Since the budget removed negative gearing from established residential property for future buyers, commercial property has become the most talked-about alternative investment in Australia. Ask the average Australian investor about commercial property, and many will tell you it is too risky, overly complicated, or simply out of reach for someone without millions behind them. RELATEDThe branding problemThe single biggest reason commercial property is misunderstood is that most Australians treat it as one thing. Industrial warehouses, logistics facilities, medical centres, childcare centres, neighbourhood retail strips and self-storage facilities are all commercial property. It is approaching an unfamiliar asset class with a residential investor's assumptions and framework.