Best Segment of Commercial Real Estate to Specialize In?
I am debating a career change into commercial RE and both brokerages that I have met with suggested that I think about what specialty appeals to me most. As I understand it, the four key sectors are: Multi-Family, Retail, Industrial and Office.

Are there any resources online where I can learn more about the pros &amp; cons of each segment? Most of the info that I have found on Google seems targeted more to the investor and less to prospective agents, but I thought someone on here may have a better resource. 
[{"id": "e7hit3v", "text": "Self storage affordable housing and seniors housing are IMO the best niches of CRE to get into, if you had no competitive advantage in any other segment. \n\nHuge opportunities and increasing need over time of course.\n\nFocus on what you would be most interested and passionate about as far as the segment goes. ", "replies": [{"id": "e7hkm51", "text": "Thanks for your reply! I suppose my only competitive advantage stems from having sold stadium lights to arenas &amp; stadiums, so I am comfortable discussing building upgrades and energy savings in an industrial setting. That said, I can't really leverage those relationships into commercial RE, so I think I am pretty much a blank slate.\n\nI will look into affordable housing and senior housing. I have noticed an uptick in seniors communities in my local area (Southern California) as of late.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "e7hmb2u", "text": "You in SoCal? You would be a moron to not look at industrial. La is to industrial what New York is to office. ", "replies": [{"id": "e7hmw3j", "text": "Yes, Long Beach area, so Port of LA is proximate and I know that industrial is huge here. I have a nest egg saved up from my current sales gig and can make it a year without earning, I just worry that the market is saturated with so many industrial-focused agents here (M&amp;M, KM, Lee, DAUM, C&amp;W, CBRE, etc). ", "replies": [{"id": "e7ikaph", "text": "The fact there are so many people in that space is a sign that there is a lot of money there.  You\u2019re going to have to compete for business no matter what you specialize in, so why not focus on the biggest pile of money.  Are you joining a smaller firm or one of the bigger ones you listed?  If it\u2019s a bigger one, go for the one with the most business. ", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "e7hnikz", "text": "I\u2019m not sure if there is a \u201cbest\u201d specialty but I\u2019m struggling to pick one myself as a young agent. Like the other commenter said senior housing and self storage are growing needs but can be a hard niche to carve out without the right connections. I am leaning toward medical simply because my mentor specializes in that area and already has connections I can take advantage of.\n\nGenerally speaking people tend to be skeptical about the retail market long term but I wouldn\u2019t let that hold me back if it\u2019s the area I enjoy the most.\n\nOnly area you left out was land which obviously means you work with a lot of developers.", "replies": [{"id": "e7hnlv8", "text": "How long have you been working in the industry? I'd be curious to hear how you've found things as a young agent. ", "replies": [{"id": "e7hx5ks", "text": "Feel free to DM me. Happy to share my experience so far.", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "e7hnp9a", "text": "Get with a good team. People are hiring runners and if you have your salesperson  license you are a shoe in. Drive around your area and see who has all the signs. \n\nRight now getting listings is hard in the South Bay as the vacancy is super low, but calling tenants and walking buildings is easy. Take a growing business in Torrance and move them to commerce or city of industry. Easy peasy. \n\nWhat college did you go to? If it is usc then you have s built in networking advantage ", "replies": [{"id": "e7hpqq3", "text": "I got my license in 2014 but am just now considering changing career paths as my other sales job is plateauing for some industry-wide reasons. I did not go to USC, I actually went to school in Orange County and have considered working in that market instead for that reason.", "replies": [{"id": "e7icnmw", "text": "I am not as familiar with oc. But you can make money in those markets. \nYou have a wife/kids? No house? \n\nIf you can move, see if you can find your way to the inland empire. I have guys starting there making 6 figures their first year. It is easy mode for industrial. ", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "e7ipyim", "text": "It's really difficult to decide this in advance. A big part of it is just what is the best fit for your personality. Some people like working on hotels, some people enjoy working in industrial. You can do very well in pretty much any area if you enjoy  it and specialize. I'd recommend trying to get a role that exposes you to a lot of different areas so you can see what is interesting to you.", "replies": [{"id": "e7iruu4", "text": "That's great advice, thank you. ", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]