This forum is mostly for residential conventional lending. 

This is due to runup in housing prices the past 5-6 years, but low rent growth.   

It's a deal that no one else has access to. 

Seems Patrick has figured this out. 

I’m researching alternative industrial uses where access to substations, fiber routes, and zoning flexibility are key constraints.Curious what others have seen in terms of:- Counties most open to non-traditional industrial uses- Typical setbacks or zoning hurdles- Utility engagement at early land-evaluation stageNot looking to pitch anything, just trying to understand how others approach feasibility.

( not including this one and I understand person to person is best) Local FB groups

Ultimately, it’s the buyer who shoulders the cost - often tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars.Myth #2 – An agent will help you find a fair priceThis may have been true before websites like Zillow and Redfin, which today allow buyers to access an unprecedented amount of market data.

Any recommendations on what qualities makes an agent a “good” agent to help with this? 

For example on our most recent purchase, we were willing to sacrifice size and condition for waterfront access.

Oregon is pretty wild in this stuff they go the other way the state wants MAX density.