Control Their Emotions - they understand investing comes with risk, hot water tanks start leaking unexpectedly, honest people make mistakes, and having solid long term relationships with good people in the industry, is worth more than getting a $19.32 discount off of a service. 

Find people who own industrial storage, truck parking, or traditional self storage.

., from single-family homes to apartment complexes, self-storage, or triple-net lease retail properties) to spread out risk and tap into new growth opportunities.• Consolidate Properties: If you have several single-family rentals, you could exchange multiple of them into a single, higher-value asset.

Keep in mind this is what brought down a lot of the crowd funders in the day they jumped into short term lending without the necessary skill sets and tanked.

In my case, I have residential rentals in one LLC, commercial properties in another, self storage in a third, and my real estate company operates in a fourth.

., the more I realize how powerful industrial properties can be — especially when repurposed for digital infrastructure like AI compute, edge storage, or colocation.I’m currently researching how to get started in this space, so I wanted to share what I’ve learned so far and get your insights.💡 The OpportunityTraditional warehouse leases might rent at $0.80–$1.50 per sq. ft. per month.But when you retrofit a space for server racks, fiber connectivity, and redundant power, those rents can easily jump to $4–$8 per sq. ft. per month — or even more if you lease to edge-compute operators or Web3/AI startups.That’s the kind of industrial arbitrage that could turn a $400k–$800k property into a 6-figure monthly cash flow machine.🔍 Areas to Study Before Jumping InHere’s the roadmap I’m currently following to understand the space better:Power & ZoningTarget properties with 3-phase 480V power and capacity for at least 1–2 MW (utility upgrade optional).Zoning: industrial light/medium (M-1/M-2) or “data processing center” permitted use.Check local grid stability, cooling needs, and climate resilience.ConnectivityFiber access is everything.

If we rehab and the storage use works out, we may keep buildings.

A decent carpet in a bedroom should last 10 years easy, longer in 4+bedroom houses where bedrooms are often offices or storage areas. 

That has nothing to do with value, as gold is just as arbitrary as a conduit of value as anything else, it just has a longer accepted history as use of currency and storage of wealth.

There are septic tanks in place and city water hookups.