I'm also interested in self storage and I'm reading Paul Moore's book "Storing up profits" so I can continue learning.

I am currently looking at a property 1 in an area I'm sort of familiar with. property is  going for 130K 4bed/2baths and surrounding property are valued at around 100-222k it is off a mainstreet thats 5 mins away from the highway and shopping stores.

This could help offset some of the high construction costs and enable you to offer lower rents to tenants.2.Consider mixed-use development: Instead of solely building apartment buildings, you could also consider incorporating commercial spaces such as retail stores or offices into the development.

For instance, if your living room is filled with beer advertising, black light posters, and beat up old thrift store furniture, you’re gonna attract frat boys.

Generally the cream of the crops is going to be restaurant buildings that are single tenant on out parcels at anchor grocery stores, think of the taco bells, chipotles, chick filets of the world. 

You know that cautionary tale about the squirrel who stores up acorns for winter?

To give as an edge we look at a specific matrix Like U-Haul moving statistics, state record (1000 people a day move to Texas) and what has already approved to be built (Toll roads, Grocery stores, housing tracks, and roads) We have several Ag properties, HWY commercials and access to a plethora of off market potential purchases (pocket listings).

For example, a $135 dining table chair on Wayfair I found at a restaurant supply store for $65.

She'll thrift or go to estate or consignment stores for the heavy stuff; couches, dining tables and chairs and use a checklist to place one or two orders of ALL soft supplies (linens, towels, rugs) online or major Marshall's runs.  

These are auctions that sell returned items that can’t be resold in the stores.