Is it worth it or should I market towards the factory and commercial jobs near the property.

I do think that one important factor is the right attitude and the cajones to take on some risk and see it through.  

New cars (from the factory) are clean enough that old rule seems rather obsolete.

For example, a quiet neighborhood that used to be a busy factory area might have hidden issues, like pollution.

I like the tighten those screws a bit first, in case the factory left them loose.

Their restaurants average about 5 million minimum in sales and some do 10 million annually which is staggering as it compares to a dine in Cheesecake factory with much larger tickets per person.They give employee chance from within to partially own and operate ONE store.

Yes, there can be external reasons - like a stinky factory next door - but mostly it is because bad landlords or property owners fail to maintain their structures and fail to enforce leases and rules.

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.

A tenant is moving out and has offered to leave his factory reset SimpliSafe security system in place for $80 (retail $250).

The other most important factor is going to be comps in that area for similar development properties.