Manufacturing it retroactively for the current year sounds too much like fraud.GROUP 3: Tax strategies that really are for EOY considerationPlace rental properties in service. 

Employment wise, Aultman Hospital is consuming the SW part of Canton and Timken Steel keeps plugging along with some smaller manufacturing companies staying steady, but outside of Aultman I haven't seen any significant job growth or companies moving here, and if they do, they usually aren't coming into the City.  

This company was big name, in business for decades, nationwide product, BBB rated, every contractor who uses the product needs to be licensed with the manufacturer so we figured we we would be okay with 1/2 down, 1/2 at completion. 

It amazes me how much random transient travel it gets(bowling tournaments, pawn shop remodels, manufacturing employees, traveling photographers, etc). 

For example, cheap goods at Walmart let people buy more cheap crap but at the expense, at least partially, of good manufacturing jobs that supported local communities. 

You should not manufacture it retroactively for this year.GROUP 3: Tax strategies that are really for EOY considerationDelay receiving income into January.

I work in IT at a local boat manufacture and my wife works in the office of a flooring company in Longview.  

Honestly I love doing real estate especially in this area because of the strong manufacturing presence and strong wage growth. 

Another thing is, the sites that list the manufacture year showed that all the ones I was looking at were built in the 70s.

Could be tough for the area, but also might be a great opportunity too for some large manufacturing facilities to go in there or logistics operations with all that land and location.Good luck and best wishes.