The Hagerstown REIA (google HUB City REIA) is a good starting point to meet some like-minded investors to help you jump in.Best of luck and welcome.

I really believe Stockton can be a great hub of shipping throughout the globe, but we need to recognize it for what it is.  

Here is what the prospective property for the case study is like:Large commercial Big Box retail property (its a BIG place) Located in the suburbs of Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines is one of the most up and coming business hubs in the country and is bustling with growth.Former American TV and Appliance storeThey are the current owner and went out of business in this location about 5 months agoDirectly off the interstate (I 80 35)*** FUN FACT - Des Moines is the only place in the nation where Interstates 80 and 35 conjoin ***Directly across from a business parkIncludes a hotel, restaurants, office space, a movie theatre, grocery store, barsNear residential neighborhoods as well (adjacent to my house)Here are some of the numbers on the property:Asking Price: $7.2 MPrevious Sales Info: Sold in 2013 for $5,310,500146,003 Total Square Foot$49/SF10.21 AcresYear Built: 2000Current Assessed Value: $9.2 MCurrent Tax Information: $371,976 annual payment (EXPENSE)Water Payment Information:Summer Months: $3000 (EXPENSE)Winter Months: $400 (EXPENSE)TOTAL EXPENSE UTILITIES: $450,890AVERAGE RETAIL RENT - DES MOINES METRO: $12.32 / Square Foot / YearPROSPECTIVE PROPERTY AVERAGE ESTIMATED RENT: $1,798,756 / YearESTIMATED CAP RATE: 25%Based on previous sales price during 2013 of $5,310,500I wanted to first of all make sure I calculated these numbers correctly and wanted to get more opinions on what these numbers are like for a property like this and if anyone here has had any experience with a similar property.Thanks for all your help BP!

Look to see what, if any new businesses are located there (job growth).Then I take a look if they are in a major transportation hub.

@Sara Abernethy - I'm 35 and the hubs is 43.

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Hello Prasanna,Welcome to Bigger Pockets, this is a great hub for the industry!

Its normally the hub and spigot or hubless variety.

Any foreign investor knows SF/Bay Area is a major hub.

These are the same people I see buying a new expensive car and a year later it's missing hub caps and the windows are down on a 100 degree day because the A/C is broken and they have no money left for upkeep.