As a PM and a fiduciary to my clients I use a more complex software than most self managers use and also employ a live revenue manager to scan my local area. 

It cost $25 to go from inactive to active status once you have an employing brokerage and upload your E&O insurance.

Tenants are typically blue collar and many of them are recently employed by the recent boom in logistics and warehousing that is going on in the area (link below to a video I saw on Twitter that actually calls out Eastern PA warehousing as a desirable investment).There’s definitely a decent amount of investment going on and I’ve seen prices jump even in the past few years so competition is growing as people catch on.https://youtu.be/Yvi4MPHcwj0

Look for places with population growth and employment boosts.

This would come from any past employer 401k plans you might have that you can rollover to your self-directed Solo401k and utilize for investments. 

This seems like a potentially profitable strategy given that the factory is supposed to employ 6500 people with good salaries.  

Can you qualify using employment history, tax returns and DTI?

You really need to research the city you need to know every neighborhood understand the city good school districts and bad school districts top employers etc.

PUSHBACKThis law unfairly targets small employers (>20 employees).

Economists note that job growth in typically underreported industries fell by 42,000 compared to the 6-month average, suggesting August’s numbers may understate actual gains.Key Employment GainsConstruction: +34,000 jobs, driven by heavy civil engineering and nonresidential trade contractors.Healthcare: +31,000 jobs, though slower than the past year's monthly average of 60,000.Social Assistance: +13,000 jobs, with more modest growth compared to previous months.Other growing sectors include financial activities, wholesale trade, and government (+24,000 jobs).Job Losses and Sector StrugglesManufacturing: -24,000 jobs.Retail: -11,100 jobs.Temporary help employment continues to shrink, reflecting business uncertainty.Wage and Fed Policy ImplicationsWages rose by 0.4% in August, up 3.8% year-over-year, supporting a cautious approach by the Federal Reserve on deeper rate cuts.