It could hinder development and actually exacerbate the core issue driving housing un-affordability which is a housing shortage. 

But the real opportunity isn't the plant itself—it's the housing shortage it creates 15 minutes down the road.When a $30B facility breaks ground, the demand for workforce housing explodes in a radius around it.I am currently seeing a massive disconnect in the market:Sellers in secondary markets (like Grayson County, TX and Bibb County, AL) are still pricing land like it's 2020.Developers are desperate for inventory to build modular and single-family subdivisions to house these new workers.My acquisition desk is strictly focused on this "Path of Progress."

There's significant development potential here.

We've developed some steep lots and there's some things I wish I had known!

Same load.When people say “modern property management software,” they usually mean modern interfaces layered on top of very old assumptions.

A better option would be to try online software like room42.io or similar. 

Diversify your support systems: multiple maintenance vendors, backup property management software, on-site and off-site teams, and emergency cash reserves.This limits the "single point of failure" effect that creates exponential problems when stress hits.5.

Property management software (Buildium, Stessa, etc.)?

Scheduled to open in the summer of 2019, the $51 million, five- story, 267-unit development will be a large and distinctive presence on the east side of Water Street.- In the past five years, Mobile has experienced a 33% increase in manufacturing jobs compared with about 8% nationally.- McGowin Park developed a huge retail space in 2015 which consists of: 199,500- square-foot retail shopping center containing a future expansion area, five restaurant "pads" and 4.5 acres of outparcel development, and the west development consists of a 148,000-square-foot anchor store with an associated gas station, an 89,600-square-foot shopping center and 7.41 acres of outparcel area.

We've developed some steep lots and there's some things I wish I had known!