Smaller industrial properties have maintainedimpressive occupancy rates and rising rents for several years, and in recentmonths they have increasingly stood out as one of the best-performingcategories of commercial real estate.To learn which U.S. markets have the most acuteshortages of smaller industrial space, CoStar ranked the 60 largest U.S.markets based on the composite scores of three criteria: current availabilityrates for industrial buildings smaller than 50,000 square feet; the mediannumber of months on the market of 10,000-25,000-square-foot industrial spacesleased in the past 12 months; and the median number of months on the market ofindustrial spaces smaller than 10,000 square feet leased in the past 12 months.

A diverse set of locales comprise the 20 markets withthe highest availability rates and leasing times for small industrial spaces.The four largest Texas markets, Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and SanAntonio, all rank in this group.However, most of these 20 markets with higheravailability rates and longer leasing timelines than most locales still havelimited inventories of small industrial spaces available for lease.

Here are some additional methods to help you find off-market deals:Networking: Make connections with other investors, real estate professionals, and possible sellers by going to regional real estate meetings, networking events, and industry conferences.Direct Mail Campaigns: To connect with homeowners in certain neighborhoods or with particular property attributes, create a tailored direct mail campaign.Driving for Dollars: Identify foreclosed or distressed properties by physically driving or strolling around neighborhoods.

Hopefully it'll help balance out instead of hurting the entire industry badly. 

i don't do/invest in residential real estate but perhaps it would be possible to learn SFR by getting job in property management, also get RE agent license, then once you have learned a fair bit, form a syndication with yourself as GP, get your college friends, their families, and anyone you know to invest as limited partners, then buy a rental house for cash, and you take 20-25% equity and provide the property management for a % of the rent, whatever is industry standard.

Social Industrial Conference is beginning of May and Industrial touches all the big commercial players.Don't be frustrated if you don't make the connections you want right away.

Meeting local investors and attending meetups is a fantastic way to expand your knowledge and network in the industry.

I want to utilize my marketing skills to get into the industry and familiarize myself while making my income.

It is the most popular software in the industry and all CPAs know how to navigate it which is nice.At the bare minimum, you should do the following to make your bookkeeping easier:1.

Basically, Knowing, I had canceled all other discussions with all other Lenders, they did the “Bait and Switch Approach”, which only the worst kind of Lenders in this industry try to pull on clients.They lowered the L/T/V from 75% down to 70%.