to me if you want in the industry you need to get into the industry in a capacity were your paid to learn.

@Kerah Kirangi This moment, situation, scenario, what ever you want to call it is going to determine if you're investing or just buying retail like the majority of home buyers in 2021.

Previous line of work was in another industry.

This is because there is a different buyer pool, and comps are actual sales.The investor who wants to buy a duplex to rent it out is interested in different things, than a retail home buyer who buys a 2/2 for their family to live in.If you are struggling finding comps for the duplex, try to go further back in time.

Purchase price: $815,000 Cash invested: $27,000 Purchased a 5 acre 2 building industrial park with below market rents and many possibilities.

I'm looking to build up a rolodex of all different types of people in the industry from these areas. 

All industry that start to consolidate are not around the industry itself but about operations, finance, distribution, marketing, etc, which won't ever be your strength, above and beyond theirs.  

I wrote a book on investing in Industrial Real Estate.

I don’t know exactly why but believe it is because rents history is extremely unreliable because the industry is relatively new.

@Dawn PlattDepending on the industries in your market you could look to pair with local employers.