Advice for first time commercial RE (Storage units)

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I am new to real estate investing and after some reflection I am looking to go into commercial real estate (storage units to be specific). When I say I am new, I am very green in practice - outside of buying and selling my primary residences and renting out part of a property I own, I haven't don't much else with real estate.

I have put quite some time into reading up on different topics in this area and watching podcast, webinars etc. I have now started analyzing leads and identifying some opportunities.

I am looking for tips from any more experienced storage unit owners/investors on how you got started and what to look out for.