If not, drive around those houses to check out potential environmental factors: railroad, wires, slope, noise, neighborhood.

You are going to have to grind like a beast the first 2 to 3 years in the business.No free lunches in the commercial world.Hope you have reserves as closings take longer to happen.Does your brokerage specialize in retail?

I have one going on 24 months right now in Charleston... its a slow grind for sure.

Also, to me the noise is fairly unnoticeable from the inside.Here are my estimated monthly expenses: Accounting Reserve $ 38 Advertising Reserve $ 50 Homeowners Insurance $ 240 Flood Insurance $ 45 Lawn / Snow $ 80 Legal Reserve $ 45 Property Management $ 152 Repairs / Maintenance Reserve $ 100 Supplies $ - Vacancy Reserve $ 114 Pest Control Reserve $ 25 Garbage $ - Sewer / Water / Gas $ 120 HOA $ - Taxes $ 243.95 Capex Reserve $ 83.33 Subtotal $ 1,336 My estimated cap rate is at 4.35% at asking price.

That was certainly the slowest way to get myself out of the corporate grind.

FYI that is also not the best area its kinda sketchy at night and there is freeway noise.  

A lot of times a name is harder to search... too much noise and if it's close enough to something valid even harder.

But at the same time I don't mind the grind.

I personally would rather have a bunch of construction noise for a few months than be out six figures for the convenience of quiet. 

Land for redevelopment seems to just grind along slowly.