Traditionally, the west Oakland occupants worked at the port of Oakland, or in some of the local factories nearby.

I think those may have variable rates, but they are "on demand" once you find that great deal.You have lots of options and the only limiting factor is yourself and your dad.

The duplex is approximately 3,500 sf... the first and second floor of the premise was built at the modular factory... the third floor was "stick-built" onsite. 

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/ Here 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-columbu

During the Q&A, we asked Matt, what enabled him to persevere in the beginning when he was just starting out and go from being a part-time house hacker to a full time real estate syndicator - (click below to hear his response):Matt Faircloth Visits the Seoul Real Estate Investing MeetupAfterwards, we had fellow meetup co-organizer, Ben Hauser, give a very informative speech on modular home building (factory built, premanufactured homes) and what he learned about land development from his research into BluHomes.

If I need the transaction to cap, I may take a commission.AND you can take a lower commission than the other agent, you have to file a difference in commission addendum.My other factor is my partner, he prefers I forfeit all my commission so we can get the deals....

I spent a short trip in the Middle East studying Islamic Finance a few years ago.

(Compared to stock investments where luck plays a factor) I am 20 years old and at the moment I am educating myself in real estate in hopes to establish a business and this seems to be the right place!

This area has several factories in the area that support the community. 

The other factor is the market cap rate.