People gets locked inside factories in China to prevent thefts like they did  here in the US in the 1910s.Please keep in mind IF we all support oligopolies, the download/streaming business can end up like the internet server provider/cable business, where you and I have no real choice anymore.

I overcame the fear factor.  I

He walks into the factory, takes a look at the Big Machine, grabs a sledge hammer, and whacks the machine once whereupon the machine starts right up.

Of course they are faster but i am still unsure if there is a penalty at resale because it was built in a factory?

You need to factor in rehab, buying, holding and selling costs, because that is what the flipper will factor. I

I have found with the investors that I work with that the changing factor is the inventory.  

If you want to be hands off then the most important factor is a good sponsor. 

I think the idea of paper pushers and more simple listing and real estate services seem cool in theory, but that human factor is still very important when selling or buying one of the most expensive things in your life.

. - The correlation of erosion to buyers purchasing power in monthly mortgage payment (increased property tax's, property insurance, HOA fee's) is a factor I see counter acting a slowly declining interest rate, making for a ~net-0 market activity environment on YOY volume metric. - Leading into home stretch of POTUS election cycle, the above may be a strong catalyst to press the deployment of a stimulus offering in form of home buyer empowerment

Intel is a great example, who is building the largest chip manufacturing plant in the US right here, and it will be a $20 billion dollar investment that brings a few new thousand jobs.https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2022/01/21/intel-ohio-building-computer-chip-factories-licking-county-jersey-township/9173472002/ Another example of economic growth is the upcoming Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Inpatient Hospital which is a 1.9million square foot hospital that will bring over 800 new beds and a thousand new jobs. https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/new-osu-hospital-expected-to-transform-health-careHere are a few more recent investments https://www.10tv.com/article/money/business/hydrogen-power-company-hyperion-bringing-700-jobs-to-columbus/530-25907aab-5517-4661-a9f3-d2ed2d5be6b0 https://news.wosu.org/news/2022-02-08/rumpke-to-build-50-million-recycling-facility-in-columbus Check out The Complete Guide to the Columbus, Ohio Real Estate Market which goes through the Columbus, Ohio market in depth and will give you a better scope of where the highest levels of growth are taking place and where to look to invest.