease took 18 months to secure and 2. the second tenant is not renewing the lease. So the capacity of the tenants to pay the rent, has a big bearing on the return. No doubt the GFC has hit some tenants, which in turn hits some Landlords. I own both, and all I am offering is my view, both have risk, and keep educating yourself on what is happening where your investments are, and if you choose to push your LVR to limits, try to work on a plan "B". At the end of the day, everyone who steps outside the square, and takes the risks, and commences the "investment" journey is worthy of encouragement and support. Happy Easter