SPC will stand up to dents much better (WPC – wood-plastic core / SPC – stone-plastic core).If you need sound dampening, I recommend installing a loose lay with a sound dampening underlayment.

The reason they are requesting this is because the organization plans to report the rent payment to the IRS.

If they are a member of a professional organization like NARPM you have a much better chance at finding a good PM.https://www.narpm.org/find/pro...

CBRE has a very detailed CAP rate report and info on the space as do self storage industry organizations.

Everyone thinks it's a stepping stone to becoming a real estate investor.

Unless college is a stepping stone to a specialized degree, it really is just a 4-year vacation/place to hide from the real world.Very simply put; college WAS the only place to get knowledge, and knowledge was power.

@Kyle ScholnickDon't overlook the important clarification added by @Eamonn McElroy: for this rent arrangement to work, your businesses need to be organized as separate entities filing their own tax returns, or at least one of them needs to.

If you're not familiar with them already, A Woman's Work is a great local organization that I have worked with to provide financial assistance in the form of grants to a few of my tenants (struggling single mothers): http://www.awomanswork.org/pro... 

The team is what makes it a rental business.Next, look at the stone cold numbers. 

I'm purchasing a property and allowing a charitable organization to use part of the property as a food bank and distribution facility.