With a mortgage the borrower signs a Note and a mortgage creates a lien on the property to secure the debt which must be recorded in the public records to provide notice to third parties. 

Self storage is great from both an appreciation and a cash flow standpoint.  

Needless to say a lot has happened since I closed my 16 unit a year and a half ago.

Assuming 20% down and a 7.5% rate (which is about market) you'll go from 9-10% to 15-20%, nominally. 

No guaranteed way to stop a determined, experienced thief:(Only deterrents that push them to easier jobs.The roof may be a good idea - until they figure out the just need a ladder to get up there and a rope to lower it down. 

Seems like an uphill battle and as Jay pointed out it would be a long, expensive process that tends to favor the seller (judges don't take forcing people to sell their property lightly).

He believes that area where he will be buying the new homes is going to appreciate and attract more MTRenters, but now, the big difference is that he would now have 3 properties that can go up (or potentially down) in value, go up (or down) in rent, and three times as many vacancies to fill.My back of the napkin assessment is that for only a drop in $200 a month in cash flow, he would control a lot more assets with growth potential and as rents rise over the coming years, the combined rents will increase to a total more than the single rent.HOWEVER.

Hi Bobby, I'm the ops manager for the Property Management Division at Milestone Premier Properties and a licensed realtor and investor.I actually live in Denton too butour brokerage is based in downtown Denison where I commute 2x a week.

Part of that reassurance comes from bringing some experience to the table and a proven track record of investing successfully.

Availability and a whatever-it-takes-whenever mindset is critical too.