Hey Holly,Sounds like you’re in a great spot for corporate rentals — Hillsboro has tons of demand between Intel, Nike, and the supporting industries.

The biggest challenge is getting owners to understand this as few actually follow any industry data.One of the risks this will cause is lowering of screening thresholds to fill vacancies. 

m aiming to be in life  I'm making a bold career shift-from working in the restaurant industry to pursuing real estate investing full-time.

I now am an experienced land lord on paper, although I did it with my family business before in light industrial/commercial, and supported a huge private fund with the 35k homes.My weaknesses:1.

It means we have to genuinely care about the RE industry and our local market by adding immense value to folks without expecting anything in return.Another way to attract clients is door to door.

Retail, office, industrial?

I was wondering if anyone here has invested in a similar situation—where most of the local tenants work in just one or two dominant industries, like oil.

The photos were below industry standards, even though I had installed a refrigerator, washer, dryer, and large mirrors to make the home more appealing. 

We have relationships with local vendors who we consistently use and are professionals within their industry.

I give my thoughts in my weekly Skeptical Take below.My Skeptical Take:I do agree with the direction of Yardi’s analysis, but its economic forecast is a very conservative estimate.It all out ignores what I view as likely accelerated GDP growth in 2026, as new tax policy and an extraordinary AI Industrial Revolution drive productivity gains and fatten both company and consumer wallets (I know that sounds gross, but that is the most likely scenario.