Comment by grebc

7 hours ago

You don’t have knowledge into the borrowers capacity to pay based on a single vacancy.

I have the capacity to pay someone to dig a hole and fill it in. Would that be a wise use of my resources?

We're talking about the whole sector here, not one borrower. Huge swathes of commercial real estate are sitting empty, that's a big ongoing problem for everyone whether the loans are being serviced or not.

  • Dig and fill away dear fellow, that's what this site does best.

    The whole sector doesn't have a vacancy problem. And it's not a problem for the banks nor the owners if they're servicing their loans. Sure they're not making money but that's not your or anyone else's problem either.

  • Have you heard the story of Boeing and the "cost-plus" contracts? Digging a hole and filling it in can be quite profitable!