You say things like "It was understood that I would continue to utilize the garage and one room for storage as I transitioned to living out of state."

Given they are going to damage the walls while moving anyway it eliminates their need to touch up the halls and I can usually schedule to have one painter knock out multiple units in a day but even if its a one off sale, it comes across as good service for a small amount of money.In a storage area within the house or garage I will leave an unopened box of each tile, and flooring used in the house along with unopened 1 gallon buckets of the wall and semi gloss paints and one of each door hardware (kitchen and interior doorway.

Although we could continue to add to our Self Storage investments in the US.  

To give you an idea of how we approach it, we assume the worst-case scenario right from the start is 9-12 months of no rent, $5,000 in legal fees, and an additional $5,000 in expenses to deal with moving their stuff, putting it in storage, and dealing with health code violations or NOV's from the city during the process. 

This is 5 mobile homes and one building being remodeled as a storage unit. 4 park owned homes and 1 tenant owned home.

Can I charge them fees & rent for storage of their crap? 

If we do a Self Storage development we expect a 400% COC return.  

I’ve focused mainly on Florida but have also looked at options in Sacramento and other slightly more remote locations in CA.While I’m familiar with value-add strategies (ADUs, renovations or storage rentals), these seem like heavy lifts for modest gains.

I have a friend that is in my GB pod who is a patent attorney but loves real estate - he's constantly wanting to leave his gig and go into real estate.

Seller used one of the units for storage.