In this week's episode of the Property Planner, Buyer and Professor Podcast, the team take you through the ins and outs of investing in commercial property. In this episode David Johnston, Cate Bakos and Peter Koulizos discuss: •How commercial property investment differs from residential, from a higher return on investment, duration and construction of leases, flexibility in lease length, business category of tenant and to ongoing running costs. •An introduction to the different types of commercial property - industrial, retail and office. •Higher return also means higher risk, and that risk comes in the form of vacancy rates, rental volatility and higher funding costs. It's often much easier to find a tenant for your home, than your warehouse or high street shop. •The high cost of entry and ongoing maintenance. Buying commercial property is often much more expensive than buying residential property, on top of that commercial property investment requires higher deposits as a direct result of lower loan to value ratio constraints, and higher interest rates for commercial lending. •Real estate investment trusts and how you can invest in commercial property without purchasing the whole building; Dave touches on this exciting purchase pathway, but only scratches the surface. The trio look forward to delving even further into REIT's. •Volatility in the commercial market as a result of the Covid-led economic slow-down, with sentiment dropping to unprecedented levels for some categories, dire vacancy rates are the market indicators. •The economic outlook for retail, office and industrial commercial property including some positive insights for specific subsets of commercial property •And of course, our 'gold nuggets'!